First Tellurium Congratulates TELUS on Plans for New AI Data Centres in Vancouver

Vancouver, BC, Canada, May 13, 2026 – TheNewswire – First Tellurium Corp. (CSE: FTEL , OTC: FSTTF ) (the “ Company ”) congratulates TELUS on its newly announced plans to build two advanced AI data centres in Vancouver as part of a national initiative to expand Canada's sovereign compute capacity. The projects, announced by the federal government and TELUS earlier this week, include major expansions in both Vancouver and Kamloops and are designed to strengthen Canada's position in the global AI economy. TELUS President and CEO Darren Entwistle emphasized the environmental leadership behind the projects, noting that the centres will operate on 98 percent clean hydroelectric power, recycle enough waste heat to warm 150,000 homes, and use 90 percent less water than traditional data centres.