Health Funding Standoff: Canada’s premiers are pressing Ottawa to return to a 50/50 split of health-care costs, arguing the federal share (about 22%) is undermining access, primary care and workforce retention. Medical Oversight: Ontario’s medical regulator suspended a SickKids doctor’s licence after his arrest on child sexual abuse material charges. Food Safety & Public Health: A Canada-linked salmonella outbreak tied to pistachios from Iran is declared over, but Health officials still warn people to avoid Iranian products. Cancer Research: A Nature study reports a transmissible skin cancer spreading among catfish in Lake Memphremagog, raising new questions about how tumors can spread in the wild. Indigenous Cancer Equity: A large Ontario study finds cancer survival remains worse for First Nations patients even as some screening-program outcomes improve. Animal Welfare/Rescue: The first group of beluga whales being relocated from shuttered Marineland Canada has begun travel to new homes in the U.S. Transplant Policy: Portugal is expanding organ donation rules to include controlled cardiorespiratory arrest donors, aiming to boost transplant supply. Immigration: IRCC issued 5,000 Express Entry invitations for French-language candidates with a CRS cut-off of 399. Wildfire Heat Context: Heat-related excess deaths in France reached record levels, underscoring ongoing climate-linked health risks.