ALBERTA VOTERS REJECT PATH TO INDEPENDENCE VOTE

Alberta voters rejected taking the legal steps toward a binding independence referendum, with 75.7% choosing to stay in Canada against 24.3% backing the separation path, based on 1.8 million votes counted. The Canadian dollar ($FXC) gained 0.36% against both the US dollar and the euro, briefly the best-performing major currency, since Alberta supplies around 90% of Canada's crude oil exports. Traders now turn to the Bank of Canada's October 28 rate decision as the next catalyst for the loonie.