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Pembina pipelinePembina Pipeline Corp. and partners have given a final investment decision to the Greenlight Electricity Centre, a $4.6-billion project that would generate 932 megawatts. Photo by Pembina Pipeline Corp.

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Calgary-based Pembina Pipeline Corp. is joining forces with a local power company and a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley to build a massive new electricity generating station northeast of Edmonton that would serve a data centre customer.

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Tax form You may be able to claim a deduction on your tax return for work expenses, but you have to meet the conditions. Photo by Postmedia

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While the judge acknowledged the taxpayer’s ‘difficult personal situation,’ she said he failed to meet the conditions required for employment expenses, writes Jamie Golombek.

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Guests examine quantum technology components during a media announcement highlighting new developments in Canada’s quantum sector at the University of Saskatchewan. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The federal government has invested more than $1.6 billion since 2012 in Canadian quantum computer development. Photo by Michelle Berg/Postmedia

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Canada has long been a hotbed for quantum computing, but even Canadian comedian Rick Mercer doesn’t know what it is despite promoting the country’s prowess in it.

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Tarek Rahim, co-founder and chief executive officer of Mirsee Robotics Inc., with the company’s MH3 humanoid robot. Tarek Rahim, co-founder and chief executive officer of Mirsee Robotics Inc., with the company’s MH3 humanoid robot. Photo by Contributed/Mirsee Robotics

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Mirsee Robotics Inc. is developing the third generation of its humanoid robot on wheels, the MH3, intended to automate labour intensive and dangerous tasks that “shouldn’t be performed by humans,” said Tarek Rahim, co-founder and chief executive of Mirsee Robotics Inc.

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Stay Free Alberta, delivered the signature documentation to Elections Alberta headquarters in Edmonton on May 4, 2026. Stay Free Alberta, delivered the signature documentation to Elections Alberta headquarters in Edmonton on May 4, 2026. Photo by Shaughn Butts - Postmedia

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Alberta’s separation debate has mostly played out in the political realm, but business leaders are now weighing in – quietly, without any speeches from a podium.

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