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Could this Canadian province really become its own country? | BBC News
LongNews & Politics
Published Oct 12, 2026
Views
252K
Likes
1K
Speed /h
2K
+24h
+9K
Views over time
Views gained each hour, UTC- Views
- 252.3K
- Best hour
- +7.7K
- At 24 hours
- 112.9K
- At 7 days
- 252.3K
47 of 150 hours read. A gap is an hour we didn’t read close enough to say, not an hour without views.
viralshooter analytics
Our calculations on YouTube API data. Not YouTube metrics.
Position
- Speed percentile
- 9 / 100
- Category percentile
- 35 / 100
- ×base
- ×3
- Channel typical
- 73K · median
Dynamics
- Phase
- fading
- Acceleration
- 0.15×
- Momentum
- ×0.12
- Decay
- 0.85
- Speed half-life
- 9d
Engagement
- Like rate
- 0.45%
- Comments per 1k views
- 4.82
- Engagement rate
- 0.94%
- Views per subscriber
- 0.01×
- Crossed a language border
- No
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| Region | Chart | Best rank | First seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Category chart | #54 | Oct 13 |
7d
From the YouTube record
Fields of the video as the YouTube API returns them.
- Published
- Oct 12, 2026, 3:59 PM
- Duration
- 12:57
- Category
- News & Politics
- Audio language
- English (en-GB)
- Title language
- English (en)
- Captions
- No
- Definition
- HD
- Format
- 2D
- License
- Standard YouTube
- Licensed content
- Yes
- Embeddable
- Yes
- Made for kids
- No
- Age-restricted
- No
- Paid promotion
- No
- Public stats
- No
Topics
- Politics
- Society
Title and description in 1 languages
- English
Tags (5)
- bbc
- bbc news
- news
- world news
- breaking news
Description
People in the province of Alberta will vote on 19 October on whether they want to start the process of separating from the rest of Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has called the upcoming referendum a "dangerous bluff", comparing it to the Brexit vote that saw the UK leave the European Union. But supporters of Albertan independence believe that the oil-rich province has long been overlooked by decision-makers in Ottawa, the national capital, and that federal environmental policies have hindered its ability to develop its natural resources. So, could Alberta really become its own country? The BBC's Nadine Yousif takes us on a journey through Alberta to talk to both supporters and opponents of separation about their hopes for the country's future. Subscribe to our channel here: https://bbc.in/bbcnews For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news #Canada #Alberta #BBCNewsShow all
People in the province of Alberta will vote on 19 October on whether they want to start the process of separating from the rest of Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has called the upcoming referendum a "dangerous bluff", comparing it to the Brexit vote that saw the UK leave the European Union. But supporters of Albertan independence believe that the oil-rich province has long been overlooked by decision-makers in Ottawa, the national capital, and that federal environmental policies have hindered its ability to develop its natural resources. So, could Alberta really become its own country? The BBC's Nadine Yousif takes us on a journey through Alberta to talk to both supporters and opponents of separation about their hopes for the country's future. Subscribe to our channel here: https://bbc.in/bbcnews For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news #Canada #Alberta #BBCNews
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