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  "id": 14152445,
  "title": "Ottawa wants to expand the oilsands, but the industry's wastewater problem will grow with it",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/ottawa-wants-to-expand-the-oilsands-but-the-industrys-wastewater",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T08:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Canada",
    "slug": "cbc-canada",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bakx-ymm-oilsands-suncor-imperial-fort-mcmurray-mcfn-tailings-9.7376752"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The recent decision by Prime Minister Mark Carney to fast-track a new oil export pipeline to the West Coast is adding urgency for Ottawa to finally decide what to do with a long-standing environmental issue plaguing the oilsands in Northern Alberta — what to do with tailings ponds.",
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        "outlet": "CBC Business",
        "title": "Ottawa wants to expand the oilsands, but the industry's wastewater problem will grow with it",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/ottawa-wants-to-expand-the-oilsands-but-the-industrys-wastewater-14152465",
        "published": "2026-10-13T08:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}