Meta data centre in Alberta to start operating before neighbouring power plant

It will be four years before a new natural gas-fired power plant north of Edmonton is operating and able to serve the massive data centre Meta Platforms Inc. is planning nearby. The tech giant expects the $13-billion-plus data centre will be online in the next two to three years, though no exact timeline has been set.

Top Vancouver Fishing Charter company took to social media on June 28 to brag about how its two vessels had gone out together and would head back to port with a haul of fish, but the company's other boat, the nine-metre Top Ocean, had sunk about two hours earlier.

Online platforms in Australia are stumbling at the very first step in implementing age checks for users, rendering the first-of-its-kind social media ban ineffective, according to a team that advised the government's rollout of the new law.

An unannounced fireworks show over downtown Ottawa surprised and confused many people late Thursday night. A councillor for the area said the decision was made by the city and federal government.

An airport spokesperson said "bot authors" are putting out "upward of 100 articles a day with false figures, no attempted verification and misleading context that implies system-wide cascades."

The Brunswick wildfires complex near Boston Bar, B.C., continues to rage out of control Friday.

The Supreme Court of Canada has reinstated the mandatory minimum sentence for offenders who obtain or solicit sexual services from a minor in exchange for money.

Europe’s biggest bat is capable of an impressively athletic feat: snatching birds out of the air and eating them, midflight — something a Flemish painter seems to have noticed hundreds of years before scientists.

Police have laid several charges after a man was caught on camera yelling profanity and racial slurs at a family shopping at a Halifax Costco.

Police have laid a slew of charges in relation to an incident last weekend in which a man was caught on camera yelling racially offensive language at a family shopping at a Halifax Costco.

The two paramedics who died earlier this week in New Brunswick are being brought home to P.E.I. in a procession that is now underway. Mike MacKenzie and Jenna Croucher were among three people who died Tuesday in a collision in Melrose, N.B., about 12 km southwest of the Confederation Bridge near Port Elgin.

The two paramedics who died earlier this week in New Brunswick are being brought home to P.E.I. in a procession that is now underway. Mike MacKenzie and Jenna Croucher were among three people who died Tuesday in a collision in Melrose, N.B., about 12 km southwest of the Confederation Bridge near Port Elgin.

The bodies of two paramedics who died earlier this week will be brought home to P.E.I. on Friday. Mike MacKenzie and Jenna Croucher were among three people who died Tuesday in a collision in the community of Melrose, N.B., about 12 km southwest of the Confederation Bridge near Port Elgin.

The two paramedics who died earlier this week in New Brunswick are now home on P.E.I. in a procession that began in Saint John. Mike MacKenzie and Jenna Croucher were among three people who died Tuesday in a collision in Melrose, N.B., about 12 km southwest of the Confederation Bridge near Port Elgin.

The two paramedics who died earlier this week in New Brunswick are now home on P.E.I. in a procession that began in Saint John. Mike MacKenzie and Jenna Croucher were among three people who died Tuesday in a collision in Melrose, N.B., about 12 km southwest of the Confederation Bridge near Port Elgin.

Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil's Luisa Stefani have advanced to their first Grand Slam women's doubles final of the season after a 7-5, 6-3 win over Japan's Shuko Aoyama. and Taiwan's Liang En-shuo on Friday at Wimbledon.

Ryanair said one of its planes was forced into an emergency landing at Thessaloniki airport in Greece shortly after takeoff on Friday after a window was "dislodged," with two industry sources saying a passenger was partially sucked out of it.

Ryanair said one of its planes was forced into an emergency landing at Thessaloniki airport in Greece shortly after takeoff on Friday after a window was "dislodged," with two industry sources saying a passenger was partially sucked out of it.

The unemployment rate fell to 6.5 per cent, from 6.6 per cent in May.

The driver was mid-delivery when he happened upon the horse, which was in distress and appeared to be exhausted.

A drought in 2025 contributed to Newfoundland and Labrador's current wildfire challenge, according to Memorial University of Newfoundland biogeography professor Carissa Brown. Environmental conditions and long-term weather forecasting point to well above normal wildfire risk for most of the province.

In Drumheller, residents say local Facebook groups are full of angry banter, especially from a couple of hot-heads. But most of the time, people aren’t talking about separatism face-to-face — not unless they’re fairly certain the other person agrees with them.

One of Spain's deadliest wildfires on record killed 12 people overnight into Friday, authorities said, as soaring temperatures grip much of the country.

A wildfire in southern Spain has killed at least 11 people, making it one of the country's deadliest on record, as soaring temperatures grip much of the country, authorities said early Friday.

Canada’s relationship with Saudi Arabia was severely strained when the Trudeau government called them out over human rights issues. Mark Carney went to the kingdom to get it back on track. Is that a good idea?

The construction of a large seawall around a coastal property in Cap-Brûlé has neighbouring residents concerned about the impact on public beaches and calling out a lack of rules governing erosion-control structures in New Brunswick.

Following several collisions involving heavy vehicles, Quebec has announced new measures aimed at addressing the issue of inexperienced drivers from Ontario. The auditor general of Ontario and members of the trucking industry say training in the province has not always been adequately delivered.

A British man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of restaurant owner Sharif Rahman nearly three years ago in Owen Sound, Ont., was sentenced Friday to 3½ years in prison. Robert Evans Jr. struck Rahman outside The Curry House, a week before he died. His father and uncle previously pleaded guilty to being accessories after the fact.

A British man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of restaurant owner Sharif Rahman nearly three years ago is expected to be sentenced today in Owen Sound, Ont. Robert Evans Jr. struck Rahman outside The Curry House, a week before he died. His father and uncle, also from England, previously pleaded guilty to being accessories after the fact.

Toronto Raptors fans had to temper their excitement Thursday after a proposed trade to bring back superstar Kawhi Leonard was put on hold due to the NBA's ongoing investigation into whether the Los Angeles Clippers broke the league's salary cap rules. Leonard could potentially be forced to sit out the upcoming NBA season.