Canada–Vietnam Strategic Partnership: Prime Minister Mark Carney met Vietnam’s Tô Lâm and both sides elevated ties to a new Strategic Partnership, aiming to deepen cooperation on trade, AI and digital tech, aerospace, transportation, energy (including LNG), defence and food security. Health Care & Research: Niagara Health named pharmacist-scientist Dr. Lisa Burry as its inaugural senior scientist at the Niagara Health Knowledge Institute to expand research on older-adult care, delirium and transitions of care. Evidence in Action (Ontario): The RNAO BPSO Symposium and BPSO OHT Summit in Toronto brought together 200+ leaders to push best-practice guidelines into real-world care and measure outcomes. Public Safety (Rail): Ottawa announced $4.5M for 12 rail-safety education projects targeting trespassing and unsafe grade-crossing behaviour. Cybersecurity Warning: Barrie firm ACT360 says many organizations are boosting cybersecurity budgets but still seeing rising breaches, urging small and mid-sized businesses to fund access controls, monitoring, training and tested recovery plans. Climate Impact (B.C. glaciers): An SFU study says three southwest B.C. glaciers could vanish within decades, with Whistler Glacier at risk within 10 years. Tech & AI Ops: Unryo says it’s using agentic AI to connect radio-network faults with Kubernetes infrastructure to speed root-cause explanations. Health Canada (COVID vaccines): Health Canada withdrew all COVID-19 LP.8.1 vaccine products ahead of the fall 2026/27 respiratory season updates. Procurement Politics (B.C.): B.C. NDP leader David Eby announced “Built in B.C. and Canada” procurement rules for public infrastructure, requiring Crown agencies to choose Canadian suppliers within bid ranges.