Canada in Brief, March 15-21

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley speaks to media before the Speech from the Throne in Edmonton on March 8, 2018. Alberta politicians are struggling to find consensus and speak with one voice in the Trans Mountain pipeline fight with British Columbia. The Canadian Press/Jason Franson

Alberta politicians unanimously back province in oil pipeline fight

Alberta politicians have passed a motion unanimously to back Premier Rachel Notley’s fight for the Trans Mountain pipeline.

The United Conservatives, Alberta Party, and Alberta Liberals joined with Notley’s NDP to back the government motion in support of the project, which would triple the amount of oil flowing from Edmonton to B.C.