CTV.  Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he has warned American officials that his government is "serious" about selling Canadian oil to Asian markets, after a U.S. political fight put the Keystone XL pipeline project on hold.  Harper made the comments in an exclusive interview with CTV News Chief Anchor and Senior Editor Lisa LaFlamme, which will air in its entirety on Boxing Day at 7 p.m.

AP/ADN by Dan Joling.  Conoco Phillips has received a federal permit that will allow the oil company to build bridge and pipeline crossings over Alaska’s Colville River and gain access to leases within the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.