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Shock to the power bill remains a top data centre worry among Albertans (opens the original)
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George Lee, THE MACLEOD GAZETTE LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE, | Posted on October 01 2026 Editor’s note: Following is the fourth story in a series looking at the reception and rapid rise of proposals for artificial intelligence data centres in Alberta. In their political campaigns and discourse, Americans often dig up a chestnut dating from the early 1990s: “It’s the economy, stupid.” An appropriate variation in Alberta these days might be, “It’s the electricity bill, stupid,” as the province and
An environmental reckoning? Data centre rush hits hard realities (opens the original)
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Assertions repeated often in the pro-data centre narrative wrongly hint that the build-out represents an environmentally responsible generator of Alberta wealth, many of the researchers, critics and other commenters dissecting the boom concur. In fact some say the province and the rest of the world are embarking on barely understood territory by striving to meet artificial intelligenceâs appetite for water, power and, in Albertaâs case, natural gas. The hard truth is that nobody knows what e
Competition opens for $5.5-M in skilled training grants (opens the original)
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George Lee, THE MACLEOD GAZETTE LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE, | Posted on September 18 2026 Specialized industries bank on specialized workforces, and specialized workers need specialized training — of a type not always available at your friendly neighbourhood polytechnic. That’s the string of logic that underpins a fledgling grant program looking to once again partner with industries and their organizations to help the province meet skills shortages. Up half a million dollars over a pilot round
Behind the government’s brag, Alberta’s top-ranking students actually lose years of learning (opens the original)
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George Lee, THE MACLEOD GAZETTE LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE, | Posted on September 18 2026 A recent government boast about scholastic achievement fails to mention that a drop in performance continues for Alberta 15-year-olds under an international ranking system. In a Sept. 8 release, the province notes that Alberta 15-year-olds are among Canada’s highest achievers in reading, mathematics and science. The release is based on ratings under the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment.
Competition opens for $5.5M in skilled training grants (opens the original)
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Specialized industries bank on specialized workforces, and specialized workers need specialized training â of a type not always available at your friendly neighbourhood polytechnic. Thatâs the string of logic that underpins a fledgling grant program looking to once again partner with industries and their organizations to help the province meet skills shortages. Up half a million dollars over a pilot round launched in 2024, the Alberta Industry Skills Grant is accepting proposals until Oct. 3
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