{"id":15266291,"date":"2026-08-23T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/why-are-there-suddenly-so-many-data-centres-planned-in-canada-your-questions-answered\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T08:33:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T12:33:28","slug":"why-are-there-suddenly-so-many-data-centres-planned-in-canada-your-questions-answered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/why-are-there-suddenly-so-many-data-centres-planned-in-canada-your-questions-answered\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are there suddenly so many data centres planned in Canada? Your questions answered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/5dba4996-14f4-424f-ba7f-6bcf6a40cfcf,1787341820630\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C6144%2C3456%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29\" alt=\"A large industrial building is shown from an aerial view from a drone off to the side.\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" title=\"Aerial (drone) images of construction of the TOR1X0 Data Centre at SteelesTech Campus . A 3-storey data centre and accessory office building designed by WZMH for Yondr Group on the south side of the SteelesTech Campus, southwest of the intersection of Steeles and Victoria Park Avenue.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The sudden spike in AI data centres that are planned or under construction in Canada is sparking controversy among those hesitant to have the massive buildings that power this technology humming away in their backyards. We answered some of your questions here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/climate\/data-centres-ask-faq-9.7316098?cmp=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">News Edmonton \u2013 CBC<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sudden spike in AI data centres that are planned or under construction in Canada is sparking controversy among those hesitant to have the massive buildings that power this technology humming away in their backyards. 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