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TELUS to launch Sovereign AI Factories in Kamloops and Rimouski, propelling Canada to the forefront of AI innovation
TELUS to launch Sovereign AI Factories in Kamloops and Rimouski, propelling Canada to the forefro...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n TELUS to launch Sovereign AI Factories in Kamloops and Rimouski, propelling Canada to the forefront of AI innovation\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 Planned investment to deploy high-performance AI infrastructure in\n \n Canada\n \n , advancing economic growth, digital sovereignty and sustainable AI innovation\n \n\n\n\n\n VANCOUVER, BC\n \n\n ,\n \n\n April 15, 2025\n \n\n /CNW/ - TELUS has announced plans to establish its first Sovereign AI Factories in\n \n Rimouski, Quebec\n \n and\n \n Kamloops, British Columbia\n \n , positioning both communities at the forefront of\n \n Canada's\n \n next generation of sustainable and globally-competitive AI infrastructure. Aligned with the ambitious goals of the Pan-Canadian\n \n AI Strategy\n \n to advance a secure and self-reliant digital economy, this pioneering initiative will provide sovereign, high-performance AI computing resources to power the nation's digital future. As the first North American service provider to become an official NVIDIA Cloud Partner, TELUS will deploy NVIDIA's latest Hopper- and Blackwell-based supercomputers at these facilities. The first facility will commence operations this summer in\n \n Rimouski, Quebec\n \n , followed by expansion to TELUS' second facility in\n \n Kamloops, British Columbia\n \n .\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \"Our Sovereign AI Factories are the first of their kind in\n \n Canada\n \n and represent a key step forward in our country's AI journey,\" said\n \n Darren Entwistle\n \n , President and CEO of TELUS. \"Located within TELUS' state-of-the-art data centres in\n \n Rimouski\n \n and\n \n Kamloops\n \n , these powerful and secure facilities will ensure every piece of data, every computation and every breakthrough will be born and remain within our borders. This will not only make\n \n Canada\n \n even more competitive and future-ready, it will also enable the acceleration of innovations in key areas of importance in the hearts and minds of Canadians, such as health, sustainability and agric...