Infrastructure Procurement: BC is revising how it buys work for the George Massey Tunnel replacement, aiming to keep more benefits local instead of letting “one-and-done” all-in-one bids funnel profits offshore. Housing Supply: Haldimand-Norfolk is moving ahead with three affordable housing projects that could raise rent-geared-to-income units by about 20% in two years, as demand and vacancy remain tight. Affordable Builds (Belleville): Habitat Village, a proposed 66-unit affordable condo project, is delayed while Environment Canada requests groundwater sampling at a former police station site. Metro Vancouver Condo Plan: Critics are pushing back on the federal-B.C. plan to buy about 2,200 unsold condos and resell them as affordable homes, calling it a developer bailout. Public Safety & Crime: BC is funding a Chronic Property Offending Intervention Initiative with 12 regional hubs to target repeat property offenders, while Montreal is reeling after a hotel shooting that killed a police officer and a civilian. Nuclear Strategy: Canada unveiled a plan to enable up to 10 new reactors, plus CANDU export targets and uranium export growth, alongside a Darlington Indigenous loan guarantee for minority ownership. Mining & Land: A BC-based company is reviving a copper-gold-silver mine proposal near Opal Creek, with opposition expected over environmental impacts.