8-K

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 25, 2017

TC PipeLines, LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-35358	52-2135448
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer  Identification No.)

700 Louisiana Street, Suite 700 Houston, TX	77002-2761
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (877) 290-2772

(Former name or former address if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01  Other Events.

On April 25, 2017, TC PipeLines, LP (the "Partnership") issued a press release announcing a first quarter 2017 cash distribution of $0.94 per common unit payable on May 15, 2017 to common unitholders of record on May 5, 2017.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. 

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)            Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release of TC PipeLines, LP, dated April 25, 2017, reporting the Partnership's first quarter 2017 cash distribution.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

TC PipeLines, LP

by:  TC PipeLines GP, Inc.,

its general partner

By:  /s/ Jon Dobson

Jon Dobson

Secretary

Dated:  April 25, 2017

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release of TC PipeLines, LP, dated April 25, 2017, reporting the Partnership's first quarter 2017 cash distribution.

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

NewsRelease

TC PipeLines, LP Announces First Quarter 2017 Cash Distribution

HOUSTON, Texas – April 25, 2017 – News Release – TC PipeLines, LP (NYSE:TCP) (the Partnership) today announced that the board of directors of TC PipeLines GP, Inc., its general partner, declared the Partnership's first quarter 2017 cash distribution of $0.94 per common unit.  The distribution is unchanged from the fourth quarter 2016 distribution and represents a six percent increase from the $0.89 per common unit distribution paid with respect to first quarter 2016.

This cash distribution is the 72nd consecutive quarterly distribution paid by the Partnership and is payable on May 15, 2017 to unitholders of record at the close of business on May 5, 2017.

TC PipeLines, LP is a Delaware master limited partnership with interests in seven federally regulated U.S. interstate natural gas pipelines which serve markets in the Western, Midwestern and Eastern United States. The Partnership is managed by its general partner, TC PipeLines GP, Inc., a subsidiary of TransCanada Corporation (NYSE: TRP). For more information about TC PipeLines, LP, visit the Partnership's website at www.tcpipelineslp.com.

This release serves as qualified notice to nominees under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b)(4) and (d). Please note that 100 percent of TC PipeLines, LP's distributions to foreign investors are attributable to income that is effectively connected with a United States trade or business. Accordingly, all of the Partnership's distributions to foreign investors are subject to federal income tax withholding at the highest effective tax rate for individuals or corporations, as applicable. Nominees are treated as the withholding agents responsible for withholding distributions received by them on behalf of foreign investors.

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Mark Cooper/James Millar

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