James Westgate Snell — Canadian political news

Meta to build $13 billion Alberta data centre, its first in Canada Smith "The project will create more than 3,000 construction jobs, support 300 operational jobs, and generate approximately 250 million annually in benefits for Albertans, including through royalties, taxes, levies and fees." Gary Demasi, Meta’s VP of Data Centre Strategy "Our first in Canada and our largest outside the U.S. this 2.9 million square foot facility will represent an investment of more than 13 billion Canadian dollars." "...META pays the full cost of our data center's energy use so those costs are not passed on to consumers." @Meta @ABDanielleSmith

"The Regina Police Service says threats related to a permit allowing a downtown Regina mosque to amplify a call to prayer will be taken seriously and investigated under Canada's enhanced hate crime laws. In a statement issued this week, police said they are aware of threats being made in connection with the practice and have increased security measures around Muslim places of gathering. "The Regina Police Service is aware of threats being made in relation to this practice and, in response, an enhanced police presence will be visible around Muslim places of gathering," the statement said." @reginapolice @JamesWestgateSn