The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday, Oct. 30, edition that the Pathways Alliance is in talks with Ottawa's Major Projects Office over a large carbon-capture project in Alberta's oil sands. The Globe's Emma Graney writes that Pathways president Kendall Dilling says talks are expected to gain momentum due to Ottawa's Bill C-5, which aims to expedite key infrastructure projects. Mr. Dilling anticipates a high-level agreement on advancing the Pathways plan by the year's end. He says, "It honestly feels different now than ever before in terms of the urgency from all parties to get stuff moving." The Pathways initiative plans a 400-kilometre pipeline to transport carbon from oil-sands facilities to an underground hub near Cold Lake, Alta. Mr. Dilling says Ottawa and Alberta support the project, but its high cost must be weighed against the oil sector's global competitiveness. Although Ottawa and Alberta have tax credits available for the construction of carbon-capture projects, the financial hurdles for Pathways are not yet resolved. Prime Minister Mark Carney has linked progress on the Pathways project to new pipelines to Canada's coasts, mirroring Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's "grand bargain" with Ottawa.