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Alberta’s Smith says Crown corporation for natural gas unlikely after report leaked
13+ hour, 49+ min 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
3+ day, 14+ 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, 6+ 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…...
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…...
Ontario breaks ground on longest stretch of proposed Ring of Fire road network
1+ week, 5+ day ago (223+ words) Ontario Premier Doug Ford looks over at Marten Falls First Nation Chief Bruce Achneepineskum during an announcement about the Ring of Fire at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in Toronto on Monday March 2, 2026.THE CANADIAN PRESS…...
Gentler tone takes over at virtual data centre town hall involving Alberta premier
2+ week, 1+ 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, 1+ 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....
Quebec premier to meet lieutenant-governor Thursday, launching election campaign
2+ week, 3+ day ago (305+ words) Quebec Premier Christine Frechette speaks during a news conference in Montreal, on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes The Canadian Press QUÉBEC - Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette will meet with the province’s lieutenant-governor on Thursday, paving the way for the…...
Trump and referendum talk to mark a tough-to-predict Quebec election, analysts say
2+ week, 5+ day ago (942+ words) MONTRÉAL - Four years ago, François Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec party was so far in the lead at the start of the provincial election campaign that the only debate was who would finish second. The outcome is far less certain this…...
Alberta minister faces more fury at second town hall on AI data centres
3+ week, 1+ day ago (615+ words) REDWATER - Alberta’s technology minister faced yet another firing line of fury at the government’s second town hall hearing from residents over its plan for artificial intelligence data centres. Nate Glubish was peppered with profanity from audience members at the Thursday…...