Canada's federal government and Alberta province announced a carbon pricing agreement that clears the way for construction of a major West Coast oil pipeline, with groundbreaking potentially beginning in September 2027. The deal, announced by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, resolves conditions that had stalled the project and opens the path for infrastructure capable of moving roughly 1 million barrels per day to the Pacific.

The Philippine Coast Guard reported monitoring a Chinese oceanographic research vessel, the Xiang Yang Hong 33, and numerous maritime militia ships operating in the West Philippine Sea during a maritime domain awareness flight on Wednesday, with the vessel spotted approximately 13.6 kilometers west of a monitored position.