AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoAI Infrastructure Boom: Meta says it will build its first Canadian data centre in Alberta’s Sturgeon County, a C$13B, 1-gigawatt campus that could scale to 1.8 GW, with thousands of construction jobs and hundreds of permanent roles—while critics keep pushing back over power use and local impacts. Air Travel Leadership: SAS CEO Anko van der Werff is set to become Air Canada’s next president and CEO in late January 2027, replacing Michael Rousseau. Defence and Finance: Canada’s proposed NATO-linked Defence, Security and Resilience Bank faces doubts about earning a top triple-A rating without bigger “economic heavyweight” shareholders. Critical Minerals: Teck and the Canada Growth Fund signed a C$850M Trail expansion deal to boost germanium and antimony and add Canada’s first primary gallium capacity under the new Critical Minerals Accelerator. Arctic Comms: Telesat reached an agreement in principle to deliver secure Mil-Ka Arctic connectivity for the Canadian Armed Forces’ ESCP-P program. Justice and Diplomacy: US charges tie Lawrence Bishnoi’s network to the 2023 killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada, further straining Canada–India relations. Consumer Watch: Saskatchewan’s financial regulator warns residents about unregistered online investment entities, urging checks before sending money. Health Policy Debate: An opinion piece argues hospitals should be central to Canada’s buy-Canadian strategy through procurement that supports domestic firms.
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