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On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1812, The American Army of the Northwest briefly occupies the Upper Canadian settlement at what is now at Windsor, Ontario. In 1920, Bob Fillion, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (died 2015) was born. In 1920, Pierre Berton, Canadian journalist and author (died 2004) was born. In 1950, Gilles Meloche, Canadian ice hockey player and coach was born. In 1967, Bruny Surin, Canadian sprinter was born. In 1973, A fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States. In 1976, Dan Boyle, Canadian ice hockey player was born. In 1998, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Canadian basketball player was born. In 2001, Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-104, carrying the Quest Joint Airlock to the International Space Station. In 2006, The 2006 Lebanon War begins. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Meta Begins Data Center Invasion of Canada, Which Reminds Me of Some Weird Zuck Trivia

Gizmodo

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July 9, 2026

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Meta Begins Data Center Invasion of Canada, Which Reminds Me of Some Weird Zuck Trivia

Let’s look at some of Mark Zuckerberg’s bizarre history with the nation of Canada

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iPhone in Canada

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· Jul 6, 2026

Feds Planned to Sue Individual Canadians Over Online Posts, Internal Memo Reveals

An Access to Information request has revealed that the federal government put together an internal plan to monitor online content and potentially sue individual Canadians over what they post. The strategy is laid out in a 35-page internal document from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), which was obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter. The department [] The post Feds Planned to Sue Individual Canadians Over Online Posts, Internal Memo Reveals first appeared on iPhone in Canada.

The Hacker News

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· Jun 22, 2026

Canada’s Spy Agency Used First-of-Its-Kind Warrant to Clean Botnet-Infected Devices

Canada's spy service got a judge's permission to reach into infected servers, home routers, and IoT gear sitting on Canadian soil and neutralize two foreign-run botnets. The Federal Court released a public version of the ruling on June 15. It is the first time the Canadian Security Intelligence Service has used its threat reduction warrant powers this way. The warrant let CSIS alter,

CBC News

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· Jul 1, 2026

Meta building its first Canadian data centre northeast of Edmonton

Meta building its first Canadian data centre northeast of Edmonton

MobileSyrup

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· Jul 9, 2026

Meta to build its largest data centre outside the U.S. in Alberta

Meta is set to open its first data centre in Canada, which will also be its largest outside of the U.S. At an event in Alberta, Premier Danielle Smith and Meta’s vice-president of Data Centres, Gary Demasi, confirmed that the new facility is being constructed in Sturgeon County, which is northeast of Edmonton. A projected []

AllSides

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· Jun 29, 2026

We Mapped Rural Data Center Development – and Opposition. Here's What We Found.

Washington, D.C.'s metropolitan area has long hummed with data centers. The region, which encompasses much of Northern Virginia, has become known as Data Center Alley, home to more data centers than anywhere else in the world. But the data center boom, driven by the rise of AI and the race to build the infrastructure powering it, is changing the geography of these energy-intensive, warehouse-like facilities. Data centers have arrived in rural America...

The Week

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· Jul 6, 2026

The data center backlash

The data center backlash

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