Homelessness & Housing Support: Simcoe County and the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness launched “Veterans First,” a $465,000, one-year push to end veteran homelessness with intensive case managers, landlord support and adaptive funding. Mobile Outreach: Bruce County is expanding its outreach model with a mobile COAST team partnering with CMHA Grey-Bruce to deliver low-barrier mental health, addictions and peer supports. Public Housing in the North: Inuit firm Arctic Fresh Projects will build 23 staff housing units in Iqaluit with $35.6M in federal funding, targeting a first LEED Gold building in Nunavut. Renovation Reality Check: Metro Vancouver homeowners are being urged to vet permits, insurance, waterproofing and change orders before hiring contractors, as Grand Renovations shares a seven-point checklist. Trade & Infrastructure: Canada is pushing export growth through the Port of Vancouver’s Gateway Strategy, including Roberts Bank Terminal 2 and rail/environment upgrades. Transit & Construction: Toronto Pearson kicked off a $1.5B Terminal 1 and 3 modernization phase focused on passenger flow and reliability. Rail Safety: The Canadian Transportation Agency approved a Lac-Mégantic bypass to permanently reroute rail traffic away from downtown after the 2013 derailment. Housing Market Pressure: Minto CEO Michael Waters says Canada’s housing sector has taken “successive blows,” citing pandemic impacts, rate hikes, defaults concerns, immigration swings and falling rents.