Overview

• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith met Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa to seek federal partnership and funding for a proposed West Coast oil pipeline.
• Smith said the proposal has no private-sector proponent or identified route and she aims to file it with the new Major Projects Office by next spring.
• She is urging Ottawa to repeal the B.C. oil-tanker ban and an emissions cap on oil and gas introduced by the previous federal government.
• A brief airport meeting preceded Carney’s departure for Washington, and Smith planned a morning news conference on Alberta’s push to advance major projects.
• Reader letters across regional papers reflect strain from ongoing strikes, including reports of a teachers’ walkout and described $150 weekly parent payments, alongside concerns about seniors’ budgets, Ottawa commuting disruptions, and the loss of community journalism.