Mark Carney reaches deal with Alberta for oil pipeline opposed by First Nations

Prime minister says deal sets the state for an industrial transformation', but project is likely to face wide opposition

Mark Carney has agreed an energy deal with Alberta centred on plans for a new heavy oil pipeline reaching from the province's oil sands to the Pacific coast - a politically volatile project that is expected to face stiff opposition.

It's a great day for Alberta and a great day for Canada," the prime minister said on Thursday as he met the beaming Alberta premier, Danielle Smith. He said the agreement sets the state for an industrial transformation" and involved not just a pipeline, but also nuclear power and datacentres. This is Canada working," he said.