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JAY GOLDBERG: New data centre in Sturgeon County massive win for Alberta and all of Canada

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith was quick to point out at a press conference that Meta’s investment is the one of the largest private sector investments in Canadian history.

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In huge news for Alberta, technology giant Meta announced plans this week to invest $13 billion in the province to build a massive AI data centre. The one-gigawatt data centre will be located in Sturgeon County, where Meta plans to spend $60 million on local infrastructure upgrades.

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