AI & Skills Gap: A new Pearson/AWS report says Canada’s “AI readiness gap” is hurting employers’ ability to find graduates who can apply AI in real workplaces, pointing to gaps in pace, connection, capability, governance, experience and skills alignment. Labour Market Watch: Statistics Canada data shows Prairie employment growth is far faster than the rest of Canada, with Alberta driving most gains. Public Health & Equity: Manitoba reports a hepatitis A emergency linked to poor sewage and water infrastructure in remote Island Lake communities, with calls for Ottawa to address housing and wastewater. Education & Workforce Training: U.Va. Health’s “Earn While You Learn” nursing program is graduating its first nursing cohort, letting employees work part-time while studying full time. Campus Climate: A report highlights widespread antisemitism exposure at Canadian universities, while a separate case involves a class action moving forward against McGill over campus antisemitism. Policy & Housing: An opinion piece argues housing affordability is driven by public policy choices—especially land release—rather than inevitability. Climate Risk: A study finds human-caused climate change has more than doubled the likelihood of extreme wildfire conditions like those seen in 2026.