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Canada's National Observer
nationalobserver.com > 07/14/2026 > news > hamilton-verge-data-centre-moratorium-vote-others-are-taking-notice-0

Hamilton is on the verge of a data centre moratorium vote. Others are taking notice.

1+ hour, 57+ min ago  (1302+ words) Danielle Sheahan, a Hamilton psychotherapist, helps her clients find hope. She didn't expect to find her own during a meeting of a little-known city committee. Sheahan says she was "shocked" when Hamilton's committee of adjustment rejected in early June a…...

Canada's National Observer
nationalobserver.com > 07/10/2026 > news > mississauga-data-centre-proposal-pushback

A proposed Mississauga data centre experiences growing pushback

4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (725+ words) A growing number of Mississauga city councillors contacted by Canada’s National Observer are concerned by the proposal to build a 229,000-square-foot data centre in Meadowvale Business Park, with at least half of council prepared to support a pause in data-centre…...

Canada's National Observer
nationalobserver.com > 07/08/2026 > news > data-centre-capacity-could-soar-20-gw-planned-projects-government-document

Data centre capacity could soar to 20 GW in planned projects: government document

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (969+ words) A document prepared for the federal artificial intelligence minister to use when pitching international investors on Canada’s AI ecosystem identifies a massive proposed increase in Canada’s data centre capacity. But spokespeople for the government pushed back strongly on the figure,…...

Canada's National Observer
nationalobserver.com > 06/29/2026 > news > national-day-of-protest-against-ai-data-centres

In cities across Canada, hundreds gather to oppose unchecked AI data centre proliferation

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (810+ words) A national protest movement against AI data centres is emerging in Canada, as residents in a dozen cities push back against the speed and scale of projects they say could strain supplies of water and power and the quality of…...