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Varcoe: As Oct. 1 deadline nears, premier expects West Coast pipeline to be deemed a nation-building project

The province's plans for a massive bitumen pipeline to the West Coast have been advancing in recent months, following a series of federal and provincial memorandums of understanding

Premier Danielle Smith remains confident the West Coast pipeline will get a pivotal decision by Oct. 1 from the federal Major Projects Office, one that will determine if the proposal is deemed a development of national importance.

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Her government is also putting the finishing touches on a new incentive program that aims to trigger more spending to increase oil and gas output in Alberta — production needed to fill the pipeline.

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During a wide-ranging speech to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, Alberta’s premier discussed the........

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