Fish Kill Accountability: Bruce Power faces two federal Fisheries Act charges after about 8.1 million gizzard shad died at its Lake Huron intake in 2025. The company’s own report blamed an organizational failure to adapt to climate-driven conditions. Environmental Safeguards: Fifty-six Royal Society of Canada fellows are urging Ottawa to amend the Building Canada Strong Act, warning its fast-track rules could weaken protections for species, ecosystems and public health. Indigenous Rights: First Nations are challenging the federal approval process for the Pacific Link pipeline, including its national-interest designation. Clean Power: Nova Scotia has opened bids for new on-demand electricity as it prepares to close coal plants by 2030; Vermont is also exploring access to the province’s future offshore wind power. Climate Credibility: Ottawa plans to present Canada as a climate leader at COP31, even as critics point to policy rollbacks and the abandoned pledge to end thermal coal exports.