Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced the next steps for the proposed the West Coast oil pipeline, now called Pacific Link, in Fort McMurray, Alta., on Thursday. Carney confirmed the pipeline has been designated a project of national interest and would carry an additional one million barrels of oil a day to Asian markets. Ottawa aims to finalize project conditions by Sept. 1, 2027, with further Indigenous consultations, environmental reviews and planning still ahead.