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Alberta’s Smith says Crown corporation for natural gas unlikely after report leaked
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (217+ words) Alberta Premier Danielle Smith provides an update on teacher bargaining in Calgary, on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says it’s unlikely her government will launch a new Crown corporation to build out natural…...
A private Indigenous-owned company wants funding from Quebec for a data centre in Cree community
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (249+ words) Robert Milot (centre), a former Quebec mayor, is representing the company behind a data centre slated to be built in a Quebec Cree community. An ex-mayor in Quebec who was convicted of fraudulent electoral maneuvers is now lobbying the provincial…...
A short history of welcome mats: how Alberta courted two types of newcomers on the grounds of demand and economic impact
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (1434+ words) Meta goes meta and takes a cartoonish look at itself in this AI image of a data centre on the prairie, generated by The Macleod Gazette in 2025 after the release of Alberta’s Data Centre Strategy: Powering the future of artificial…...
Alberta Day draws a crowd
1+ week, 3+ day ago (274+ words) Parking spaces were hard to find last week at the Drayton Valley Museum’s Alberta Days celebration. Across the province, communities gathered between August 28 and September 1 to celebrate Alberta and its history. In Drayton Valley, the museum has been either hosting…...
New report says Alberta’s proposed West Coast oil pipeline may not pay its way
1+ week, 4+ day ago (469+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announce a proposed pipeline from Alberta to the BC coast in Calgary on July 02, 2026. “If there’s a deficit, then we could say there’s a need for a pipeline to move these…...
As referendum nears, Danielle Smith avoids separation talk in Alberta Day address
1+ week, 6+ day ago (693+ words) CALGARY - Premier Danielle Smith avoided the topic of provincial separation as she marked the anniversary of Alberta joining Confederation, but she noted in a short speech that Canada recognizes the province’s importance. “We are Canada’s economic engine. More than ever,…...
Gentler tone takes over at virtual data centre town hall involving Alberta premier
2+ week, 2+ day ago (448+ words) Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks about a referendum question she’s tabled regarding Alberta’s place in Canada on May 21, 2026. Government of Alberta/Youtube A much gentler, inquisitive tone informed a town hall on Thursday night on AI data centres in Alberta....
UCP, NDP at odds over Alberta’s AI aspirations
2+ week, 2+ day ago (343+ words) Alberta NDP leader and Premier Danielle Smith have conflicting views on Alberta’s AI future. David Boles/Great West Media Alberta’s premier has dropped a nine-minute video on the province’s AI data centre approach that isn’t convincing the province’s Official Opposition....
Artificial intelligence efforts supported
2+ week, 2+ day ago (906+ words) Three Northern Ontario artificial-intelligence-based projects have received a portion of $634,110 in Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor) funding which aims to support Canadians with the tools needed to continue growing and contributing to the national economy. The Nothwestern…...
We Need to Start Drumming Our Drum: The growing role of Alberta’s Friendship Centre Movement
2+ week, 2+ day ago (955+ words) (ANNews) – For more than 70 years, Friendship Centres have been a vital part of Indigenous community life across Canada. What began as a grassroots response to the challenges Indigenous people faced while moving into urban communities has grown into a network…...