EDMONTON, Alberta, 9th July, 2026 (WAM) — Facebook and Instagram parent Meta said Wednesday it will invest more than US$9.1 billion to build its first artificial intelligence data centre in Canada and its largest outside the United States.
The facility will be built in Sturgeon County, Alberta, and powered by a natural gas-fired plant.
Meta said the data centre will use a closed-loop cooling system that won’t draw water from surrounding sources. The company also plans to invest US$42 million in local infrastructure, including roads and water systems.
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