Ocean Protection Funding: Prime Minister Mark Carney announced $82M over five years to expand Canada’s ocean observation and monitoring, including Arctic moorings, under-ice gliders, and more coverage in the Labrador Sea and Davis Strait, timed with Canada becoming a party to the High Seas Treaty. Digital Infrastructure & Water/Electricity Impacts: Ottawa says 19 more organizations have signed on to its Responsible Data Centre Development Principles, bringing signatories to 42 and setting expectations around local benefits, electricity ratepayer protection, water use, transparency, and minimizing environmental impacts. Firefighter Cancer Prevention: Neebing, Ont. opened a $2.3M decontamination facility to help volunteer firefighters remove toxic contaminants from gear before returning to service. Major-Project Rules & Environment Scrutiny: Bill C-39 (Building Canada Strong Act) would entrench faster approvals and shift some pipeline/nuclear assessments toward energy-linked bodies, drawing criticism that it could sideline scientific expertise. Clean Transit: OC Transpo confirmed an additional order for 120 all-electric Nova buses from Nova Bus, boosting Ottawa’s zero-emission fleet. Okanagan Lake Health Check: Living Lakes Canada, OKIB and WFN begin phased shoreline surveys of Okanagan Lake’s 290 km to assess land use, vegetation, streams, and human structures after wildfire impacts.