Unpublished Newswire
A Calgary company that uses stranded oil and gas assets to power its own bitcoin mines says Alberta’s enthusiasm for new investment in data centres can play a role in solving some of the province’s worries around old wells. New West Data Corp. buys up wells that are producing oil and gas, but the natural gas side of the operation is uneconomic, generally because of a lack of infrastructure to transport it off-site. The company then installs small, natural-gas-fired electricity generators at the sites to power mines.
January 8, 2026 - 06:00 | Emma Graney | The Globe and Mail
A team at Red Deer Polytechnic in central Alberta has developed a fully immersive virtual reality program that allows wheelchair curlers to test out the arena and practise their shots, even when they're not at the rink.
January 8, 2026 - 06:00 | | CBC News - Canada
The federal government’s limp response to measuring public service productivity — that they're simply not going to do it — is deflating for those who imagined that Prime Minister Mark Carney would act like a noted economist. Read More
January 8, 2026 - 05:00 | Aaron Hutchins | Ottawa Citizen
I wonder if all the public servants residing in the Carleton riding, the ones who abandoned Mr. Pierre Poilievre and voted Liberal, are feeling a sense of betrayal or voter's remorse? Read More
January 8, 2026 - 05:00 | Doug Menary, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Sun
The Municipality of Central Elgin's new bylaw requiring property owners to obtain a licence to list on short-term rental apps like Airbnb and Vrbo, is now in place and it's getting a mixed reaction from landlords.
January 8, 2026 - 05:00 | | CBC News - Canada
Recent thefts raise a question about the effectiveness of removing front licence plates.
January 8, 2026 - 05:00 | | CBC News - Canada
