Canada fast-tracks Pacific oil pipeline to reduce US dependence as Alberta separation vote nears

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has fast-tracked a Pacific oil pipeline project. The move aims to reduce reliance on the U.S. amid rising political tensions in Alberta.
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday fast-tracked a proposed million-barrel-a-day oil pipeline to the Pacific Coast, a bid to reduce the country’s dependence on the United States and mend relations with oil-rich Alberta as separatists push for a referendum on leaving Canada. Carney, appearing with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Fort...
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