Canada Investment Summit Backlash: Protesters and civil-society groups gathered in Toronto to challenge Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push for major foreign investment, arguing it could sell off public resources without clear benefits for affordability, education, transit and health while also backing industries tied to war and climate harm. Critical Minerals Financing: Generation Mining secured $340M in final project funding to complete construction of its Marathon copper-palladium mine near Marathon, Ont., with anchor support from the Canada Growth Fund and Canada Infrastructure Bank. Clean Power Buildout in Saskatchewan: Bell Canada and the Saskatchewan government signed an MoU to expand Bell AI Fabric with up to 900 MW of additional capacity, aiming for a 1.2 GW AI infrastructure hub and citing data sovereignty and environmental stewardship. Thunder Bay Wind Farm Public Input: A public meeting is set for Oct. 14 on the proposed Northern Breeze Wind Project (35 turbines, 200 MW) near Thunder Bay, developed with Fort William First Nation and Red Rock Indian Band. Air Quality Pressure in Calgary: Alberta says it will release air-quality data on smoke from a long-smouldering ECCO Recycling landfill fire in southeast Calgary after city officials requested more transparency. Nova Scotia School Staffing Gap: A parent says her autistic son can’t attend school full time due to a shortage of educational program assistants, with no clear timeline for when support will be available. Energy Procurement Shift in Nova Scotia: IESO Nova Scotia will accelerate and expand battery procurement via a “second energy procurement process,” starting in October, drawing both support and caution from local groups.