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‘We control who and where’: Province at odds with municipalities over AI data centres

The Ontario government appears to be at odds with some of the province's major cities over the future of AI data centres, with anxiety-riddled residents caught in the middle.

‘We control who and where’: Province at odds with municipalities over AI data centres

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The Ontario government appears to be at odds with some of the province's major cities over the future of AI data centres, with anxiety-riddled residents caught in the middle.

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The Ontario government appears to be at odds with some of the province's major cities over the future of AI data centres, with anxiety-riddled residents caught in the middle.

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