Athletes compete during National Judo Championships to represent Canada at Worlds

British Columbia’s Energy Minister has shut down the idea of a new pipeline in the province, citing the impracticality and massive costs associated with such a proposal. Adrian Dix’s comments follow Monday’s first ministers’ meeting in Saskatoon, in which talk of “nation-building” energy projects dominated. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has been pushing for the revival of the Northern Gateway pipeline project, which would have moved bitumen from Alberta to the northern coast of B.C.