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On the Road: Flowers, flowers, flowers
8+ hour, 53+ min ago (1202+ words) A cinquefoil-centred bouquet west of Water Valley was among the flowers Mike Drew saw this week Well, at least there were flowers. And it was a particularly lovely morning. The sun was shining, the air warm and moist. A breeze…...
New Alberta company aims to ease skilled labour shortage with virtual reality trades training
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (612+ words) Virtual Trades has simulation-based training in 16 trades An Alberta-based technology company is betting virtual reality can help address one of the province’s biggest workforce challenges. Virtual Trades Inc. officially launched Wednesday, offering immersive, simulation-based skilled trades training designed to help…...
Bassano pharmacist loses practice for sexually abusing patients
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (688+ words) Ankit Parikh appealed the suspension, but it was upheld by the Alberta Court of Appeal A Bassano pharmacist has received a permanent cancellation of practice permit and registration after being found guilty of sexual abuse and sexual misconduct of patients....
Keenan: Is your wallet leaking your health data?
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (503+ words) First, the good news. Canada has pretty strong privacy laws, so you can be confident that your medical history, diagnoses, and prescriptions are not being sold or misused, at least not legally. This means you can relax when you go…...
Play inspired by all-star 1985 film version of popular board game
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (425+ words) Clue was initially a popular board game, then it became a film, and now a stage play, a version of which will visit the Edmonton Jubilee July 14 through 19, and then the Calgary Jubilee July 21 through 26, courtesy of Broadway Across Canada....
Data centres: Alberta's energy advantage, in a form we can finally export
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (681+ words) The debate over AI data centres in Alberta has become louder by the day. Will they drain our water? Strain our grid? Carve up farmland? These are fair questions, and the people in Olds and Wonder Valley deserve real answers....
Varcoe: The years-long quest — and future road map — to bringing data centres to Alberta
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (927+ words) The opportunity of bringing data centre investment to Alberta has its genesis in November 2021 with Amazon Web Services Alberta has finally landed its first whale in the quest to draw $100 billion of data centre investment into the province — a new…...
Southern Alberta council approves rezoning for site of AI data centre proposed by farmer
1+ week, 1+ day ago (646+ words) The data centre would generate 1,000 megawatts dedicated to IT computation Vulcan County council has approved rezoning land for the site of a proposed AI data centre, opening the door for the applicant to apply for a permit approving the project....
'There's nothing like it': 8-Bit Roundup arcade builds community beneath the Big Four
1+ week, 2+ day ago (660+ words) Eighty-four pinball machines and 110 game machines are ready to play for a dollar a game While the midway is packed with flashing lights and carnival games, 8-Bit Roundup is keeping Calgary Stampede visitors entertained through the escape of nostalgia. Back…...
Varcoe: Meta unveils massive $13B, gigawatt-scale development in Alberta, Canada's largest data centre
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1296+ words) The massive data centre campus in Sturgeon Country, about 35 kilometres north of Edmonton, will be geared towards AI workloads It’s taken more than two years, but Alberta has attracted its first big hyperscaler — U.S. giant Meta Platforms — to develop…...