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Protestors voice concerns over new Alberta AI data centre

AI News August 03, 2026 08:33 AM
Protestors voice concerns over new Alberta AI data centre

Ground has already been broken on Meta's AI data centre, which is being built in Sturgeon County. The project was met with protests Sunday morning outside the county office in Morinville. More than a hundred displayed both their signs and displeasure with the project, citing concerns over the environmental impacts and the percieved lack of public consultation. Nate Glubish, Alberta's Minister of Technology and Innovation says the province been able to design a regulatory framework from the ground up to address those very concerns and to protect Albertans' interests. Gates Guarin has the story.