Catalan Independence Vote

• Catalan police force tells officers to remain neutral as Spain exerts control over region

  Span dismissed the Catalan government, took over the administration and called a new election after the regional parliament made a unilateral declaration of independence on Friday.

  Politics

  Oct 28, 2017
  
• Spain suspends Catalonia’s parliament in latest bid to interrupt independence

  Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy called on Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont on Thursday to abandon plans to unilaterally declare independence from Spain or risk "greater evils".

  World

  Oct 5, 2017
  
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• Thousands of pro-Spanish unity demonstrators gather in Barcelona

  Demonstrators waving Spanish flags filled the central square outside the seat of the regional government and Barcelona city hall.

  World

  Sep 30, 2017
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• Here’s what you need to know about the Spain/Catalonia independence referendum

  While the issue has been disputed for years, many Canadians are still wondering how the Catalan independence movement came to be, and what implications it could hold for Europe.

  World

  Sep 30, 2017