Songwriting Spotlight: The Tragically Hip, Leslie Feist, Loverboy’s Mike Reno and Paul Dean, and Roch Voisine were inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame at Toronto’s Massey Hall, with tributes featuring Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, FINNEAS, City and Colour, Ruby Waters, and Indigenous performers. Indigenous Health Crisis: Neskantaga First Nation in northern Ontario remains evacuated after sewage damage forced a nursing station shutdown, with repairs only just starting and chiefs warning winter could delay returns. Labour & Rights: The federal Liberals’ Bill C-39 would give unions “new leverage” via a special mediator process tied to industrial peace powers, as critics argue it reshapes bargaining and Indigenous consultation. Food & Culture: A Mohawk chef highlights pawpaw as a “tropical alien banana” growing in Canada, linking Indigenous cultivation history to today’s small pockets of wild and orchard trees. Music Pop Culture: KATSEYE made their Saturday Night Live debut, marking another mainstream milestone for the HYBE/Geffen-built global girl group. Controversy in Sports Naming: An Indiana racehorse renamed after antisemitism complaints over “Austrian Painter,” a reference to Hitler’s early art career. Community & Belonging: A Vancouver writer describes how permanent residency didn’t feel like a win—housing insecurity and rent-bank work became the real focus. Art as Witness: A Lebanese-Canadian artist’s exhibition turns Israeli munitions into fragile resin works, pushing viewers to rethink violence seen “from afar.”