Data Centre

• Alberta minister hosts second AI data centre town hall in Sturgeon County

  Alberta Technology Minister Nate Glubish will be on hand to host the provincial government's second town hall on its plan for artificial intelligence centres.

  Politics

  Aug 20
  
• Alberta to hold first AI data centre town halls this week

  Data centre development has been met with fierce pushback from some residents concerned about water use, pollution and the potential impact on electricity bills.

  Canada

  Aug 19
  
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• Alberta man plans to protest AI data centres as province announces town halls

  Alberta has already said the tech giant Meta is building a massive facility north of Edmonton, and several other AI data centres are in the works across the province.

  Tech

  Aug 11
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• Dozens protest Meta data centre planned for county north of Edmonton

  Premier Danielle Smith has said Alberta’s grid operator will use surplus energy to power the centre until a new natural gas-fired plant starts powering it in 2030.

  Canada

  Aug 2
• TC Energy increases demand outlook for natural gas amid data centre boom

  In Canada, data centre industry growth has been centred on Alberta, which has been actively courting big tech titans to set up shop in the province.

  Economy

  Jul 30
• Mississauga approves 1-year moratorium on AI data centres

  Mississauga city council voted to approve a one-year moratorium on AI data centres, representing a departure from a pattern beginning to form in Ontario.

  Politics

  Jul 29
• Alberta First Nation in court over massive proposed ‘Wonder Valley’ AI data centre

  The $70-billion Wonder Valley project backed by celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary aims to become the largest AI data center industrial park in the world.

  Environment

  Jun 8
• Opposition to proposed AI data centre growing in Regina

  A petition created by a 14-year-old Regina resident opposing plans for an AI data centre has close to 11,000 signatures. Local concerns include environmental impacts and AI ethics.

  Tech

  Mar 23
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• Capital Power still waiting for Alberta data centre powering opportunity

  Capital Power CEO Avik Dey has said the Genesee Generating Station, recently converted from coal to natural gas, would be the perfect site to exclusively power a data centre.

  Money

  Jul 30, 2025
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• Google looking to expand in Quebec with construction of data centre in Beauharnois

  The construction and operation phase of a future Google data centre facility is expected to bring well-paid jobs to the Greater Montreal region. trib.al/mTG6SyO

  Economy

  May 10, 2021