Defence Procurement: Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will buy 190 Canadian-made armoured combat support vehicles over four years in a deal worth nearly $2B with GDLS-Canada, while also funding 35 more for Ukraine—part of a broader push to expand the fleet and deepen local defence industrial capacity. Maritime Innovation: BCIT and Kongsberg Maritime announced a $76.5M Marine Innovation Simulation Centre of Excellence in B.C., aimed at boosting maritime R&D and training using simulation tech for safety, autonomy, cyber resilience and low-emissions operations. Capital Markets: CIRO posted trading halts and scheduled a sanctions hearing for Donald Edward McMillan, alongside a separate settlement hearing notice for Scotia Securities Inc.—a reminder that enforcement activity remains active in Canada’s dealer ecosystem. Food & Retail: Lactalis Canada is set to buy Agropur’s fine cheese business (OKA, Monsieur Gustav and L’Extra), while Ontario has triggered targeted Disaster Recovery Assistance for Ontarians flooding damage in parts of Ottawa. Business & Tech: Vancouver’s GroundedAI closed a $2M round to expand its underground data platform for tunnelling and civil mining. Macro/Markets: The S&P/TSX composite fell more than 100 points as tech and base metals weighed on sentiment, with U.S. markets also lower. Environment Disruption: Canadian wildfire smoke continues to trigger hazardous air alerts and business/event disruptions across parts of the U.S., including the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic.