Canada–U.S. Trade: Prime Minister Mark Carney brushed off Trump’s renewed “51st state” jab, saying Ottawa won’t react to every post as Canada pushes for renewal of the free trade agreement with the U.S. and Mexico for another 16 years. Cloud Competition: A policy think tank warns Canada’s cloud market could get more concentrated as AI services grow, urging interoperability rules in federal cloud procurement and domestic investment programs. CPP & Trade Tribunal: The federal government named new appointees to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal and CPP Investments. Securities Relief: Stingray received exemptive relief to treat certain share classes as one for takeover-bid and early-warning reporting, aimed at enabling non-Canadian investment. AI Cybersecurity: Minister Evan Solomon said Canada is joining Anthropic’s Project Glasswing to access the Claude Mythos model for cybersecurity vulnerability detection. Markets: Canadian and U.S. indexes hit fresh highs, with AI and energy stocks leading the charge. Housing Costs: TRREB welcomed Ontario–Canada development charge reductions to cut upfront costs and speed housing starts. Food & Beverage Growth: Farm Credit Canada estimates productivity gains could add $40B and 217,000 jobs over the next decade, if investment, skills, regulation and trade openness improve. Corporate Finance: Shopify authorized an extra $3B for share buybacks; Petrus declared a monthly dividend; several TSX/TSXV issuers reported financing, dividends, and board updates.