The announcement will come in Prince Rupert, B.C. where Danielle Smith is pushing to build a new million-barrel-a-day bitumen pipeline

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will announce its next batch of nation-building projects on Thursday in Prince Rupert, B.C.

The port city, as it turns out, happens to also be where Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is pushing to build a new million-barrel-a-day bitumen pipeline.

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The proposal has received pushback from B.C.’s government and coastal First Nations and serves as a potential test for the Ottawa-Alberta relationship under Carney’s government.

A senior government source, speaking on background, said the upcoming announcement is expected to feature a mix of new projects, as well as updates to those Carn

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