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Emergency crews in New Hampshire Monday contained an unidentified oil spill at Sunapee Harbor, less than a week after containing a hydraulic oil spill in a separate area. At 4:16 p.m., the Sunapee Fire Department confirmed a visible oil spill affecting portions of the harbor, the department said in a statement. The spill was visible near the Indian Cave Docks, The Blue Canoe, and on the shoreline near the Wild Goose Country Store, the statement said. Fire crews searched the surrounding area but could not find the source of the spill, according to the department. The substance may be gear oil or hydraulic oil, based on initial observations by the fire department and photographic review by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. A sample of the substance was collected for analysis, the statement said. The spill was fully contained at 5:40 p.m., according to the statement. Officials used equipment like containment booms — floating barriers — to prevent the spill from spreading into Lake Sunapee, or from traveling downstream, the fire department said. Get N. H. Morning ReportA weekday newsletter delivering the N. H. news you need to know right to your inbox.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Voters in Canada’s oil-rich Alberta province overwhelmingly backed remaining in Canada, with early referendum results Tuesday delivering a boost to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push for national unity amid U. S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threats. With more than 1 million votes counted, 77% supported remaining in Canada, while 23% backed beginning a process toward separation, according to unofficial results from Elections Alberta. The vote was not a direct referendum on independence but would have set oil-rich Alberta on a path toward a future vote on separation from Canada. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith welcomed the early results, saying they showed widespread support for remaining in Canada. “Albertans have voted for a stronger Alberta in a united Canada,” Smith posted on social media. Smith, who called the referendum amid pressure from separatists within her governing United Conservative Party despite opposing independence, said she would address the province Tuesday evening about the results and Alberta’s future.

On the third anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack, the Globe devoted its opinion pages almost entirely to coverage that blamed Israel for the attack and the resulting war while leaving no space to mainstream Jewish voices grieving one of the darkest days in Jewish history (“Three years after the attack, what are we teaching our children?”; “I lost my husband, my home, and my sense of safety. I still dream of a future for my daughter”; and “Three years later, Israel needs a thorough investigation of Oct. 7,” Opinion, Oct. 7). Not one piece centered the experience of Jewish families who lost loved ones, communities torn apart, or the trauma that continues to reverberate three years later. The op-ed by a resident of Gaza City did not even acknowledge Hamas’s massacre as the cause of the war. The Globe can and should publish diverse perspectives on a complex conflict. But on the anniversary of the deadliest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, the very least a responsible publication can do is provide balanced and accurate coverage, and make room for Jewish grief. That consideration was absent. We urge Globe Opinion to reflect seriously on what its Oct.

Re “Globe endorses yes on 3″ (Opinion, Oct. 16):I concede that there is a stunning lack of competition in most elections in Massachusetts, but Question 3 won’t fix that problem. It won’t necessarily add more candidates to the field, and may trample on the rights of every political party to nominate candidates for the election in which most voters participate: the general election. The result may be that some parties get shut out from general elections. Primary election turnout is low, but replacing existing primaries with an all-party primary isn’t the way to increase turnout. Primaries allow voters to choose who represents each party in the general election. That makes sense. Parties should have a say in who runs in their name. Holding an all-party primary election under Question 3 dictates who ends up in the general election. Only the top two finishers would advance to the general election, regardless of party affiliation. Both candidates could come from the same party. I guess Republicans, Green-Rainbow, and other parties will be out of luck in a lot of places in Massachusetts.

Most of the province of Alberta has rejected a formal referendum on separatism and would rather remain part of Canada. Elections Alberta began releasing the referendum results late Monday night, and by midnight around 76 per cent of Albertans voted to remain part of Canada without any further deliberation. The separatism question asked voters if Alberta should remain in Canada or if the provincial government should begin the legal process of holding a future binding referendum on whether or not Alberta should separate from Canada. As of midnight, the votes were as follows:Remain: 883,641Hold second referendum/Leave: 278,062Total: 1,163,148By law, officials must count all votes by hand within 48 hours. Question 10 — about separation — is being counted first. Story continues below advertisement