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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 1895, Buckminster Fuller, American architect and engineer, designed the Montreal Biosphère (died 1983) was born. In 1973, A fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States. In 1994, Eila Campbell, English geographer and cartographer (born 1915) passed away. In 1997, Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani-English activist, Nobel Prize laureate was born. In 1998, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Canadian basketball player was born. In 2000, Charles Merritt, Canadian colonel and politician, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1908) passed away. 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 2008, Tony Snow, American journalist, 26th White House Press Secretary (born 1955) passed away. In 2012, A tank truck explosion kills more than 100 people in Okobie, Nigeria. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
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 []
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The Japan Times
· Jul 9, 2026
Meta to build first data center in Canada in expansion of global fleet
The Sturgeon County, Alberta-based data center will be Meta's largest outside the U.S.
The Next Web
· 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
Quartz
· Jul 9, 2026
Meta is building its first Canadian data center, a $9 billion AI facility in Alberta
The 1-gigawatt facility in Sturgeon County will be Meta's largest data center outside the U.S. and its 33rd globally
CBC News
· Jul 1, 2026
Meta building its first Canadian data centre northeast of Edmonton
Meta building its first Canadian data centre northeast of Edmonton
AllSides
· 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...
Commercial Observer
· Jun 22, 2026
Nashville Zoo Proving a Beast of an Opponent for Data Center
Data centers sometimes want the lion’s share of available resources. In what might be a first for a U.S. teeming with data center opposition, it’s a zoo that’s fighting back. On May 20, it was reported that DC Blox, an Atlanta-based digital infrastructure provider, intends to build a 69,000-square-foot data center at 648 Grassmere Park []
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Related coverage for "Meta to build its largest data centre outside the U.S. in Alberta": The Japan Times — Meta to build first data center in Canada in expansion of global fleet . The Next Web — Meta to build C$13 billion Alberta data centre, its first in Canada. Quartz — Meta is building its first Canadian data center, a $9 billion AI facility in Alberta. CBC News — Meta building its first Canadian data centre northeast of Edmonton. AllSides — We Mapped Rural Data Center Development – and Opposition. Here's What We Found. . Commercial Observer — Nashville Zoo Proving a Beast of an Opponent for Data Center