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.

Conor McGregor's return against Max Holloway at UFC 329 ended unceremoniously at just 1:09 of the first round Saturday night because of a knee injury.

The Communications Security Establishment's latest annual report notes that its Cyber Centre deployed the software on government networks in the Northwest Territories in 2022 followed by Yukon and Nunavut in 2024.

Messi's nine-game World Cup scoring streak ended, but his pursuit of a second World Cup title continues.

Graham, 71, was a prominent Republican ​senator from South Carolina. Earlier in ​his career, he was a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump ​before becoming one of his most loyal allies on Capitol Hill.

Graham, 71, was a prominent Republican ​senator from South Carolina. Earlier in ​his career, he was a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump ​before becoming one of his most loyal allies on Capitol Hill.

Some guinea fowl breeders in Nova Scotia are seeing a surge in demand for the birds to control the tick population. Scientists note they could serve as a supplementary control method, and breeders stress space requirements.

Before there was internet, television and radio, Cape Race, N.L., was at the centre of how North America got its news. Theresa O'Leary's book Race to the Cape tells us how, and why it started here.

Hydrogen has long been touted as the solution to electrifying and decarbonizing heavy vehicles, such as long-haul trucks. But now, battery-electric trucks appear to be winning the race against their hydrogen counterparts.

With rising travel costs squeezing vacation budgets, more Canadians are trading keys. Global home exchange networks report a massive surge in Canadian members still looking to travel but save big on accommodations.

So far this calendar year, 10 grey whale carcasses have been discovered off the shores of B.C., and 30 in Washington state. Whale researchers say they see a connection to a changing climate, and want grey whales to be designated as an endangered species.

Soon after Donald Trump took office for a second time, with punishing tariffs and menacing talk of Canada as "the 51st state," this country's leaders began to invoke the idea of "energy sovereignty." But the Carney government's interpretation of energy sovereignty seems out of step with other countries.

B.C. has recorded the sharpest increase in drowning deaths, higher than any other provinces in Canada this year, according to the B.C. and Yukon Lifesaving Society.It says at least 30 people have drowned in the province so far in 2026, a 50 per cent increase from the same point last year.

Toronto police are warning of an active shooter at the Salsa on St. Clair festival.

Calgary police say a landlord has been charged after allegedly installing hidden cameras in the bedrooms and bathrooms of rental properties.

Ottawa won't say whether it will intervene in support of a Winnipeg-born global judge who is asking a U.S. court to reverse sanctions ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump, which have left her unable to use a credit card or most major online vendors.

The death toll from the two earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 has risen to 4,333, National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez told reporters on Saturday, announcing that the distribution of housing to those affected will begin next week.

Marginal offside calls, aided by technology, have been widely criticized in the FIFA World Cup 2026 for sucking the immediacy, momentum and joy out of soccer. But the Canadian Premier League believes it's at the forefront of a solution, as it trials what has been called the "daylight" offside rule in a bid to give more impetus to goal scorers.

The Trump administration's move, which seeks to force the reporters to testify before a federal grand jury, should 'shock the conscience' of Americans, a New York Times lawyer says.

Officials reopened Highway 1 through British Columbia's Fraser Canyon on Saturday, but warned that active wildfire operations continue in the area.

South African soccer player Jayden Adams, 25, has died just weeks after playing for his country at the FIFA World Cup.

A Pictou County woman says she is afraid to leave her house after being diagnosed with alpha-gal syndrome, a rare allergic reaction to meat and dairy linked to lone star tick bites.

Here’s what we know about the deadly charter boat sinking off the shores of Richmond, B.C., the people who were aboard, concerns raised about the vessel and the investigation into the company that operated it.

Typhoon Bavi has made landfall in eastern China, with nearly two million people evacuating ahead of time. The storm has already struck parts of Japan and brushed past Taiwan.

People are waiting for Typhoon Bavi to make landfall in China, with more than a million people evacuating.

Fighting continues in Russia's war against Ukraine, which is running low on munitions that would help it shoot down and intercept Russian strikes.

Fighting continues in Russia's war against Ukraine, which is running low on munitions that would help it shoot down and intercept Russian strikes.

The huge animals knocked bodies to the cobblestones, and stumbling runners caused several pileups during the two-and-a-half-minute run from the pen to the bull ring where bullfighters will kill the bulls later in the day.

A whooping crane's appearance northeast of Calgary is being celebrated by local birdwatchers, with the rare sighting of North America's tallest bird being hailed as a chapter in the iconic animal's "conservation success story."

Cameras can deter drivers from speeding, experts say, leading to fewer crashes and safer roads.