Manitoba sought U.S. help to develop large AI data centre and find private financial partner on $18B hydro dam

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Manitoba's government spoke last fall with U.S. energy advisers about developing a hyperscale AI data centre near Winnipeg and using private capital to build an $18-billion hydroelectric generating station on the Nelson River, documents obtained by CBC News show.