Niagara Falls Tourism Push: Ontario is backing a bold plan to double visitors, with major upgrades like a bigger airport, new attractions and a planned five-star hotel conversion of the historic Toronto Power Generating Station—plus talk of casinos and a theme-park-style draw. Housing & Zoning: Thunder Bay may rezone the former Adanac Hotel for transitional housing, adding apartments and rooming units plus an emergency shelter. Shelter Politics: A Bradford councillor running for mayor filed an ombudsman complaint over a proposed asylum centre, while county officials say they weren’t contacted. Construction Costs: Canada’s counter-tariffs on U.S. homebuilding components are expected to raise costs and delay projects, hitting already-stressed builders. Energy Procurement: Nova Scotia’s IESO is accelerating a second procurement, expanding beyond storage to other on-demand generation options. Alberta Data Centres Backlash: Leaked documents suggest Alberta could take over natural gas pipeline control to feed data-centre demand, raising concerns about higher bills. Trade & Real Estate Links: The UK, France and Canada are moving to ban goods from Israeli settlements, including services tied to construction, infrastructure and real estate.