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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Good morning everyone. This morning was like trying to start up one of those old crank-start Ford motor carriages. Crank it a half dozen times before it starts struggling to chug its way to a more rhythmic idle. The road ahead in the kitchen seemed kind of like hitting potholes or letting go of the clutch too quick; good way to lose your dentures if you have your mouth open at the time. Oh well, it was a rough POTHOLY ROAD in the kitchen this morning. Once I got the dishes put away and got the coffee done,

I ate my cereal, then I was coming more online naturally, and I shifted from bot mode to human cognition. I got me a coffee and went to sit in my Green Space for a bit to relax before I do the news. I figure doing the news keeps the grey matter upstairs well exercised, or it keeps the cobwebs from gathering too much wool. Anyway, that's what keeps me going; I do not have memory loss problems; I've always had memory lapses, yes, not losses. Lapses of memory, yes, I forget, then remember later, usually too late. Call me the absent-minded professor.

I have dabbled in a little of a lot of things in my life. I need to stay active and connected, informed, and I am the curious type, so I do a lot of reading, searching, and researching. I got more education on my own from reading books than I ever did in all the classrooms I was in as a student.

Dear friends, this is a carryover from yesterday's news I thought was important enough to repost on today's news as well.

ONTARIO HEALTH CARE:

Not concerned? Must be nice to be rich and afford private health care, or sell your house, car, kids, wife, dog, cat, budgie. It's up to you. 👼🤑🤮👹🔱

P.S. I don't like telling this story, but I can't just let this go. I had a wonderful friend in Tennessee; she later succumbed to cancer. She had to sell her farm for the doctor's bills. That's why I would like to put a stake through the heart of the vampire that's causing all this pain and suffering by denying basic health care to the people. IF THE ONTARIO GOVERNMENT IS FOLLOWING SUIT WITH THE U.S. ON THIS, MAY THEIR ROTTEN SOUL ROT IN HELL! 👹🔥🔱

_*CURSED BE THE WHOLE LOT OF YOU! THE ORANGE JABBA THE HUTT DIAPERED BUTTHOLE AND HIS 💩 DIAPER KISSING MAGAts AND DUNCE CADETS!*_

_*THAT'S THE SPECIALTY OF THE DAY: a 💩🥪, a glass of water, and a toothpick 🫗 / DON'T YOU KNOW? That's also the main course in jail: a pine float.*_

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Question: Is Ontario losing Ontario Health Care Support?

🔹AI Overview

Ontario is not officially ending its universal public health care plan (OHIP), but reports from financial watchdogs and healthcare unions warn that the system faces severe strain, underfunding, and potential staffing shortages that threaten the level of support available...

• Financial Pressures and Projected Shortfalls:
• Impact on Community and Home Support:

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Ontario hospitals have lost $2.2bn in day-to-day funds

Doug Ford promised to end hallway medicine. Union workers say job cuts have made the problem worse than ever.

Ontario hospital funds to cover daily expenses have dropped by $2.2 billion in the last six years, shows a new report by the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU), a part of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). The report, released on Tuesday, highlights how costs for hospitals have risen by six per cent per year.

OCHU leaders decried Ontario Premier Doug Ford's plan to only increase hospital funding by 3.3 percent in 2026/27 while costs continue to grow. The result has been hospitals needing to borrow money to pay their operating costs.

"Hospitals need six per cent annual increases simply to maintain services," said OCHU president Michael Hurley in a press release. "The Ford government has cut hospital budgets in real terms, year after year, resulting in a loss of beds and staff in the face of significant utilization pressures from an aging population."

"Hospitals need six per cent annual increases simply to maintain services," said OCHU president Michael Hurley

Scarborough Health Network's new emergency department

* READ MORE: Care is infrastructure:*

August 6, 2026

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_* MISAPPROPRIATED FUNDS. And there you have it, everything I could dig up in one morning. I really feel that our Health Care in Ontario is in RED ALERT 🔴 MODE!

Think about it, do you wish to end up like my friend in Tennessee?*_

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BREAKING NEWS RECAP:

Trump secretly switched planes in Turkey amid security concerns, official says

President Donald Trump secretly slipped out of Turkey last month on an alternate military plane, which he boarded while hidden inside a catering truck, as part of an elaborate ruse prompted by an Iranian threat, according to a US official.

Trump ultimately landed at Joint Base Andrews and deplaned Air Force One at 1:23 am ET.

President Donald Trump secretly slipped out of Turkey last month on an alternate military plane, which he boarded while hidden inside a catering truck, as part of an elaborate ruse prompted by an Iranian threat, according to a US official.

The clandestine security plan — first reported by the Washington Post and confirmed by CNN — underscored the lengths American officials went to in order to protect Trump from being assassinated by Iran.

Trump had flown to Turkey on a new plane gifted by Qatar and meant to be used as Air Force One. But while he was on the trip, officials announced he would fly out on an older presidential plane, which CNN and others had previously reported was due to security concerns.

That, though, was apparently part of the subterfuge. After boarding the older aircraft, a moment caught on camera, Trump secretly got off via the catering vehicle and moved to a smaller Air Force C-32A...

VIDEO | Included:

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Updated Aug 11, 2026, 6:49 AM ET - 3 hr ago

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Trump seems to think he has credibility on medicine, science and public health. He doesn’t.

Not to put too fine a point on this, but on scientific matters, the president is about as reliable a source as a Magic 8 Ball.

VIDEO | Included:

With 12 weeks remaining before the midterm elections and six weeks before early voting begins in some states, Donald Trump may not be focused on the issues voters care about most, but he’s clearly focused on the issues he cares about most.

In recent weeks, the president has invested considerable time and energy into everything from the Reflecting Pool to his 2020 election conspiracy theories to the White House ballroom vanity project, none of which is especially important to the American mainstream. So it didn’t come as much of a surprise to see the Republican turn his attention this week to another one of his preoccupations: peddling misinformation about vaccines.

The Wall Street Journal reported two weeks ago that Trump had privately lobbied Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr...

The executive order recommends reducing the amount of immunizations kids receive to provide protection for 11 diseases, down from the 18 that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had previously recommended. The immunizations that were reduced will remain available for certain high-risk groups and “for shared clinical decision-making, ensuring that parents have all options available to them,” according to the order. Those include the hepatitis A and B vaccines, and the Covid-19 and flu vaccines.

It also recommends separating the combined measles, mumps and rubella, also known as MMR, vaccine into three individual shots, along with generally administering vaccines during separate visits “to give parents more options regarding the timing and frequency of this vaccine administration.”

Maddowblog

• Trump pushes GOP to focus on health care in midterms, which would be fine with Democrats:

Aug. 11, 2026, 9:07 AM EDT

- MS NOW -

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CANADIAN NEWS:

Canada-U.S. trade minister to meet U.S. counterpart for 3rd time in as many weeks

Meeting comes ahead of Aug. 19 deadline for new 50% U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to meet with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer at his office in Washington Tuesday, marking the third time in three weeks the pair have met face to face, LeBlanc's office confirmed Tuesday.

LeBlanc had initially planned to travel to Washington on Monday, but his flight to the U.S. capital was diverted back to Montreal Monday afternoon due to severe weather.

Canada's chief trade negotiator, Janice Charette, meanwhile spent all day Monday in Washington meeting with officials from the Office of the United States Trade Representative. Charette and LeBlanc will not comment on the negotiations before or after the 1:30 p.m. ET meeting, according to the minister's office...

Carney says Trump agreed to 'intensify' trade talks after 50% tariff threat

U.S. declines to extend CUSMA trade deal with Canada, Mexico

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Aug 11, 2026 8:26 AM EDT | Last Updated: 43 minutes ago

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'Pushed over the brink: the escalating assault on Ontario’s hospitals'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5hA4fMuwsc

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

"Good morning to all! Have a productive and safe day, and be blessed!" It's easy to put oneself in a safe little cocoon and pretend the world out there doesn't exist. I used to do that; heck, before Paula and my mom and dad all the way back since grade school, I was pretty well a loner, and I didn't mind it. "Mrs. Invisible, you know." I have learned to do that quite effectively, being invisible; if required, as an example, "I go row my row boat gently down the stream of imagination." Especially when I can just step out in my Green Space for a few moments. I will miss sitting out there when winter comes 😢

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*TODAY'S TOPIC:*

COCOONING

Back to the Cocoon Syndrome, I guess that it would cover about 75% of the population, like worker ants; every worker ant simply follows the command of the leader ant ahead of them, and has no other thoughts except to follow the leader ant. The leader ants are also the scout ants; they're at least smart enough to check out the trail ahead before proceeding with the troops. I wish these leader ants of this colony of Dunce Ants would FALL OFF HELL'S PRECIPICE 🧗🔥!

It's easy to be in a cocoon and only come out when required, but in doing so one is actually insulating themselves or hiding from change. You lose touch with the flow of reality. You miss details, are more apt to believe in conspiracy theories and such. Being uninformed about the regular flow of life around you because you don't give a damn! UNTIL IT HITS YOU! Life is constantly changing, from the arrival of one photon of light after another, to allow you to see the entire movie one frame at a time; the transaction and process of life, also called the evolution of body, mind, and spirit, all part of the infinite fabric of time and space*_

The Little talked about cocooning syndrome COCOONING

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Question: Cocooning, staying inside home to hide and avoid the outside world

AI Overview

Cocooning is the behavior of staying inside your home to find safety, comfort, and relief from a harsh or stressful outside world. Trend forecaster Faith Popcorn coined the term in 1981. It describes a voluntary retreat into a personal sanctuary to rest, recharge, and avoid burnout.

There is a problem with this: some people will not face reality and will remain hiding in their cocoons. I almost did.

Origins and Meaning

• Definition: Insulating yourself from the unpredictable and tiring outside environment.
• Origin: Coined by marketing consultant Faith Popcorn during the early 1980s social and political shifts.
• Purpose: Acting as a form of deep self-care, mental recovery, and boundary-setting

Common Types of Cocooning

• Restful:
• Socialized:
• Armored:

Why People Do It

• Burnout:
• Over-stimulation:
• Uncertainty:

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When I was among the outside world, I used to hide inside, so I was alone, even in a crowd; people, even today, still bump into me because they don't notice me, Mrs. Invisible.

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BREAKING NEWS RECAP

Powerful earthquake sparks evacuations in Colombia

Updated Aug 10, 2026, 9:28 AM ET - 12 min ago

- CNN -

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Challenging fire weather continues in West as thousands evacuated in Canada while Spokane crews gain ground

Updated Aug 10, 2026, 3:38 AM ET - 6 hr ago

- CNN -

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**Netanyahu calculates upsetting Trump is his least-bad option**

On tricky issues, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s preference is to kick the can down the road. If he must take a position, he likes to include a twist of ambiguity, some wiggle room, just in case things get hairy later. Not this time, though, on the subject of US President Donald Trump’s roadmap for progressing the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

“I wish to be precise: Israel does not accept the 15-point document,” Netanyahu said during opening remarks at Sunday’s weekly Israeli Cabinet meeting.

• In fact, he went on to say it twice:

“I have heard people saying: ‘You didn’t say it.’ So here I am saying it again: Israel does not accept the 15-point document.”...

Related article

Hamas fighters patrol a street in Deir el-Balah, Gaza, on February 8, 2025.

Trump announces Gaza breakthrough but uncertainty remains

VIDEO | Included:

• Speaking to voters:

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Updated Aug 10, 2026, 1:33 AM ET - 8 hr ago

- CNN -

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We’re still learning the damage Musk and DOGE wrought

Between a new GAO report showing minuscule savings and ample evidence of the harm done, it’s clear we’re still sorting through the wreckage.

Elon Musk’s five-month tenure in the Trump administration provided the country a funhouse mirror version of technocratic governing. Here was a supposed expert in efficiency, a genius brought into to make the fixes politicians couldn’t. The so-called Department of Government Efficiency that he may or may not have led promised to slash $2 trillion in wasteful spending from the United States budget. According to its own “Wall of Receipts” website, it cut at most $215 billion, or about 11% of that initial projection.

DOGE’s failure at its task is about all we know about it. A new report from the Government Accountability Office explains that the quasi-agency vastly exaggerated the savings it produced. Some of the claimed cuts are impossible to verify. Despite promising transparency and a data-driven mindset, DOGE was a jumbled mess, and we’re left with little understanding of what it did or didn’t do. Indeed, a month after it officially shuttered, we’re still struggling to figure out exactly how much harm was caused by Musk and his similarly unqualified wrecking crew.

• Despite promising transparency and a data-driven mindset, DOGE was a jumbled mess, and we’re left with little understanding of what it did or didn’t do:
• During its brief existence, DOGE was a bastion against expertise and was seemingly allergic to good data management:

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Aug. 10, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

- MS NOW -

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CANADIAN NEWS:

93-year-old's 'lifetime of memories' piled on a curb in St. Catharines, Ont., after flooding

Volunteers mobilize to help most vulnerable in wake of emergency

Generations' worth of memories were laid out on Mary Winning's curb in St. Catharines, Ont., on Sunday in a jumbled mess of sewage-soiled mementoes, furniture, boxes and bags.

The 93-year-old's home was flooded twice in five days during back-to-back storms that dumped months' worth of rain on the city in just a few hours on the night of July 27 and again on Aug. 2, overwhelming sewers and spilling sewage-tainted water into thousands of homes.

"I'm glad she isn't able to go downstairs because it would break her heart to see," said her daughter Gail Winning, there along with her sister Carol Macdonald...

• State of emergency remains:
• Service owed:

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Posted: Aug 10, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours ago

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What you need to know about B.C. wildfires on Aug. 10

Police confirm wildfire death near Summerland, thousands remain under evacuation order

THE LATEST:

• RCMP confirm death of 80-year-old woman in wildfire near Summerland, B.C.

• Some evacuation orders and alerts downgraded for Bradley Creek fire.

• Nearly 22,000 people under evacuation orders provincewide, more than 10,000 under evacuation alerts.

• Flights resume from Kelowna International Airport after smoke-related cancellations.

• Most of southern B.C. under yellow and orange air quality warnings.

• B.C. Wildfire Service warns of potential for wind, dry lightning.

The Penticton RCMP has confirmed the death of an 80-year-old woman who was fleeing the Bald Range wildfire near Summerland, B.C.

A witness reported the death to police early Saturday morning. The RCMP said the woman "died suddenly" while evacuating with family, and that her death is believed to be a result of the fire...

WATCH | RCMP confirm fatality in wildfire near Summerland:

• OKIB downgrades, rescinds some orders and alerts:

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Posted: Aug 10, 2026 9:57 AM EDT | Last Updated: 18 minutes ago

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Another heatwave hits Europe as drought and fires worsen in Europe

*Europe is bracing for another wave of extreme heat, with temperatures forecast to reach the mid-30s Celsius in parts of Britain and France and spread across much of the continent. The latest heatwave comes after record-breaking temperatures, worsening drought, major wildfires and thousands of excess deaths, while dangerously low river levels threaten water supplies.*

August 10, 2026

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Europe’s record-breaking heat wave shrinks rivers and exposes secrets of the past

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n0_5Ly4Yo4

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Great! Back to beautiful sunny ☀️ weather with balmy temperatures out there. The farmers will be relieved; it's a typical old-fashioned August day. It reminds me of back in the Fifties as a kid, and the Sixties, laid back in the backyard with a nice cold beer, listening to nature's symphony of insects breaking the silence. It was peace.

Today is like the summertime back in the Sixties, the "Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRmEZMAfD3Y

Remember those peaceful days in the summer, like it used to be pre-the wannabe Hitler President? Isn't life today like a spot of 💩 on an angel's 👼 gown? Or a horsefly in your Pasta Fazool?

Anyway, to make my story short, it was that kind of morning here as I sat out in my Green Space with my coffee 🌱🌿 🍃 ☕️. Silence, except for the occasional bird song in the distance; I could also hear- actually, I could feel it more than hear it- the tinny distant vibration of a ship's engines at port somewhere in the canal. The sun, the trees, pearly blue sky with peacefulness and silence; it reminded me so much of the August days back home where I grew up—just wool gathering. I like my Green Space for that. 🐑😌

I am not going to keep it too long today; I would like to take some time this afternoon to go downtown with my partner, Paula, the editor of this publication. Maybe find another story to publish while I'm out. Who would suspect an 81-year-old lady of being an active news reporter? 😁

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TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

Ontario Health Care Continued

Question: What does Carney think about Ontario privatizing health care?

🔹AI Overview

Prime Minister Mark Carney has largely avoided directly intervening against provincial moves toward alternative or private health delivery models. While critics accuse him of enabling a two-tier system by not strictly enforcing the Canada Health Act against provincial reforms, supporters and some policy analysts view his stance as a flexible approach that allows provinces leeway to innovate and clear backlogs.

Public Stance vs. Criticisms

• Aversion to Direct Intervention:
• Accusations of Tolerance:
• Support for Provincial Flexibility:
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Question: What does Carney think about Ontario privatizing health care? August 9, 2026

While he has faced intense pressure from the NDP and health coalitions to aggressively block or penalize provincial private-delivery expansions (such as in Alberta and Ontario) by strictly enforcing the Canada Health Act, Carney has generally stated a preference to "work with the provinces" rather than engage in direct federal-provincial showdowns...

Federal Stance and Pressures

Aversion to Intervention: Carney has avoided outright condemnation of provincial structural changes or alternative delivery models, drawing criticism from critics who view his silence as tacit acceptance of a two-tier system.

• Working with Premiers: When questioned on provincial health care shifts and private-option expansions, his administration has leaned into cooperative federalism, emphasizing that health care delivery paths are primarily provincial jurisdictions.
• Political Criticisms: Advocacy groups and opposition parties argue that his reticence to crack down on private clinics or penalize provincial maneuvers risks undermining universal public medicare. At the same time,e pro-market think tanks praise his openness to provincial policy innovation...

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No one wants PRIVATISATION? WHY ARE YOU LETTING THE PROVINCE SHOVE IT UP OUR BUTTS (‿ˠ‿)? REMINDING YOU, THE PEOPLE, THAT WE ARE THE VICTIMS OF FORD'S PRIVATISATION PLANS IN ONTARIO IS NECESSARY. IT'S EASY TO FORGET ABOUT IT UNTIL IT AFFECTS YOU. THEN, IT'S TOO LATE! CALL AND WRITE YOUR MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, YOUR MEMBER OF PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT, AND TELL THEM THAT YOU'RE AGAINST PRIVATISATION! THAT'S NOT OUR WAY OF DELIVERING HEALTHCARE! ATTEND PROTESTS WHENEVER YOU CAN. THE MORE THE PRIME MINISTER, MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, THE PREMIERS, AND THE MEMBERS OF THE PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENTS HEAR FROM YOU, THE BETTER IT WILL BE FOR EVERY CANADIAN! THANK YOURSELF.

BREAKING NEWS RECAP:

Trump has squandered Republicans’ typical advantages in 2 key areas

President Donald Trump’s political stature is so poor right now that he has squandered the Republican Party’s advantage on two major issues that almost always favor the GOP: the economy and national security. A Reuters-Ipsos poll this week showed Democrats and Republicans virtually tied on “war, foreign conflicts and terrorism.” The GOP led on that issue by 11 points after the 2024 election.

Today, 37% of US adults say Democrats have a better approach, compared to 36% who say the GOP does. Fox News polling a couple weeks back showed something very similar: On national security, 50% of registered voters preferred the GOP, to 48% who preferred the Democratic Party. That’s compared to a 12-point edge for Republicans in January, before the Iran war...

Americans don’t love Democrats; in fact, the blue side remains pretty unpopular in polls. So the fact that they’ve apparently taken a lead on the economy really says something. ...

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PUBLISHED Aug 9, 2026, 12:00 AM ET - 10 hr ago

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How Trump’s professed opposition to forced labor sounds to those of us in prison

Trump proposes tarTiffs to punish forced labor abroad. What about forced here at home?*

The 25 states that have sued the Trump administration over its latest effort to impose tariffs on dozens of countries correctly pointed out that the claim that those countries haven’t sufficiently cracked down on goods made with forced labor is the administration’s pretext to reimpose tariffs the Supreme Court struck down.

On top of that, the Trump administration’s claim that tariffs are needed to punish those 59 countries and the European Union, which it says are too permissive of forced labor, is also hypocritical. I write this from Texas, a state that has kept me incarcerated for nearly three decades and is one of the country’s biggest beneficiaries of forced labor.

* Texas, a state that has kept me incarcerated for nearly three decades, is one of the country’s biggest beneficiaries of forced labor:*

* Men on the prison’s “farm line” earn nothing the first three years. After that point, they can earn 2 to 4 cents an hour.:*

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Aug. 9, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

- MS NOW -*

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CANADIAN NEWS:*

Here's the latest on northwestern Ontario's forest fires: Sunday, Aug.

No new wildfires were reported in northwestern, northeastern Ontario as of Saturday evening*

There are 109 active wildfires in northwestern Ontario, according to the latest report from Ontario's Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services (AFFES) issued Friday night.

Of those, 13 are not under control, six are being held, six are under control and the rest are being observed. There were no new fires confirmed in the northwest region as of Saturday evening. The forest fire hazard is mostly low across northwestern Ontario, with pockets of moderate and high hazard across parts of the region...

* Fires of note in the region:*

* More than 1,600 people remain displaced:*

* Evacuation, implementation orders:*

*MAP | Included of wildfires in CANADA*

* Highway closures in effect:*

* Canada Post red delivery service alerts:*

* One new fire in the northeast:*

* Aid against forest fires:*

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Posted: Aug 09, 2026 9:03 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

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Ontario Wildfire UPDATE | Record 301,009-Hectare Mega Fire & Severe Storm Threat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3X3KenVkis

 

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NEWS AGGREGATOR & COMMENTS

Great Spirit bless 🙏

"Blaaah 👅!" Another stupid rainy day with intermittent storms ⛈️ predicted for today, after all the flooding we've had. The gODS OF NATURE 🏞️🌱🌿 🍃 must be on the warpath again 😡👑⚡️ I wonder which pale face 🗣 pi--ed 💦🚽 them off this time? Need I go further?*_

I wouldn't be surprised if even some of the ancient god Pharaohs are astir in unrest in their sarcophagises ⚰️ somewhere in the many lost underground temples 🕌 around the world.

"Watch out for the earthquakes 🌏ﮩ٨ـﮩﮩ٨ـ in Washington!"

"OH MY! ATTACK OF THE MUMMIES 😱 !" - That's bad enough; I hope the Daddies stay home - The lady screams, THE MUMMIES ARE COMING 𓁈 running wildly, waving her arms, her eyes open as wide as two Canadian toonies. The flower on her hat 🌸👒 bounces up and down as she sprints down 5️⃣th Ave like she needs to find the latrine 🚽 like, REAL QUICK. The Orange Kink of Shmuckmerica doesn't have to worry about finding a latrine; he carries his dumps 💩💩💩 with him 😆😂🤣

Well, that will be enough nonsense for today. Thank you for visiting and reading the Tree House News 🏡

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

HEALTH CARE ONTARIO CONT

Question: Is the federal government considering taking over the present failing provincial healthcare system or just letting healthcare go private

🔹AI Overview

The federal government is not considering a takeover of provincial healthcare systems, nor is it intentionally letting the system go private. Under the Constitution Act, 1867, health care administration is a provincial responsibility, and Ottawa lacks the legal authority to seize control. Instead, the federal government uses the Canada Health Act to enforce public-funding standards while providing billions in financial transfers to provinces.

Is the Federal Government doing anything to stop the privatization of our provincial health care system?

🔹AI Overview

The federal government is using policy updates and funding rules to push back against private healthcare expansion. It issued a strict interpretation of the Canada Health Act targeting patient-paid user fees and extra-billing in private clinics, alongside tying billions in federal healthcare transfers to public accountability rules

WHAT THIS MEANS IN PLAIN LANGUAGE.

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These are results for what does this mean: AI Overview The federal government is using policy updates and funding rules to push back against private healthcare expansion. It issued a strict interpretation of the Canada Health Act targeting patient-paid user fees and extra-billing in private clinics, alongside tying billions in federal healthcare transfers to public accountability rules.

G.D. thieves are everywhere nowadays, and the chief of thieves appears to be the Pirate Ford and his brigands. This is why it's so important to catch these corporate thieves while they still have their hands in the effing cookie jar. They are the very ones, like blood suckers, who would suck up all of the nation's blood until we are all anemic.*_

I can't remind my fellow Canadians often enough, or in stronger terms, of the importance of writing to or calling your Member of Parliament and your Member of Provincial Parliament to tell them, in simple words, that you don't want the healthcare system in YOUR PROVINCE to become privatized. You can find contact information for your MP and MPP by Googling MP or MPP and adding your postcode. Please call their office, as it takes an assistant's time to take your brief message. PLEASE GET INVOLVED! IT'S OUR HEALTH CARE. Thank you

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BREAKING NEWS:

Blanche confirmed as attorney general at a Justice Department shaped to serve Trump

Todd Blanche, who risked his career as a prestigious member of New York’s legal establishment to keep Donald Trump out of jail, was confirmed on Saturday as the attorney general.

Blanche, 52, will now permanently act as the nation’s top law enforcement officer under the leadership of his former client. He was confirmed by a vote of 50 to 49 with GOP Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski voting with Democrats against the nomination.

Since Trump re-entered the Oval Office, Blanche has been instrumental in reshaping the department in the president’s image...

• Managing the unmanageable:
• Confirmation negotiations:

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PUBLISHED Aug 8, 2026, 4:33 AM ET - 6 hr ago

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How Tucker Carlson is creating a lane for a third party to take on the GOP

Signs that the right-wing pundit and his allies want to launch an antiwar third party are mounting.

VIDEO | Included:

Right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson announced in June that he was leaving the Republican Party because he was incensed at President Donald Trump for launching a war against Iran. Surprisingly, what began as a theatrical (and possibly temporary) exit from the GOP has led to a more adversarial and organized opposition. The former Fox News personality appears to be trying to help launch — or encourage the launch of — a right-wing third party. If it comes to fruition, that could be a terrible thorn in the side of Republicans.

In an interview with the Columbia Journalism Review published in July, Carlson said he was “going to help build a third party” as part of his “good-faith effort to figure out what benefits the country.” In his explanation he leaned into the same isolationism he cited when he said he was leaving the GOP...

• The Carlson rebellion reflects the strange state of the organized right:

More On MS NOW:

On Wednesday, on a livestream called “It’s Time to Save America,”

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Aug. 8, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

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Entire community of Summerland, B.C., ordered to evacuate due to fast-moving wildfire

The Bald Range wildfire grew rapidly to 50 square kilometres in size within hours

• The entire District of Summerland, B.C., home to more than 12,000 people, has been ordered to evacuate as the nearby Bald Range wildfire spreads.

• Several evacuation orders and alerts were expanded in the early hours of Saturday morning.

• The wildfire has been declared "out of control" by authorities and covers 50 square kilometres, according to available estimates.

• There are currently 104 active blazes in B.C. The cause of the Bald Range fire isn't yet known.

Evacuation orders and alerts have been expanded as a fast-moving wildfire races toward Summerland, B.C., forcing more than 20,000 people to evacuate.

The entire District of Summerland was forced to evacuate in the early hours of Saturday morning just after midnight due to the Bald Ridge wildfire.

About an hour later, dozens of properties were ordered to evacuate in Peachland and Electoral Area West on Brenda Mine Road and in the Renfrew and Upper Princeton areas...

• 'Embers on the seats':

"By the time we got out, we had embers on the seats of our car," Jestin said.

Evacuation orders near Summerland: What you need to know about B.C. wildfires on Aug. 7

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Canada weighs ending U.S. booze bans for tariff relief. Not so fast, say provinces

Canada could be willing to end provincial bans on U.S. liquor and make concessions on dairy products in exchange for relief from U.S. tariffs, sources tell CBC News, but provinces are already pushing back.

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TODAY'S DISCUSSION

As I have promised, I would inform my readers of any new developments in the Ontario Health Care System. Unfortunately, it sounds like it's an even worse mess than when I last read their report. *- Google Search -* is a far better source for more recent reports than I can find in mainstream news.

Here is an Update on the Ontario Health Care Status

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A new report released in early August 2026 by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) warns that Ontario's healthcare system is under severe financial strain, facing rising deficits, job cuts, and a backlog of roughly 200,000 surgeries. Meanwhile, the provincial government defends its record, pointing to a record $101 billion health investment and ongoing major hospital expansions.

Union and Research Findings

• Financial Strain: CUPE reports that daily operating budgets are strained, forcing some hospitals to borrow money for payroll amid rising costs for supplies and services.
• Funding Demand: The union is urging the province to inject an additional $5 billion over three years to boost staffing, increase bed capacity, and clear surgical backlogs.
• System Pressures: The report highlights persistent hallway medicine, accelerating wait times, and strains from an aging population

Provincial Government Response

• Record Spending: The Ministry of Health states that Ontario is investing a record $101 billion into health care this year, featuring a 4% increase in hospital sector funding for the third consecutive year.
• Infrastructure Investments: The province highlights a $60-plus billion commitment toward over 60 major hospital development projects designed to add 3,000 new hospital beds.
• Primary Care Goals: ...

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In my opinion, the BILLIONS of dollars the Federal Government gave to the Province of Ontario to aid health care had zero effect, like the money never got there or just magically went, poof! It didn't go poof; it went to PRIVATE MEDICAL CLINICS AND STAFFING SERVICES, TWO MAJOR RECIPIENTS OF INFLATED PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES THAT, INSTEAD OF BEING PROVIDED IN OUR PUBLIC SYSTEM AS THEY HAVE BEEN FOR YEARS, ARE BEING SENT TO PRIVATE PROVIDERS. THIS IS A HUGE BLOW TO OUR PROVINCIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM BY THE FORD REGIME! ISN'T IT TIME WE ALL GOT OUT THERE WITH OUR LITTLE PICKET SIGNS, OR STARTED TO PHONE AND EMAIL OUR MEMBERS OF PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT?

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Question: 2024 Trudeau allocates how many billions for Ontario Health Care?

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In February 2024, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford signed a targeted bilateral health agreement allocating$3.1 billion in federal funding over three years to improve and reform Ontario's health care system.

Question: Carney allocates billions for Ontario health Care

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Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a $51 billion Build Communities Strong Fund, which includes a dedicated $5 billion national allocation over three years for healthcare infrastructure. Under this broader municipal and provincial funding framework, Ontario is slated to receive $6 billion total from the main provincial stream to support regional needs.

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A recent healthcare analysis released by hospital unions and public health bodies in early August 2026 highlights a deepening financial strain on Ontario hospitals. Day-to-day operating funds have reportedly dropped significantly since 2020, leading worker associations to call for a $5 billion provincial investment to tackle surgical backlogs and emergency room pressures, while the Ministry of Health maintains it is increasing investments and advancing primary care expansion.

WHY, AFTER ALL THOSE BILLIONS, DO WE STILL HAVE A HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN SUCH DIRE TROUBLE? LET US ASK FORD WHY EMERGENCY ROOMS AND RURAL HOSPITALS ARE STILL CLOSING, WAITING TIME IN EMERGENCY ROOMS CAN BE MORE THAN 12 HOURS, AND NURSES ARE HIRED AT THE EXORBITANT HOURLY RATES PAID TO PRIVATE STAFFING AGENCIES? WHY DO WE STILL HAVE A SHORTAGE OF DOCTORS? DEMAND FORD ANSWERS FOR THIS MESS!

BREAKING NEWS RECAP:

U.S. economy loses 23,000 jobs in July, as Trump-era economy continues to struggle

Trump said this week that Americans have “the greatest economy maybe in the history of the world.” Reality keeps pointing in the opposite direction.

Expectations heading into this week showed projections of about 83,000 new jobs being created in the United States in July. As it turns out, according to the new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the totals fell far short of those expectations. CNBC reported:

The U.S. economy saw an unexpected declined in jobs during July while the unemployment rate edged lower, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday in a snapshot that showed a slowing employment picture.

Nonfarm payrolls fell by a seasonally adjusted 23,000 for the month, compared to a downwardly revised 20,000 for June. The Dow Jones consensus forecast had been looking for a gain of 83,000.

• Job numbers disappoint again as 2026 reaches halfway point:

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Aug. 7, 2026, 8:45 AM EDT

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Iran’s Hormuz deal with Oman has Trump poised for the big surrender

Trump started bombing Iran again to keep it from having control over the Strait of Hormuz. That gambit failed — again.

Iran and Oman are reportedly finalizing a deal to control the Strait of Hormuz, charging ships fees for passage, and potentially blocking ships from “hostile countries.” Trump resumed bombing in early July to prevent Iran from doing just that, and President Donald Trump has flitted between claiming the United States will control Hormuz and charge tolls, pretending the strait is already open and threatening to “hit very hard” if Iran doesn’t fully open it soon.

Yet Trump and other top U.S. officials, such as Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, are touting the Iran-Oman talks as diplomatic progress, indicating they’re going to accept a deal on Iran’s terms.

This would arguably be America’s most blatant loss in war ever, especially for a war the U.S. started...

• This would arguably be America’s most blatant loss in war ever, especially for a war the U.S. started.:
• An empowered, more hard-line Iran, acknowledged as the premier power of the Persian Gulf, and with a big new stream of revenue might be less bad than a costly ground operation or more bombing just to get to the same result.:

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Aug. 7, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

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How the Reflecting Pool Came to Mirror Trump’s Washington

A hospitality manager for the Trump Organization traveled to Las Vegas to find a solution to problems at a national landmark. This is the untold back story of the fallout.

In January, the World of Concrete trade show drew 47,000 people to the Las Vegas Convention Center. One of them was the manager of a Trump Organization golf club in New Jersey, who had come seeking help with an enormous, unfamiliar task. The manager, David Schutzenhofer, wanted ideas for how to fix the leaking, algae-ridden Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington.

Several vendors told him they knew just the guy to call: Rodney Jarboe, the president of the Missouri-based company Creative Polymers. Mr. Jarboe had worked on a bridge at another federal landmark, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis.

In an interview, Mr. Jarboe said he first spoke in March with Mr. Schutzenhofer, who made clear that the work would be rushed. President Trump, Mr. Jarboe said he was told, wanted the renovation project done in time for the country’s 250th birthday on July 4...

• Visual Analysis Finds Dozens of Defects in Reflecting Pool Renovation:
• A Novel Solution
• The 100-Year Liner
• A Remarkable Filing

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Updated Aug. 7, 2026 - 8:49 a.m. ET

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CANADIAN NEWS:

Canada adds 75,000 new jobs in July, unemployment rate lowest in 2 years

Statistics Canada says gains split between full-time, part-time work

Canada added 75,000 jobs in July, up 0.4 per cent, as the unemployment fell to 6.4 per cent, its lowest level in two years. Statistics Canada's labour force survey released on Friday said most of those gains were split between full- and part-time work, as wholesale and retail trade alone added 21,000 new jobs.

The agency says employment rose for people aged 25 to 54, and mostly for women in that age group. The unemployment rate held steady at 5.8 per cent for men aged 25 to 54, StatsCan says, while falling 5.2 per cent for women in that cohort...

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Posted: Aug 07, 2026 9:03 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

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BREAKING: Trump signs new executive orders seeking to restrict birthright citizenship

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