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People participate in a march in Vancouver to protest the opening of AI data centres on Saturday, June 27, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

The real question about data centres

As AI infrastructure arrives in B.C., we need facts, clear rules and a better answer than no
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Hydro-rich NDP provinces put natural gas back in the power plan
Severe drought in Western Canada is putting pressure on hydroelectricity generation, forcing two hydro-rich provinces to import power from other jurisdictions due to low reservoir levels. Manitoba Hydro power lines are photographed just outside Winnipeg, Monday, May 1, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Canada has agreed to build. Now publish the real clock
Canada's premiers hold a press conference closing the Council of the Federation meetings in Charlottetown on Wednesday July 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Horgan’s former top public servant tells Canada to drop the demonization of Alberta
Don Wright at the IPSS 2022
As one industry consolidates in the North, we need to articulate the challenge we face in order to address it
Northwood Pulp Mill in Prince George
Energy advocates cannot rest, for the next battle of ideas over pipelines will soon begin
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith arrive to announce a proposed pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast in Calgary on Thursday, July 02, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
Putting a number on it: New report builds a framework to measure the economic cost of Indigenous engagement in BC
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From left, B.C. Hydro's Ajay Kumar, B.C. Energy Minister Adrian Dix and Campbell River Mayor Kermit Dahl at the Island Generation power station
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