Korean Pop Culture & Beauty: CJ Olive Young’s first “Olive Young Festa” in Los Angeles drew 100,000 visitors over three days, pairing K-beauty brands with a Seoul-styled shopping street setup alongside KCON LA. Streaming & Audio Culture: Spotify is rolling out “Playlist Notes” beyond music, letting listeners add short messages to saved podcasts and audiobooks—plus editors can add context too. Canadian Arts & Heritage: Parks Canada is building a detailed 3D reconstruction of the Arctic shipwreck HMS Investigator, using 150,000 images and sonar, to help researchers and Indigenous communities interpret and conserve the wreck. Public Life & Health: Free N95 masks are available in Merritt as wildfire smoke triggers an orange air-quality warning. Youth Rights & Law: Canada’s proposed social media ban for kids under 16 may face a Charter challenge after France struck down its similar rule. Energy & Indigenous Partnerships: Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Ottawa are lining up a major clean-power deal—plus an Indigenous-majority LNG export plan for Europe. Sports: Canada’s women beat Senegal 72-57 in Olympic pre-qualifying basketball, setting up a key matchup with the Philippines.