Meta’s AI data centre push: Meta broke ground on a $13B, 1-gigawatt AI data centre in Sturgeon County, Alberta—its first in Canada—aiming for 3,000 construction jobs and 300 operational roles, with a closed-loop cooling design and $42M in local infrastructure spending. Air Canada leadership change: SAS CEO Anko Van der Werff is set to become Air Canada’s next president and CEO by late January 2027, replacing Michael Rousseau as the airline continues its transition. Critical minerals investment: Teck and the Canada Growth Fund inked a C$850M expansion at Trail Operations to boost germanium and antimony output and add Canada’s first primary gallium capacity under the Canada Critical Minerals Accelerator. Defence connectivity contract: Telesat Lightspeed reached an agreement in principle to deliver secure Mil-Ka Arctic connectivity for the Canadian Armed Forces’ ESCP-P program. Policy and markets: A ratings expert warns Canada’s new NATO defence bank may struggle to earn triple-A status without bigger economic “heavyweights” joining as shareholders. Household pressure: New reporting highlights Canadians increasingly using buy-now-pay-later to afford groceries as costs bite. Food and compliance: CFIA stopped more than 150,000 kg of misrepresented food from entering Canada. Investor warning (Saskatchewan): Saskatchewan’s regulator cautioned residents about unregistered online investment entities, urging checks before sending money.