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) December 3, 2009

TC PipeLines, LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-26091	52-2135448
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer  Identification No.)

13710 FNB Parkway Omaha, Nebraska	68154-5200
(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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 7.01  Regulation FD Disclosure.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the following information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Representatives of TC PipeLines, LP (“the Partnership”) intend to make presentations in New York, NY on December 8, 2009 at the Wells Fargo Securities 8th Annual Pipeline and MLP Symposium and will present an overview of the Partnership's strategy and business. The presentation will be webcast live beginning at 10:45 a.m. eastern standard time (EST) and be available live and for replay via the Partnership's Investor Centre located on its website at www.tcpipelineslp.com. The presentation handout will be available on the Partnership's website after 6 p.m. EST on December 7, 2009.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits.
99.1	Press Release dated December 3, 2009.

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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/ Annie C. Belecki                         

Annie C. Belecki

Assistant Secretary

Dated:  December 3, 2009

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EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1  

NewsRelease

TC PipeLines, LP to Present at

Wells Fargo Pipeline and MLP Symposium

OMAHA, Nebraska – December 3, 2009 –TC PipeLines, LP (Nasdaq: TCLP) (the Partnership) will be presenting at the Wells Fargo Securities 8th Annual Pipeline and MLP Symposium to be held on Tuesday, December 8 in the New York Palace Hotel. Mark Zimmerman, president of the general partner, will present an overview of the Partnership’s strategy and business.

The presentation will be webcast live beginning at 10:45 a.m. eastern standard time (EST) and be available live and for replay via the Partnership's Investor Centre located on its website at www.tcpipelineslp.com. The presentation handout will be available on the Partnership's website after 6 p.m. EST on December 7, 2009.

TC PipeLines, LP has interests in approximately 3,700 miles of federally regulated U.S. interstate natural gas pipelines, including Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership (46.45 per cent ownership), Northern Border Pipeline Company (50 per cent ownership), North Baja Pipeline, LLC (100 per cent ownership) and Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company (100 per cent ownership). Great Lakes is a 2,115-mile pipeline serving markets in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and eastern Canada. The 1,249-mile Northern Border Pipeline transports natural gas from the Montana-Saskatchewan border to markets in the midwestern United States. North Baja is an 80-mile bi-directional natural gas pipeline that extends from southwestern Arizona to a point on the California/Mexico border and connects with a natural gas pipeline system in Mexico. Tuscarora is a 240-mile pipeline system that transports natural gas from Oregon, where it interconnects TransCanada’s Gas Transmission Northwest System, to markets in Oregon, Northern California, and Northwestern Nevada. TC PipeLines, LP is managed by its general partner, TC PipeLines GP, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of TransCanada Corporation. TC PipeLines GP, Inc. also holds common units of TC PipeLines, LP. Common units of TC PipeLines, LP are quoted on the NASDAQ Stock Market and trade under the symbol “TCLP.” For more information about TC PipeLines, LP, visit the Partnership’s website at www.tcpipelineslp.com.

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Media Inquiries:	Cecily Dobson/Terry Cunha	(403) 920-7859 (800) 608-7859
Unitholder and Analyst Inquiries	Terry Hook	(877) 290-2772 investor_relations@tcpipelineslp.com