Carbon pricing deal, Alberta petition quashed, fentanyl pushback, and more

<p>CBC News has learned Ottawa and Alberta are close to a deal on industrial carbon pricing. Alberta's effective carbon price would increase to $130 a tonne by 2040. That doesn’t match the national carbon price that was meant to apply to all provinces and territories.</p><p><br></p><p>And: An Alberta judge rules the separation petition in Alberta should never have been issued.</p><p><br></p><p>Also: Ottawa pushes back on claims Canada is a significant source of fentanyl in the U.S.&nbsp;The head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration told senators yesterday the northern border is a concern for trafficking. But statistics suggest the movement of the illicit drug from Canada to the U.S. has slowed to a crawl.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus: A retired Mountie in B.C. found not guilty of foreign interference on behalf of China, the crew of the Artemis II mission visits Ottawa, and more.</p>