Meta is dropping C$9 billion on its first large-scale Canadian data center, a one-gigawatt facility in Sturgeon County, Alberta, that will become its 33rd global data center. The company picked Alberta for available power, an established industrial zone, and a regulatory environment that supports large infrastructure. At peak construction, the project will employ more than 3,000 workers and take two to three years to complete. It is also part of Meta's broader push into...