Housing Policy & Affordability (B.C.): A B.C. letter argues the province’s fall 2026 building-code tweak for detached backyard suites is too narrow, because internal suite conversions still trigger “new-build” rules that make projects financially impossible—urging a more performance-based renovation pathway instead. Pipeline & Infrastructure (B.C./Alberta): Environmental groups and coastal First Nations say a new B.C.-Ottawa cooperative prosperity deal protects the north tanker ban but raises concerns about a potential southern pipeline route that could follow the Trans Mountain corridor. Energy & Public Cost (Opinion): Another column questions why taxpayers may fund a new oil pipeline when the oil-and-gas sector is forecast to pull in major windfall profits. Construction & Transit (Metro Vancouver): A SkyTrain expansion project manager claims he was “scapegoated” for cost overruns in a B.C. Supreme Court petition tied to the Surrey-to-Langley project. Disaster & Property Impacts (Ontario/Manitoba): Ottawa is expanding curbside pickup for storm debris after Canada Day flooding, while Brandon has declared a local state of emergency ahead of expected river flooding. Community Housing (Okanagan): Summerland’s food bank is building a new five-storey supportive-housing facility downtown, adding 60 rental units above a street-level resource centre. Indigenous Housing & Services (Ontario): Kashechewan evacuees in Niagara Falls rallied for an apology over comments that framed some evacuees as homelessness—prompting a municipal apology. Student Migration & Housing Pressure (Canada): New reporting says tighter 2026 study-permit limits are driving a sharp drop in Indian student arrivals, with housing and public-service strain cited as part of the policy rationale.