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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rob Gillies

Carney says northern British Columbia tanker ban will stay as Canada pursues Alberta pipeline

Canada Carney - (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that a proposed pipeline to carry Alberta oil to the Pacific Coast would preserve a longstanding ban on oil tankers off northern British Columbia, as his government addresses environmental concerns and seeks to ease separatist tensions in oil-rich Alberta.

Carney said Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will announce details on a possible route at a joint news conference in Calgary later Thursday.

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