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Celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary wants to bankroll an artificial intelligence data centre in rural Utah that he says would be nearly identical to his proposed $70-billion, 7.5-gigawatt AI data centre campus in northern Alberta. But the Utah project is already facing fierce opposition from some residents worried about the environmental …
Read More »Canadian sues U.S. Homeland Security, which allegedly sought his Google data after critical social media posts
A Canadian is fighting back in U.S. federal court over what he says is an attempt by the Department of Homeland Security, through Google, to seek “vast swaths of information” about his personal life following social media posts critical of Donald Trump’s administration. The Canadian John Doe plaintiff on Monday …
Read More »Oil and gas emissions rising as other sectors mostly flat, federal data shows
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Progress on cutting carbon emissions has slowed in Canada, according to the federal government’s annual reporting …
Read More »Wonder Valley AI Data Centre exempt from provincial environmental impact assessment, still needs permits
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Alberta’s government says it will not be conducting an environmental impact assessment for a data centre …
Read More »Liberal bill would force companies to simplify data access for police. No one knows the cost
The Liberal government’s second attempt at giving police and spies easier access to Canadians’ information includes what’s anticipated to be costly demands on a range of private businesses to to change how they manage their data. But the government says it doesn’t yet know how much the companies — or …
Read More »The true cost of AI data centres
Front Burner Canada’s largest AI data centre starts construction this spring in Saskatchewan. It’s one of many being built and proposed across the country. Today, a look at these centres’ controversial track record. CBC News · Posted: Mar 24, 2026 6:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago Listen …
Read More »‘Rock solid’ majority opposed to Alberta independence: Abacus Data poll
About a quarter of Albertans support the province leaving Canada, but the majority — nearly two-thirds — are against it, according to a new poll from Abacus Data. The poll also suggests that more than half of Albertans believe Premier Danielle Smith would vote in favour of separation in a …
Read More »India is going all-in on AI data centres. The environmental costs will have to wait
The sprawling site in central New Delhi where India hosted a global summit on the impact of artificial intelligence was packed with tens of thousands of people this week, as major tech leaders from OpenAI’s Sam Altman to Google’s Sundar Pichai descended on the capital. This year’s edition of the …
Read More »Data breach at Canada Computers & Electronics leaks personal customer information
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Canada Computers & Electronics says a data breach has leaked information about some of its customers, …
Read More »Inflation ticks up to 2.4% in December as last year’s GST break impacts data
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Canada’s annual inflation rate ticked up to 2.4 per cent in December compared to the same …
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