1. Canada has joined the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) as its tenth member, investing $269 million over eight years. 2. The National Research Council of Canada's Herzberg Centre will oversee the investment and collaborate with Canadian industries to deliver key observatory systems. 3. Canada's MDA Space has been awarded the construction contract for the SKA-Mid telescope in South Africa, integrating the correlator and beamformer using advanced FPGAs.