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Varcoe: 'A high-wire act' — Talks progress with Ottawa on energy pact, but premier prefers pipeline to northern B.C.

Danielle Smith indicated Alberta still prefers a new oil export pipeline that goes to a deepwater port in northern British Columbia — not one to southern B.C.

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Premier Danielle Smith sounds confident about getting the remaining key pieces of the Alberta-Ottawa energy accord across the finish line, but it also appears the endeavour is growing more complicated by the day.

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On Thursday, Smith indicated Alberta still prefers a new oil export pipeline that goes to a deepwater port in northern British Columbia — not one to southern B.C.

Speaking to reporters, Smith noted that some opposition to the Trans Mountain expansion (TMX)........

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