Manitoba will reject hyperscale AI data centre south of Winnipeg, Kinew says

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says a massive artificial intelligence data centre southeast of Winnipeg will not go ahead. Kinew said Thursday that the sheer size of the project, the energy it will consume and its impact on the community outweigh the limited gains. “There’s a big threat to the environment and not much benefit to the economy,” he told reporters at the Manitoba legislature. He said he was also skeptical of the long-term demand for centres of this scale given advances in computing. Get breaking Montreal news Get breaking Montreal news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won'…