Alberta’s Smith Takes Questions at Less Rowdy AI Town Hall, NDP Calls for Freeze

Alberta weighs setback guidance, new water rules for AI data centres

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is shown at a Feb. 25, 2026 news conference in Edmonton. Smith said during Thursday’s provincewide AI data centre town hall that Alberta is considering provincewide setback guidance and possible additional rules around water use and noise for large data centre developments. Photo / Chris Schwarz / Government of Alberta.captiontext { font-size:90%;font-style: italic;margin-right:20px; } Alberta is considering provin…

Smith takes questions at less rowdy AI town hall, NDP calls for freeze

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and three of her ministers spent an hour Thursday fielding calls and online questions from concerned residents about artificial intelligence data centres being built in the province. The virtual town hall was tame compared to the two in-person events held earlier this month, where Technology Minister Nate Glubish was […]

Alberta’s Smith takes questions at less rowdy AI town hall, NDP calls for freeze

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and three of her ministers spent an hour Thursday fielding calls and online questions from concerned residents about artificial intelligence data centres being built in the province.