AI Infrastructure Boom: Meta broke ground on a $13B, 1-gigawatt AI data centre in Sturgeon County, Alberta—its first in Canada—aimed at creating thousands of construction jobs and hundreds of long-term roles while using closed-loop cooling. Local Resistance to Big Tech: In Olds, Alberta, residents are challenging another proposed AI data-centre campus, adding to growing concerns over land, water, noise and emissions. Defence and Sovereignty: Canada is accelerating military expansion and Arctic readiness as relations with the U.S. cool, with tens of billions earmarked for modernization. Weather and Health Risks: Environment Canada lifted a tornado warning in east-central Alberta, but Saskatchewan remains on alert after a tornado was reported in the northwest; meanwhile, a long-duration heat event is expected to push humidex near 45 in parts of southern Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Food and Climate Impacts: A Dauphin, Man. greenhouse says flooding destroyed its tomato crop, while research links cleaner transport to thousands fewer premature deaths from ultrafine pollution in Montreal and Toronto. Critical Minerals Push: Teck and the Canada Growth Fund signed a major deal to expand Trail operations for germanium and antimony, with new gallium production capacity. Policy Watch: A memo suggests Ottawa is considering suing citizens over “false and misleading” social media posts, raising alarms about who decides what’s misinformation.