Supreme Court Dismisses BC’s Appeal in Trans Mountain Pipeline Case

Supreme Court Dismisses BC’s Appeal in Trans Mountain Pipeline Case
Workers unload pipe to start right-of-way construction for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, in Acheson, Alberta., on Dec. 3, 2019. The Canadian Press/Jason Franson
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OTTAWA—The Supreme Court of Canada has shut down British Columbia’s attempt to regulate what can flow through an expanded Trans Mountain pipeline from Alberta.

The B.C. government wanted to require provincial permits before heavy oil could be shipped through pipelines in the province.