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Bell expanding AI data centre in Saskatchewan

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Lord, C. (2026, September 15). Bell expanding AI data centre in Saskatchewan. The Globe and Mail. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/video-bell-expanding-ai-data-centre-in-saskatchewan/

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Bell Canada is expanding its artificial intelligence data center project in Saskatchewan, increasing the initial plan fourfold and raising the total expected capital investment to over $50 billion. Premier Scott Moe of Saskatchewan and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced this expansion at Canada’s first national investment summit in Toronto.

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Bell Canada announced plans to quadruple its previously proposed AI data centre project near Regina, Saskatchewan, during an investment summit in Toronto on Monday. The expansion will increase the facility's capacity from 300 megawatts (MW) to 1.2 gigawatts (GW), making it the largest private capital investment in Saskatchewan’s history, expected to bring over $50 billion in investment. Premier Scott Moe and Prime Minister Mark Carney praised the project for its potential economic impact, including up to 500 permanent jobs and an estimated 3,000 additional positions in various support roles. The project will also utilize Saskatchewan’s "Bring Your Own Power" principle, with Bell providing up to 900 MW of additional capacity through independent power generation sources.

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Bell Canada is quadrupling a previously announced data centre project in Saskatchewan and it is now expected to bring in more than $50-billion in capital investment. asserted

it → quadruple → investment

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe made the announcement alongside Prime Minister Mark Carney at Canada's first-ever national investment summit in Toronto. asserted

Moe → make → Toronto

Bell expanding AI data centre in Saskatchewan

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