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TELUS opens Canada's first fully Sovereign AI Factory
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[{"type":"text","content":"TELUS opens Canada's first fully Sovereign AI Factory\n\n\n\n TELUS opens Canada's first fully Sovereign AI Factory\n \n\n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Canada NewsWire\n \n\n\n\n\n Highly secure facility powered by NVIDIA and HPE delivers immediate access to cutting-edge AI compute power for Canadian businesses, researchers and public institutions\n \n\n\n\n 100% Canadian-controlled and operated with data sovereignty across multiple layers of security, data residence and operational control\n \n\n\n\n League, Accenture and OpenText advance AI innovation in\n \n Canada\n \n powered by TELUS' Sovereign AI Factory\n \n\n\n\n Powered by 99% renewable energy and TELUS' global-leading PureFibre network\n \n\n\n\n\n MONTREAL\n \n\n ,\n \n\n Sept. 24, 2025\n \n\n /CNW/ - TELUS today announced the opening of\n \n Canada's\n \n first fully sovereign AI factory, in\n \n Rimouski, Quebec\n \n , marking a historic milestone in the nation's stride towards technological independence. The facility, accelerated by latest-generation, industry-leading NVIDIA graphic processing units (GPUs) and state-of-the-art computing infrastructure designed by HPE, is now operational and serving customers – unlocking advanced AI capabilities for Canadian businesses, researchers and innovators while storing data within our national borders, in a data centre under Canadian control.\n \n\n \"Today marks a defining milestone for\n \n Canada's\n \n digital future,\" said\n \n Darren Entwistle\n \n , President and CEO of TELUS. \"Indeed, with the launch of our nation's first fully Sovereign AI Factory in\n \n Rimouski\n \n , we are maximizing Canadian autonomy over sensitive data. Businesses, researchers and governments should not have to rely on foreign-controlled systems to advance their AI ambitions. Today, we are helping to achieve that: by delivering advanced compute power within data centres built, owned and operated by Canadians, TELUS is safeguarding our data, protecting our sovereignty and empowering our economy. From\n \n Rimou...