Construction is now underway on a new data centre at Thompson Rivers University (TRU), marking a significant addition to Canada’s growing AI infrastructure footprint. The project, led by the Thompson Rivers University Community Trust, will see a facility developed at 1452 McGill Road in Kamloops as part of Bell Canada’s broader Bell AI Fabric—a national platform combining … [Read more...] about The Convergence of Campus, Compute, and Clean Energy at TRU’s New Data Centre
LōD Launches Platform to Align AI Compute with Grid Signals
As AI inference rapidly becomes one of the largest drivers of electricity demand, a new class of infrastructure is emerging to better align compute workloads with energy availability. Vancouver's LōD Technologies this week announced the launch of CLōD, a compute flexibility platform designed specifically for AI inference. The company positions it as the first production … [Read more...] about LōD Launches Platform to Align AI Compute with Grid Signals
Canada’s Data Centres Aren’t AI Ready
Canada has more data centres than many might expect. According to new research from The Logic, there are roughly 300 facilities operating across the country, forming a broad but uneven foundation for the country’s digital economy. But beneath that headline number lies a more important reality: most of this infrastructure was not built for the demands of artificial … [Read more...] about Canada’s Data Centres Aren’t AI Ready
Microsoft Pushes Community-First AI Build
As AI infrastructure scales rapidly across Canada, Microsoft is signaling a shift in how that buildout will take shape on the ground—one increasingly aligned with government priorities around economic growth, energy, and domestic capacity. In a new blog post, Matt Milton, President of Microsoft Canada, outlined a “Community-First” approach to AI infrastructure, positioning … [Read more...] about Microsoft Pushes Community-First AI Build
Soma Energy Raises $7M to Solve AI Power Bottleneck
As AI infrastructure scales rapidly, a Vancouver-based startup is betting that the biggest constraint isn’t compute—it’s power. Soma Energy has emerged from stealth with $7 million in funding to address what it describes as a structural bottleneck in the data centre ecosystem: the inability to access electricity quickly enough to support AI-driven growth. While demand for … [Read more...] about Soma Energy Raises $7M to Solve AI Power Bottleneck