Weekly News Recap: July 10, 2026

Weekly News Recap: July 10, 2026

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced a proposed pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast in Calgary on July 2, 2026, alongside Prime Minister Mark Carney. (Todd Korol/The Canadian Press)

It is never too little what is enough, and it is never too much what is not enough. - Seneca

SOME GOOD NEWS

TOP TEN STORIES OF THE WEEK

  1. BMO Commits $500,000 To National Music Centre’s Music Therapy Programs Across Canada (That Eric Alper) CALGARY STORY Love this! Congrats to all. "The National Music Centre just got a major boost for one of its most meaningful programs. NMC has announced a $500,000 multi-year commitment from BMO to expand its Music Therapy Initiative, bringing evidence-based music therapy to more patients, families, and communities across the country."

  2. VIDEO: NASA has set its sights on a moon base. Here's how Canada can play an important role (CBC) CANADIAN STORY "In April, Canadians watched as Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen ventured the farthest any human has ever been as part of the Artemis II mission that took him and three other NASA astronauts around the moon. It was billed as a crucial step to returning humans to the lunar surface, which NASA says will happen in 2028 with its Artemis IV mission. But NASA's Artemis program isn't like the Apollo program of the 1960s and '70s. This is an international effort; there are currently 68 countries that are signatories of the Artemis Accords. Not only that, but this won't just be a brief visit: the plan is to go to the moon to stay."

  3. VIDEO: Alberta pitches southern route for West Coast pipeline, with a price tag of $35B or more (CBC) ALBERTA STORY An important step towards economic sovereignty. "Alberta has formally proposed an oil pipeline to the southwest coast of British Columbia for tanker export to Asian markets, in partnership with federally-owned Trans Mountain Corp. and Calgary-based Pembina Pipeline Corp. acting as the private proponent. Premier Danielle Smith announced the province's submission to the federal Major Projects Office in Calgary in a joint press conference with Prime Minister Mark Carney."

  4. Federal government investing $40 million in Contemporary Calgary's redevelopment of old planetarium (CBC) CALGARY STORY #Woot Well done all. "The federal government is investing $40 million in Contemporary Calgary's redevelopment of the Centennial Planetarium on the west end of downtown. The funding [...] comes from Ottawa's $51 billion Build Communities Strong Fund, and will support the third and final phase of the arts group's years-long retrofit of the planetarium into a public art gallery. 'Together we are transforming one of our city’s most important civic gathering places into a globally significant destination for contemporary art,' Contemporary Calgary CEO David Leinster said in a news release."

  5. If you build it: Six world-changing innovations with UCalgary origin stories (UCalgary) CALGARY STORY CPAP and WiFi are just a few of the the amazing difference UCalgary has spawned. "They were starting something before 'Start something.' Although the University of Calgary campaign was launched in 2022 to honour the entrepreneurial spirit of the students, faculty, staff and the community, its spirit has been alive from university’s earliest days as a burgeoning speck on the prairie landscape. Over the years, many ideas have blossomed into entrepreneurial ventures and even some of the most consequential inventions in our lifetime."

  6. Homegrown app Gander wants to make social media more Canadian (CBC) CANADIAN STORY I will have to give this a try...eh? "Gander, a new social media app similar to X or Bluesky, was designed for Canadians — but many are skeptical that being homegrown alone will be enough to get users to try it."

  7. The test of time: Canada’s only watchmaking school still ticking after 80 years (CBC) TROIS-RIVIÈRES STORY This is cool that Canada has a school like this. "For one thing, the École national d’horlogerie is located on the third floor of an elementary school in Trois-Rivières – a city of about 140,000 people, halfway between Montreal and Quebec City. And, despite an entire wall covered in cuckoo clocks, a half-dozen grandfather clocks standing side by side, cabinets full of watches, and mantel and wall clocks taking up entire shelving units, the space is surprisingly quiet. Benoit Mercier says the near-silence is necessary. 'It requires a lot of patience and peace of mind to work with so many tiny pieces' said Mercier, one of two full-time teachers at the school."

  8. VIDEO: Billionaires' children are pushing their parents to give away wealth faster #philanthropy #news (YouTube) Yay. We are seeing this.

  9. The $62 Billion Signal: Bequests Just Became Philanthropy's Fastest-Growing Engine (Forbes) #LetsHearItForPlannedGiving "Giving by living individuals — the engine of American philanthropy for as long as anyone has measured it — grew a respectable 4.1%. Giving by bequest grew 19.7%, to $62.19 billion, the largest increase of any source. Adjusted for inflation, the living managed 1.4% growth. The deceased delivered 16.6%."

  10. Appointing the non-profit ED of 2026: From operational manager to ecosystem orchestrator (The Philanthropist) Thanks to my friend Jennifer Johnstone for sharing this article. "Boards that continue to recruit yesterday’s leadership profile will unintentionally constrain their organizations’ future capacity. Contributor Stephen Murgatroyd outlines the core capabilities non-profit boards should prioritize when appointing executive directors in 2026."

SEVEN LIFE AND CAREER HACKS

  1. New Heights, New Perspectives (Full Frame) Taking photography to new heights.

  2. My Manager Made Me Read the Dynamo Paper: It Changed How I Think About System Design (Level Up Coding) Academic paper-reading by lay readers is a lost art and, it should be revived.

  3. The color statistic that’s been wrong for 80 years (UX Design) Turns out, it's not millions, its closer to hundreds of thousands, of which 35,000 are those that a printer or painter would care about.

  4. How Big is a Googol? (ThinkArt) Turns out, its so big we can't describe it using everyday items.

  5. The Surprising Science Behind Why Your To-Do List Is Killing Your Productivity. (Simon Performs) I am definitely suffering from a large dose of The Zeigarnik Effect.

  6. What is Graph Theory, and why should you care? (Data Science Collective) I love graphs but even I have to admit this is a pretty nerdy look at the underlying theory.

  7. What Female Masters Runners Can Teach Us About Aging (Runner's Life) Very useful data about health, aging, and running.

TOP THREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK

  1. $3.19-mil­lion bequest to sup­port SW Alta. youth for gen­er­a­tions (Press Reader) ALBERTA STORY "A gift made quietly in a will is poised to make a dif­fer­ence in South­west­ern Alberta for gen­er­a­tions to come. The Com­munity Found­a­tion has announced a $3.19-mil­lion bequest from the estate of Dr. David and Shir­ley Hughes, one of the largest leg­acy gifts in the organ­iz­a­tion’s his­tory. The dona­tion will sup­port char­it­able organ­iz­a­tions, projects and activ­it­ies that focus on devel­op­ing youth lead­er­ship and enrich­ing the lives of young people throughout the region."

  2. VIDEO: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donate $26m to charities ahead of reported wedding (The Guardian) Now no longer a rumoured wedding...it happened. "Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are donating $26m to charities in advance of their rumored wedding at New York’s Madison Square Garden this weekend, a representative for the couple has confirmed to the Guardian. The 20 named charities include organizations in meaningful locations to the couple such as Nashville (where Swift got her start in music), Kansas City (the home of Kelce’s Chiefs NFL team) and New York City, where Swift and Kelce’s wedding is reported to take place."

  3. TRU Law recipient of $1.4 million legacy gift from longtime Kamloops judge, lawyer (Castnet) KAMLOOPS STORY "Thompson Rivers University says a legacy gift of more than $1.4 million from former B.C. Supreme Court Justice Hope Hyslop will impact the lives of law students for decades to come."

LAST WEEK'S MOST POPULAR STORIES

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