Premier Doug Ford and Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed a memorandum of understanding earlier this Monday in Salt Lake City that establishes a three-year framework for cooperation in industries including critical minerals, nuclear energy, defence manufacturing, artificial intelligence, life sciences and advanced manufacturing.

New and updated registrations from Anthropic, Vector Institute, Facebook Canada (Meta) and Communitech suggest the AI sector is increasingly looking to influence provincial decision-making.

Eastern Ontario has emerged as ground zero for the fight over Alto, pitting urban mayors enticed by the benefits of a new station against their rural neighbours, who worry about the disruptions caused by a bustling rail line that will glide through their communities.

Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce says this is the first equity partnership with First Nations in a nuclear reactor in Canada.

At a press conference on Parliament Hill on Thursday, Chrissy Isaacs stood with Grassy Narrows Chief Sherry Ackabee, NDP Leader Avi Lewis and a large delegation of community members carrying photos of their deceased loved ones to demand both an apology and the termination of the paper mill Isaacs said is still poisoning her people.

In a dissenting report, Sen. Pierre Dalphond called for the federal government to ask the Supreme Court for a reference to settle the issue legally.

A spokesperson for Ontario's Treasury Board Secretariat said retroactive compensation is now nearly complete.

The Progressive Conservatives used the eight-week session to push through a package of legislation touching everything from school boards and municipal governance to freedom of information rules and the future of Toronto’s waterfront.

VIA Rail Canada Inc. was registered to lobby provincially this past week by Jessica McDougall, Bonny Skene, and Rob Elliott — consultants with Counsel Public Affairs Inc.

Erskine-Smith's email does not say whether he still plans to run for the Ontario Liberal leadership.