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Fires in new housing projects in Edmonton have increased in recent years, and the Edmonton Fire Department considers more than half of them deliberately set. Meanwhile, Premier Danielle Smith’s decision to call a referendum on Alberta separatism this fall is dominating the Western Premiers’ Conference in Kananaskis. A new Angus Reid poll surveyed 800 Albertans online, asking how they’ll vote in the October referendum. Three in five respondents say they’ll vote to keep Alberta within Canada, and about one-third say they’ll mark an “”x”” to start the process of holding a binding vote.