The Prime Minister has approved Kinder Morgan's proposal to triple the capacity of its Trans Mountain pipeline from Alberta to Burnaby, B.C.

Justin Trudeau has also given the OK to Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline expansion from Alberta to Wisconsin but has said no to the Northern Gateway across northern B.C..

In a statement, Premier Rachel Notley says we're getting a chance to sell to China and other new markets at better prices and reducing our dependence on one market and to be more economically independent.

She says it's been a long, dark night for the people of Alberta but with these announcemets we're finally seeing some morning light.

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