Oil sands CEOs say carbon capture project a focus as new minister urges action

Open this photo in gallery: Suncor’s base plant and upgrade in Fort McMurray, Alta., in 2017. Canada’s new Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is calling on the companies involved in the Pathways Alliance project to "make good" on their promises to cut greenhouse emissions from oil sands production.JASON FRANSON/The Canadian Press Oil sands chief executives say they want to work with the new federal government to advance a massive carbon capture project in Northern Alberta, but they are in a holding pattern until funding is figured out. Canada's new Natural Resources Minister, Tim Hodgson, said Friday in Calgary that the…