Carney Advances Pipeline as LeBlanc Talks Tariffs; Trump Hints at Wildfire 'Punishment'

The Carney government is fast-tracking the designation of Alberta's proposed West Coast oil pipeline as a "project of national interest" under Bill C-5. A notice published in the Canada Gazette on August 1 kicks off a 30-day notice period for the designation, signaling federal support for a major energy infrastructure project that has been a flashpoint in Ottawa-Alberta relations. This move could smooth regulatory hurdles, but environmental and Indigenous groups...