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Meta Is Building Its First Canadian Data Centre in Alberta. It’s a $13 Billion Bet.

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July 8, 2026

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Meta has officially announced plans to construct its first Canadian data centre in Sturgeon County, Alberta, backed by an investment exceeding 13 billion. This project is being touted as one of the largest private-sector investments in Canadian history. Construction of the facility is projected to create more than 3,000 jobs, with an additional 300 permanent [] The post Meta Is Building Its First Canadian Data Centre in Alberta. It’s a 13 Billion Bet. first appeared on iPhone in Canada.

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The Next Web

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· Jul 9, 2026

Meta to build C$13 billion Alberta data centre, its first in Canada

Meta will build its first data centre in Canada, a 1-gigawatt campus in central Alberta that the company values at C13 billion (about US9 billion), extending the same relentless build-out that produced its 200 billion Hyperion campus in Louisiana. The facility will rise in Sturgeon County, northeast of Edmonton, and become the company’s 33rd data centre [] This story continues at The Next Web

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

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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 []

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.

CBC | Sports News

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· Jul 8, 2026

Northern Super League draws investment of $30 million from international sports firm

An international firm has invested 30 million in the Northern Super League. The six-team Canadian women's pro soccer league is in its second season with clubs in Vancouver, Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa.

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· Jul 8, 2026

Meta to build $13B data centre north of Edmonton, its first in Canada

CALGARY — The tech behemoth behind Facebook and Instagram says it plans to make Alberta home to its first artificial intelligence data centre in Canada, and its largest outside the United States. Meta announced Wednesday that the 13-billion-plus project is to be built in Sturgeon County, in the Industrial Heartland region north of Edmonton. The [] The post Meta to build 13B data centre north of Edmonton, its first in Canada appeared first on Loonie Politics.

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Related coverage for "Meta Is Building Its First Canadian Data Centre in Alberta. It’s a $13 Billion Bet.": The Next Web — Meta to build C$13 billion Alberta data centre, its first in Canada. CBC News — Meta building its first Canadian data centre northeast of Edmonton. MobileSyrup — Meta to build its largest data centre outside the U.S. in Alberta. iPhone in Canada — Feds Planned to Sue Individual Canadians Over Online Posts, Internal Memo Reveals. CBC | Sports News — Northern Super League draws investment of $30 million from international sports firm. Loonie Politics — Meta to build $13B data centre north of Edmonton, its first in Canada