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Some Liberal MPs say that any deal between Alberta and Ottawa that includes a new pipeline and a limited exemption to a tanker ban must have buy-in from British Columbia.

However, they stopped short of voicing flat-out opposition to such a deal.

The Globe and Mail reported today that talks are progressing rapidly between the governments of Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith for a new energy accord.

Stephanie Levitz and Robert Fife report that the accord could include a proposal for an oil pipeline running from Alberta to the northwest coast of British Columbia.

It could also feature an exemption to the current ban on oil tankers on the B.C. coast so the product could be shipped to ov

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