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Drew Anderson

@drewanderson.bsky.social
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Dad, journalist. Prariries reporter for The Narwhal, knee deep in climate, oil and politics. Contact me securely over Signal here: signal.me/#eu/nVe9L2aRp1coMBOKdlERm… thenarwhal.ca/author/drew-and

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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
You! Give us money! We're good.
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 17/09/2026
A leaked document has made a big splash in Alberta, but the full details have not been made public — until now. The document lays out plans to overhaul Alberta’s natural gas pipelines in an effort boost oil and gas and support new AI data centres, via @drewanderson.bsky.social.
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Read the leaked plan to boost data centres, oil and gas in Alberta | The Narwhal
The document proposes dramatic changes to Alberta’s natural gas pipelines as part of a plan to boost oil and gas production and support new AI data centres
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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
“Government black magic at play here” The Narwhal's @drewanderson.bsky.social chats on alleged leaked document showing Alberta’s plans to pave the way for AI data centres & more oil prod He adds the doc suggests the cost of generating power could increase by 25% podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/l...
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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Reaction to our scoop this morning on potential government plans to take control over natural gas pipelines in Alberta. With acknowledgement from the Alberta government. #abpoli thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oppo...
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Alberta’s alleged push for more AI data centres, oil and gas, sparks outrage | The Narwhal
‘For her foreign billionaire friends’: Opposition leader accuses Danielle Smith of possibly raising energy bills for AI data centres. Here’s a peek at the leaked doc he’s talking about
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 12/09/2026
A leaked document obtained by @drewanderson.bsky.social has led to political backlash in Alberta over moves the doc says could raise electricity and gas prices. It's all to spur data centre and oil & gas growth. Read more, and see excerpts from the document, here: thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oppo...
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Alberta’s alleged push for more AI data centres, oil and gas, sparks outrage | The Narwhal
‘For her foreign billionaire friends’: Opposition leader accuses Danielle Smith of possibly raising energy bills for AI data centres. Here’s a peek at the leaked doc he’s talking about
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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
According to a leaked document, the government of Alberta is considering a massive overhaul of natural gas pipelines in the province, and billions in spending, to help drive an AI data centre boom. #abpoli #cdnpoli thenarwhal.ca/alberta-ai-d...
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Leaked doc suggests Alberta has sprawling plans to pave the way for AI data centres, more oil production
Rewriting laws, creating Crown corporations that could rival TC Energy, building new natural gas pipelines and increasing prices for consumers: what a leaked document says about Alberta’s AI data centre and oil push
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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Alberta in 2024: shit, there’s a bunch of folks with Canadian flags up ahead. Alberta in 2026: sweet, there’s a bunch of folks with Canadian flags up ahead.
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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
It’s me. In a giant digger. And it wasn’t a trap!
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 03/09/2026
Officials at the Coal Valley mine in Alberta argue their operation isn’t as environmentally destructive as other coal mines. To prove it, they invited The Narwhal for a tour. Here’s a rare glimpse inside an active Canadian coal mine.
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A glimpse inside an active Alberta coal mine, nestled in the Rockies
In a rare move, one company gave The Narwhal a tour of its coal mine in Alberta, as the province grapples with the future of the industry
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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
In July, I was invited to tour an operational coal mine in Alberta's foothills. A rare oppotunity, offered by a company that says it's trying to do better. But even if it strives to be better than its peers, can a coal mine be good? #abpoli thenarwhal.ca/alberta-rock...
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A glimpse inside an active Alberta coal mine, nestled in the Rockies
In a rare move, one company gave The Narwhal a tour of its coal mine in Alberta, as the province grapples with the future of the industry
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 03/09/2026
Alberta opens the door for farmers to legally destroy many wetlands The province says farmers shouldn’t need permission to destroy temporary or seasonal wetlands. One advocate says that puts 94 per cent of prairie wetlands at risk thenarwhal.ca/alberta-water-act-wet…
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Alberta opens the door for farmers to legally destroy many wetlands
The province says farmers shouldn’t need permission to destroy temporary or seasonal wetlands. One advocate says that puts 94 per cent of prairie wetlands at risk
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 02/09/2026
Alberta wants to expand coal mining in the Rockies, but data shows the province's existing mines have struggled to prevent incidents that impact local water and wildlife.
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42 incidents at Alberta coal mines in 3 years: data | The Narwhal
As Alberta debates new coal mines, existing sites struggle to keep water clean
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 27/08/2026
POV: you’re watching your daily ‘Love Island’ episode, while asking your AI-powered smart fridge what to make for dinner. You get a grid alert saying, ‘Hey, that’s a lot for me, man.’ @drewanderson.bsky.social explains what that means thenarwhal.ca/video-albert...
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Blackout threats in Alberta, explained | The Narwhal
Albertans get alerted when they’re using too much electricity. How does it work? We break down grid alerts and blackout threats in a new video
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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Definitely did a double take when I saw this subject line from the Alberta government. Luckily we won't have dogs sniffing us to make sure we're legit. #ableg
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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Well, that's that I guess. *satisfied sigh*
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 09/07/2026
Alberta is betting its AI future on natural gas-powered data centres. But a global shortage of gas turbines could delay projects, drive up costs and complicate the province’s $100-billion ambitions. @drewanderson.bsky.social explains: thenarwhal.ca/alberta-ai-d...
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Alberta’s data centre dreams face headwinds | The Narwhal
A global shortage of gas turbines means long wait-lists and higher prices for Alberta to build AI data centres
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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Hello Edmonton! Anyone want a ticke to see Angine de Poitrine tonight?
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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Hey, just in case you need to hear it, you should totally leak information to Alberta journalists. The good ones are good with secrets. Tell a friend. #ableg.
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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Anyone interested in a single ticket to see Angine de Poitrine in Edmonton on July 8? If so, drop me a line.
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 23/06/2026
Alberta's government has been flip-flopping on its coal mining policies for years. Now, a citizen petition is calling for a ban on new mines. With three coal mines operating in the province, and at least three more in development, here's where things stand right now: thenarwhal.ca/alberta-coal...
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What’s happening with Alberta’s coal mining, explained | The Narwhal
After a dizzying slew of back-tracked policies, here’s what you need to know about coal mining right now
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National Media Awards Foundation @canadamediaawards.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
🔍 The 49th National Magazine Awards — Investigative Reporting: Gold: "What Happens after a Death on Campus," @thewalrus.ca Silver: "Tracking down prominent Albertans behind delinquent oil and gas companies," @thenarwhal.ca #NMA26
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 05/06/2026
Alberta and Ottawa want to build a new pipeline while reducing emissions from the oilsands — but that second goal just got a lot less ambitious. Read more in our latest newsletter: thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-a...
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Oilsands, greenwashing and the Mandela Effect | The Narwhal
Alberta and Ottawa want to build a new pipeline while reducing emissions from the oilsands — but that second goal just got a lot less ambitious
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 04/06/2026
The latest deal between Alberta and Canada promises big emissions reductions through carbon capture. Or does it? As @drewanderson.bsky.social reports, the carbon capture project underpinning the deal has drastically reduced its ambitions. thenarwhal.ca/oilsands-pat...
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Oilsands Alliance drops Alberta carbon capture target by 77% | The Narwhal
The Alberta carbon capture project from the Oilsands Alliance (Pathways Alliance) has revised down its plan to capture 68 megatonnes of emissions each year
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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
It's officially official. #ableg #cdnpoli
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 12/05/2026
Alberta and Canada are hashing out a deal to build a new pipeline to the West Coast. The sticking point? Alberta's industrial carbon tax. Here’s what you need to know, via @drewanderson.bsky.social: thenarwhal.ca/alberta-pipe...
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Canada still has a carbon tax. Will it kill Alberta’s pipeline dreams? | The Narwhal
A deal between Alberta and Canada to build a new pipeline to the West Coast hinges on agreeing about the carbon tax — the industrial version. Here’s what you need to know
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
HUGE: Alberta judge quashes the separatists' referendum petition, in major victory for Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation and Blackfoot confederation. Justice Shaina Leonard: "the Crown failed to meet its duty to consult"
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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
I have had a lot of feedback on my stories looking at grazing leases and oil and gas sites. It's fascinating, complicated and nuanced. Some are mad at me. Some are mad at leaseholders. Some are mad at the government. Etc etc. Definitely more to do and definitely some complicated narratives. #ableg
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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Chuffed to say I've been nominated for a National Magazine Award for investigative reporting, for this look into who owns delinquent oil and gas wells in Alberta. #ableg thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oilp...
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The prominent Albertans behind delinquent oil and gas companies | The Narwhal
A former prime minister, a major philanthropist and a host of developers emerge from a tangled web of corporate ownership in the oilpatch
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 30/04/2026
$5 million in taxpayer money. Six-figure payments. No political will to fix the system. Here are 5 key takeaways from @drewanderson.bsky.social's investigation into the windfall oil and gas payments some ranchers receive while grazing cattle on public land. thenarwhal.ca/alberta-graz...
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5 key takeaways about windfall payments to Alberta ranchers using public land | The Narwhal
Alberta allows millions in oil and gas payments to ranchers renting cheap public land. Here’s what you need to know
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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Alberta finance minister Nate Horner is from a political dynasty in Alberta, including a grandfather who founded an organization to fight changes to grazing leases and profits from oil and gas sites. I counted the sites on his public grazing leases. #ableg #cdnpoli thenarwhal.ca/alberta-nath...
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Alberta’s finance minister, also a rancher, earns taxpayer dollars off public lands | The Narwhal
It’s a unique way the government allows ‘personal financial benefits’ from public assets. One of the recipients is Finance Minister Nate Horner
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 29/04/2026
The Narwhal has learned Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner is among the ranchers who receive taxpayer dollars for oil and gas operations on public grazing lands. thenarwhal.ca/alberta-nath...
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Alberta’s finance minister, also a rancher, earns taxpayer dollars off public lands | The Narwhal
It’s a unique way the government allows ‘personal financial benefits’ from public assets. One of the recipients is Finance Minister Nate Horner
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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
I find this picture of a very busy business very funny.
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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Some ranchers in southern Alberta are earning significant profits from oil and gas sites on public land. On top of that, the government is covering debts for some of those oil and gas companies. It amounts to millions. #ableg #cdnpoli thenarwhal.ca/alberta-graz...
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Alberta allows windfall oil and gas payments to ranchers — on public land | The Narwhal
Taxpayers have footed the bill for millions of dollars in payments on behalf of oil and gas country to ranchers renting public land at below-market rates, according to The Narwhal's analysis
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 28/04/2026
In Alberta, ranchers renting public land can earn way more in oil and gas payments than they pay in rent — say, five times as much. A new analysis by @drewanderson.bsky.social finds taxpayers have been on the hook for millions when delinquent companies don’t pay. thenarwhal.ca/alberta-graz...
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Alberta allows windfall oil and gas payments to ranchers — on public land | The Narwhal
Taxpayers have footed the bill for millions of dollars in payments on behalf of oil and gas country to ranchers renting public land at below-market rates, according to The Narwhal's analysis
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 23/04/2026
The Alberta Energy Regulator just suspended the operations of a beleaguered oil and gas company called MAGA Energy. The move comes just 18 months after its approved the company to take over hundreds of wells and related facilities, @drewanderson.bsky.social reports thenarwhal.ca/alberta-maga...
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Alberta Energy Regulator suspends MAGA Energy | The Narwhal
The order comes just 18 months after approving the regulator approved the company’s takeover of 170 oil and gas wells
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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Something I didn't know. Mitch Sylvestre, self-described leader of the Alberta independence movement and CEO of the Alberta Prosperity Project, was awarded "exceptional fundraiser" 2025 by the United Conservative Party last November. #ableg #cdnpoli unitedconservative.ca/strong-and-f...
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Strong and Free Award Winners - United Conservative Party of Alberta
Strong and Free Awards Strong and Free Awards The strength of the United Conservative Party of Alberta lies in its dedicated members who tirelessly champion our cause. The Strong and Free Awards recog...
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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Look what we've gone and done. The Narwhal is launching a nationwide series today, looking at the costs of climate change and who's actually footing the bill. Stay tuned for lots of stories to comes, including at least a couple from Alberta. Stay tuned. #ableg #cdnpoli thenarwhal.ca/series/who-p...
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Who Pays? | A series from The Narwhal
A series about how Canada’s economy intersects with its environment
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Carl Meyer @meyer.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
When Canadians talk about affordability, the discussion often revolves around the cost of fuel. While we pay for gasoline and diesel with our credit cards, in study after study, scientists have shown we also pay with our health. We should talk about it more. thenarwhal.ca/climate-chan...
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How Canadians pay for fossil fuels with our bodies | The Narwhal
The affordability crisis brings about talk of the price at the gas pump, but more Canadians are realizing the cost climate change is taking on our health
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 16/04/2026
A beleaguered oil and gas company has left behind 4,000 orphan wells and, The Narwhal has learned, an estimated $476M cleanup bill in Alberta. We called to hear their side of the story. They answered. thenarwhal.ca/alberta-long...
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An oil and gas company just left behind an estimated $476M cleanup mess in Alberta | The Narwhal
The mess is left behind by a tangled web of Chinese investors and a company based in the British Virgin Islands.
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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
The orphan well inventory is way up. The orphan well levy is not. #ableg thenarwhal.ca/alberta-orph...
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4,000 more wells are added to Alberta’s orphan well list | The Narwhal
Even before the addition, the estimated total costs to properly seal and reclaim orphan oil and gas sites in Alberta was more than $1B
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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
👀 #ableg www.wonkette.com/p/idaho-bann...
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Idaho Banned Pride Flags. Boise 'Complied.'
Delicious compliance.
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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
That’s one hell of a cover…..
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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
It is SO WEIRD how damning reports into government actions are always delivered to the government on Fridays of long weekends (or the start of spring break). Bizarre. Uncanny. open.alberta.ca/dataset/35ee... #ableg #cdnpoli
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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Data centres are here. It’s just the beginning. #ableg #cdnpoli
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 20/03/2026
Alberta is dreaming big. $100-billion big. And developers are keen to build. Prairies reporter @drewanderson.bsky.social explains the push for AI data centres in the province. #ai #abpoli #alberta
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 12/03/2026
The Alberta government claims the province is still a leader when it comes to renewable energy investment. But independent analysts argue otherwise. So what’s really going on? @drewanderson.bsky.social breaks it down: thenarwhal.ca/alberta-2026...
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The state of Alberta renewables, explained | The Narwhal
Are renewables still surging in Alberta? Or is corporate interest drying up? Here’s what you need to know
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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
I guess I'm also a broadcast journalist now. youtube.com/shorts/OcJpj...
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What do fluctuating oil prices mean for Canada?
YouTube video by The Narwhal
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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
A massive data centre — the largeset in Canada — proposed for Olds, Alberta, has been rejected. At least for now. #ableg #cdnpoli thenarwhal.ca/olds-data-ce...
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Alberta regulator rejects Canada’s largest data centre | The Narwhal
Lack of public consultation means project that would have consumed as much power as Edmonton won’t go ahead — for now
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 26/02/2026
Alberta tabled a 2026-27 budget with a projected deficit of nearly $10 billion today, as falling oil prices continue to hammer provincial finances. @drewanderson.bsky.social shares five highlights from today's budget when it comes to the environment: thenarwhal.ca/alberta-budg...
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Oil woes, deficits wallop Alberta budget | The Narwhal
The province foresees billions in deficits over the next three years. Here’s what you need to know
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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
It's buuuuudget day in Alberta! But don't get too excited, it's not pretty. thenarwhal.ca/alberta-budg... #ableg #cdnpoli
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Oil woes, deficits wallop Alberta budget | The Narwhal
The province foresees billions in deficits over the next three years. Here’s what you need to know
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