Data-centre policy push: Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province should embrace data centres for “data sovereignty,” arguing projects must meet economic, protection and community-confidence pillars—while rejecting incentives and requiring data centres to pay full electricity costs. Power deal with housing implications: Ottawa is putting up to $10B behind a revised Churchill Falls agreement between Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec, aiming to upgrade Churchill Falls, develop Gull Island hydro, add Labrador wind and build transmission—potentially reshaping long-term electricity supply for growth. Local infrastructure procurement: Saskatchewan’s Swift Current Comprehensive High School renovation moves into Phase One procurement with an RFP for construction services, including HVAC/electrical upgrades and safety/fire code work. Transit + construction impacts: Vancouver’s Canada Line Oakridge–41st Avenue station will close early nightly for about a month starting Aug. 24 for upgrades, with TransLink routing commuters to the #15 bus and advising extra travel time. Housing-adjacent business move: A Vancouver mayoral candidate backs “easier, faster, cheaper” entrepreneurship start-up supports, including a tiered micro-grant plan—aimed at filling storefronts with new local businesses. Community safety: RCMP report a drowning at Banff’s Johnson Lake, the fourth Bow Valley drowning this year.