A large swath of Quebec is about to get a new area code
Bell Canada will be introducing the 273 area code as of next year, it announced in a news release Thursday morning.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-new-area-code-9.7214879?cmp=rss

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AI data centre going into shuttered protein plant just outside Winnipeg
A former protein-processing plant just outside Winnipeg is being converted into an AI data centre. Bell Canada is transforming the former home of Merit Functional Foods in the CentrePort industrial development into an artificial intelligence data centre in the rural municipality of Rosser.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/bell-canada-rosser-manitoba-data-centre-9.7180565?cmp=rss

Bell says Sask. AI data centre addresses concerns after unanimous council approval
Bell Canada says its planned AI data centre south of Regina will address community concerns after the RM of Sherwood's council unanimously approved the project Monday night.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/rm-of-sherwood-sask-ai-data-centre-bell-canada-9.7172115?cmp=rss

RM of Sherwood council to vote on Bell Canada's AI data centre
The seven-member council for the Rural Municipality of Sherwood is expected to vote on adopting a development agreement for Bell Canada's planned 300MW AI data centre Monday evening. Most council members were appointed 10 days ago by the provincial government after a handful of resignations.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/rm-of-sherwood-sask-council-vote-ai-data-centre-9.7169961?cmp=rss

Regina residents rally against proposed AI data centre set to be Canada's largest
Nearly 200 people gathered at the legislature in Regina Saturday to protest the lack of consultation around Bell Canada's planned AI data centre, set to be built in Sherwood. The rural municipality's council is set to vote on the AI centre's development agreement on Monday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/ai-data-centre-protest-regina-9.7169295?cmp=rss

How an AI data centre may be the big, energy-thirsty fish that got away from Manitoba
Given the friendly rivalry between Saskatchewan and Manitoba, the announcement of a $1.7-billion Bell Canada data centre near Regina is worth noting.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-economic-development-analysis-9.7133875?cmp=rss

Bell Canada to build large data centre outside Regina
The parent company of Bell Canada is planning to build a new data centre outside Regina that is billed to be a major contribution to Canada’s artificial intelligence sovereignty.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/11734297/bell-canada-data-centre-regina/

Bell Canada to build large data centre outside Regina

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