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Great Spirit bless🙏

Good morning, everyone! I pray for a good, safe, and productive day for everyone. It's a partially sunny morning here at the Tree House with a balmy 62° F out there. Yeah, penguin weather again, Crap! - "Creeeeeak goes the door, and standing there, board stiff like a zombie is Melania saying..... "YeeaaaA! You raaanG!" She would be perfect as the household servant woman for The Addams Family. Her new career. eh! After Trump's Dunce Cadet Regime falls, like in a cloud of dust, POOF! They can all get together in jail and start their own soap opera of the Addams Family,

It appears that the procurement negotiations with SAAB are pretty much a done deal. That, as they say, will make us one of the leading countries in defense production and capability with the EU.

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

THE SAAB

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Procurement negotiations with SAAB make us one of the leading countries in the EU.

🔹AI Overview

Canada's recent entry into formal negotiations with Sweden's Saab to procure six GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft—built around the Canadian-made Bombardier Global 6500—positions your nation at the forefront of European defense capability and industrial diversification. Key Details of the Preferred Supplier Agreement:

• Strategic Pivot: Selecting Stockholm-based Saab over U.S. competitors like Boeing (E-7 Wedgetail) signals a major shift to reduce dependence on U.S. military suppliers and strengthen Arctic surveillance.

• Domestic Production:

• Broader Implications:

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European nations are leaning heavily into sovereign defense and technology partnerships to secure their position in global security. By fostering innovation in aerospace, AI, and border surveillance, companies like Saab are vital to strengthening defense capabilities and increasing resilience across the EU.

The push to leverage European-made defense technology is driven by several strategic initiatives:

• Strategic Sovereignty: The EU approved a €150 billion arms fund to accelerate loans for joint defense projects, heavily emphasizing a "buy

• Industrial Collaboration:

• Advanced Technology Integration:

• Economic Boost:

Visit the Saab EU & NATO Affairs page or review the Saab Global portal.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rFTcXz9rYI

I'll bet Carney is going to Washington today to tell The Tangerine 💩😲👑 KINK of Nazimerica, plain and simple, NO DEAL!

And the Pipe Line from Alberta to the B.C. coast is closer to a done deal as well

These are the results for the pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast

Search instead for Pipe Line from Alberta to the B.C. coast

TO CAP OFF THE BREAKING CANADIAN NEWS AS OF 12:00 PM 27, 2026

🔹AI Overview

Question:* Alberta and the federal government have agreed on an accelerated pathway for a proposed

million barrel-per-day pipeline to the B.C. coast, linking Alberta's energy sector to Asian markets. The project is contingent on Indigenous consultation and major carbon capture initiatives, with construction targeted to begin as early as September 1, 2027

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BREAKING NEWS:

Jill Biden reignites the Democrats’ age argument by questioning if Joe Biden had a stroke during 2024 debate

Jill Biden’s new comments about Joe Biden’s disastrous 2024 debate have reignited a conversation that tore the Democratic Party apart during and after the now-former president’s performance. Biden told CBS News in an interview clip published Wednesday that her husband’s stumbles and apparent confusion “scared me to death,” and she worried her husband was having a stroke.

“I was frightened, because I had never ever seen Joe like that before or since. Never,” Jill Biden told CBS News in an interview slated to air Sunday. CBS published a clip from the interview Wednesday. “I don’t know what happened,” she said. “As I watched it, I thought, ‘Oh, my God, he’s having a stroke.’ And it scared me to death.”

Jill Biden’s new comments about Joe Biden’s disastrous 2024 debate have reignited a conversation that tore the Democratic Party apart during and after the now-former president’s performance...

What Jill Biden and aides said, then and now:

VIDEO | Included:

• The age debate continues:
• Wariness about the midterms:

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Updated May 28, 2026, 10:57 AM ET - 25 min ago

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Iran is quickly unearthing its huge missile arsenal, CNN analysis shows

It's crunch time for Canada's trade deal with the U.S. and Mexico

Signs of life appear in talks on renewing CUSMA despite Trump administration's hard line on tariffs

Iran is regaining access to vast quantities of missiles stored in underground facilities, new satellite imagery analyzed by CNN shows, casting doubt on US President Donald Trump’s claims of having all but obliterated Tehran’s arsenal.

During the war, Israeli-US strikes put many of these complexes out of commission by blocking their entry points, trapping a large portion of Iran’s launchers and crippling its ability to fire missiles.

Now, using just bulldozers and dump trucks, Iran is undoing the effects of a strategy that involved an enormous amount of Israeli-US firepower. The Pentagon stands by the success of its campaign. CNN’s Tamara Qiblawi reports, with analysis from Thomas Bordeaux...

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May 28, 2026 - 02:50 AM

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Trump’s White House UFC fight is darker than just mindless violence

Trump’s outrageous White House arena is far from politically neutral.

VIDEO | Included:

Construction of the arena for President Donald Trump’s White House Ultimate Fighting Championship fight, scheduled on his 80th birthday on June 14, is underway, and it’s already a monstrosity. There’s a giant pair of domed, star-spangled arches that appear to be sprouting out of the South Lawn.

Trump has already desecrated Washington during his second term. He has coated the White House’s interior in tacky gold trim, tore down the East Wing of the White House altogether, and is building a ballroom in its place. He has adorned federal buildings across the city with a giant image of his scowling visage. He has narcissistically inserted his name into the Kennedy Center.

• Trump’s choice to have a UFC match at the White House, as opposed to any other sport or performing art, isn’t random, nor is it politically neutral:

There will be other Washington events marking the semiquincentennial, including a fair and musical concerts

May. 28, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

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CANADIAN NEWS:

Sluggish trade negotiations between Canada and the U.S. are finally showing faint signs of life as a milestone looms for renewal of their three-way trade deal with Mexico. The minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade, Dominic LeBlanc, is planning to travel to Washington, D.C., for trade talks, although his spokespeople haven't confirmed a date.

Although the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) is due for its first-ever joint review on July 1, LeBlanc has held just one day of in-person talks over the past seven months with his Trump administration counterpart, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer...

Greer criticizes Canada's retaliation on tariffs

• Canada's travel restrictions kicked in this week:
• Canada must 'hold its ground':

WATCH | Canada's Ebola clampdown:

• Ebola breakdown:

Posted: May 28, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

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Canada, U.S., Mexico announce Ebola travel measures for FIFA World Cup

WHO says high-risk Ebola outbreak in Congo could spread to neighbouring countries

The United States, Mexico and Canada on Thursday said they will align their respective public health travel measures for people travelling to the FIFA World Cup from parts of Africa that are at the greatest risk from Ebola as the three host countries aim to protect citizens and visitors during the weeks-long event.

"The health and safety of every person in the region remains our highest priority as we welcome the world to North America," the countries said in a statement, which did not detail the specific measures they will take. The World Health Organization on May 17 declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency of international concern and said there was a high risk it could spread to neighbouring countries...

• Canada's travel restrictions kicked in this week:

WATCH | Canada's Ebola clampdown:

Posted: May 28, 2026 11:52 AM EDT | Last Updated: 13 minutes ago

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Hanwha confident about winning Canadian submarine contract: executive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MjjtbSN6yQ

 

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May Great Spirit bless 🙏

Good morning, everyone. Well, here at the Tree House on the Niagara Peninsula of Southern Ontario, it is a great day, weather-wise. 70° F and sunny, hey, that's almost tropical compared to that IGLOO stuff we were getting last week. The highest temperature of the day, around noon, will be about 75° F. That's great. It was nice to sit in my Green Space this morning without a jacket or sweater. I have an appointment this afternoon, but that shouldn't get in the way of today's news. I may not be on much this afternoon.

PRAYER:

Let us pause for a moment and meditate/pray: Thank you, Great Spirit, for making me CANADIAN. I also pray that You watch over this great land of ours🍁CANADA🍁

Remember:

-**TOGETHER WE STAND, ALONE WE FALL

"AMEN!"

Also, let us also pray and meditate for our brothers and sisters south of the border. Help them to find a way to extricate themselves from the insanity they have ensconced themselves in.

There will be a 💩💩💩💩 load of bills and maybe some constitutional amendments to enact after President Dementia-in-chief-of-insanity falls. The mess he caused is all for the lust for money and greed for power, but that's another conversation altogether. That could cover a lot of conversations because out of all the people in the world, there are only a few who are true of heart left. GREED is like a cancer; it spreads like a virus that infects those in power instantaneously, more contagious than COVID-19 because it doesn't need another person to spread. It needs only a mind and heart disposed to being greedy.*_

It's just like it was during the 2nd World War. GREED, CRUELTY, SADISM, PERVERSION, AND LAWLESSNESS RAN RAMPANT. Only the ones at the top mattered, just like today. If there was a shipwreck and a kid was drowning in the sea, and there was a bag of money floating just a few feet away, rescuing the bag of money would be a sure-fire way to get the passengers off the ship in a flash!

"BUT ONLY!"

ONE! UN! UNO! BEZHIG! ONLY ONE jumps in the water to save the kid.

"AMEN!"

TODAY'S DISCUSSION

THE GREAT DEATH**_

I sometimes wonder if we aren't in the fall season in the Earth's cycles around the Sun, when the Earth is farthest from the Sun. It's the reaping season. And we are reaping what we have sown in the prior cycles, and it's not what we hoped for. We get what we sowed. We rebel against the rules of the game, then just plain drop them.

JUST A THOUGHT, OOOPS, there goes the fuse. I do a lot of thinking; that's what keeps me sane. And with many of the ideas I come up with, I get a lot of them right, but they only end up being wastebasket material. Who listens? But when I get them validated. It's "EUREKA TIME!"

I believe that for the species to survive, there has to be a great death, as I believe there were many great deaths before; the death of species to make room for the survival of a new one. But this time, I think we fell short of the time scale, or we poopooed on the time scale, wasted too much time with our stupid wars, falling back on the process of evolution so much that we missed leaving the nest when we should have. WE need to find or build new nests on other worlds, to spread our seed, but not as the dysfunctional beings we are at this time in the process of evolution of Body, Mind, and Spirit.

NOTE: Ice Ages - aca - The Great Deaths. These seasons act as a cleansing and renewal of the planet, making way for a new species. What if that's what's happening, except this Great Death is controlled by human beings, as I've mentioned a few postings ago? Now that's just one thought that popped up in my head, actually, many times through the years.

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Question: Can an Ice Age, a great death, and renewal

AI Overview

Yes, Earth's history operates on massive cycles of destruction and rebirth. An ice age triggers a "great death" of fragile ecosystems, followed by a powerful environmental renewal when the ice retreats.

Here is how these natural resets happen:

• The Great Death (The Glacial Maximum):

As ice sheets advance, they destroy massive habitats, wiping out non-adaptable flora and forcing species toward the equator. This causes sweeping megafauna extinctions and freezing temperatures.

• The Renewal (Deglaciation):

• Ecological Rebirth:

And there you have it, just my thoughts. Thank you for reading the... Tree House News 🏡

BREAKING NEWS:

Draft memo outlines end of US blockade and reopening of Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media claims

The report comes as the Trump administration will hold a Cabinet meeting soon.

Here's The Latest:

• Draft memo: According to a report on Iranian state television, the memorandum of understanding being negotiated between Iran and the US will call for US military forces to withdraw from Iran’s vicinity and lift the blockade of Iranian ports in return for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to pre-war levels. The US has not yet commented.

• Trump to convene Cabinet: President Donald Trump will host a Cabinet meeting today amid pressure to resolve the war.

• On the ground: Iran has imposed new restrictions on messaging and app stores, according to an internet watchdog, after yesterday partially easing a blackout that lasted nearly 90 days.

• In Lebanon: Israel has issued more evacuation warnings for southern Lebanon during fresh attacks on what it described as infrastructure sites for Iran-backed Hezbollah. At least 31 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes yesterday...

*Read More:*

42 min ago

US to end blockade and Iran to restore shipping in strait in draft memo, claims Iranian TV

More To Read:

Updated 10:08 AM EDT, Wed May 27, 2026

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Trump walks back claims about U.S.-Iran deal

Iran says that the U.S. violated the ceasefire with strikes on Monday and threatens retaliation. U.S. Central Command described the strikes as "defensive," and added that the ceasefire is still in place. Despite the rising tensions, the White House insists they are making progress in negotiations. Susan Glasser and Jeff Mason join.

VIDEO | Included:

May 26, 2026

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Biden sues DOJ to stop release of audio and transcripts tied to special counsel probe

Biden's lawyers argued that the disclosure would “constitute an unwarranted invasion of President Biden’s privacy.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden sued the Justice Department on Tuesday in an effort to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of the former president’s interview with a ghostwriter that were obtained by the special counsel who investigated his handling of classified documents.

Biden’s lawyers said in a lawsuit filed in Washington’s federal court that the Justice Department plans to release the files to Congress and a conservative group, the Heritage Foundation, after the department had previously argued that they were exempt from disclosure under the public records law. Biden’s lawyers argued that the disclosure would “constitute an unwarranted invasion of President Biden’s privacy.”

“Every American, including a sitting or former Vice President, has a right to privacy in the personal conversations he has within his own home,” his attorneys wrote. “And when the U.S. Department of Justice obtains that private information through a criminal investigation, the Department bears a particular responsibility to protect it from disclosure.”

• Trump DOJ rallies behind convicted informant who lied to FBI about Biden:

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May. 26, 2026, 11:17 PM EDT

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CANADIAN NEWS:

Canada negotiating to buy Saab's GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft

Carney says plane will be key resource for Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic

Canada has entered into negotiations with Saab to buy its GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Wednesday. He revealed the plan at the opening of the annual arms trade show CANSEC in Ottawa.

"With a suite of advanced sensors and mission systems, Saab’s GlobalEye will be a key resource for the Canadian Armed Forces to detect and deter threats across the Arctic," Carney told the audience of defense contractors and military officials. "It builds Canadian strategic autonomy, creates Canadian jobs and reinforces Canada’s position as a global leader."...

VIDEO | Included: Canada negotiating a purchase *Saab's GlobalEye radar plans, Carney says.

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Posted: May 27, 2026 8:50 AM EDT | Last Updated: 28 minutes ago

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"WHOOOOPEEE!" 🍺🍻🥂🍷🍸🍹🍾🎊🎉🧨💥⚡️✨🌟🤡🤸💃🕺

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Canadians may ask AI for medical advice but don't want it replacing humans, poll suggests*

Only 13% of respondents comfortable with AI diagnosing and prescribing medication

A new poll on AI and health care suggests that while some Canadians may be turning to chatbots for medical advice, they're far less comfortable with the technology being used to make medical decisions or replace a visit with a doctor. The Liaison Strategies poll of just over 1,500 Canadians in May found that 46 per cent of respondents had asked an AI chatbot for medical advice in the past year.

But 68 per cent of respondents said they would rather wait two weeks to see a real doctor than get an AI-generated diagnosis immediately, and only 13 per cent said they were comfortable with AI diagnosing and prescribing medication without a doctor...

WATCH | More Canadians turning to AI chatbots for health advice:

• Resistance to AI in health care:

WATCH | Study on AI in emergency rooms:

Read More:

Posted: May 27, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours ago

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SAAB aircraft procurement negotiations ‘another step forward’ for Canada’s defence, trade diversity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8EzQWj8Dhk

 

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May Great Spirit bless 🙏

Good morning, everyone. Well, I can share two good things this morning: First, the sun is shining, and everything is the healthy golden green of early summer. New life all around the Tree House, and the warmth of the morning sun upon my cheek make this morning splendid!

Second, when I sat in the Green Space with my coffee steaming on the patio table, the only sound was a few early-morning birds singing somewhere among the trees across the drive. Serenity in the city.

My Prayer:

All seems so peaceful and in harmony from where I sit, but I am quite aware of how fortunate I am and grateful to be in this safe little bubble, a bubble that could burst, like pop goes the weasel! I am aware the bubble could come crashing in on me at any time. Crushed by the exterior pressure of the outside forces.

So, thank you, GREAT SPIRIT, for providing for me, for keeping me safe, for guiding me, and for the peacefulness of this moment on an island of tranquility 🏝️ in a disturbed ocean of constant tempestuous agitation 🌊⚡️🌊 A tempestuousness filled with darkness, doom, and gloom brought about by the spread of hatred and rage. The obvious answer to this toe smasher is to stop dropping that same brick on it! At least use another brick, "here, try this one, you might miss with this one." 🧱

BEGIN ENDING THIS DARK TIME by caring for another less fortunate than you. AMEN!

Iran threatens to retaliate after US strikes on launch sites and boats

We should also PRAY FOR THOSE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN out there putting their lives in their hands FOR A DEMENTED FOOL ON A FOOL'S MISSION.

MAY THE GREAT SPIRIT PLEASE EXPIDITE THE KARMA 💥🔥⚡️FOR THIS EXCUSE FOR A BAG 🧳 FULL of...

A Bagfull of useless Old Pedopheliac, Demented Orange 💩 Jabba the Hutt Turd. Gone to that Great Toilet In The Sky. "Hurry up, flush it! - 🚽 AMEN!"

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

THE GREAT AMERICAN AND IRAN CAPER, TO DEAL OR NOT TO DEAL PEACE?

Iran threatens to retaliate after US strikes on launch sites and boats

Here's The Latest:

• Iran warns US after strikes: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it has a “legitimate” right to respond to any “violation” of the ceasefire after the US military carried out what it called “self-defense strikes” targeting Iranian missile launch sites and boats around the Strait of Hormuz. It is unclear how the attacks will affect the ceasefire.

• War negotiations: The strikes came hours after Iranian negotiators met with Qatari mediators in Doha for talks in coordination with the US. The US and Iran are working toward a “memorandum of understanding,” but disputes over language concerning Iran’s nuclear program and sanctions have held up a deal.

• Israel hardens stance: In Lebanon, Israel is preparing to expand its attacks against Hezbollah, including in Beirut, an Israeli source said. A US official signaled Washington’s support for Israel’s approach...

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Updated 8:28 AM EDT, Tue May 26, 2026

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Iran War Live Updates: Tensions Rise as Iran Threatens to Retaliate Against U.S. Strikes

The threat came hours after American military forces renewed attacks in southern Iran, even as fragile diplomacy efforts to end the war continued

Here’s The Latest:

Current time in

Tehran 5:10 p.m. May 26

Updated May 26, 2026, 9:31 a.m. ET9 minutes ago

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Another Trumo The Typo AIR SANDWICH 🥪 like the TRUMP PHONE 📱 I guess he reserves all the Baloney for himself, and that explains why he's always full of baloney, and all we get is the air. "Eeeew MEthane! Methane!"

OK, now on with the NEWS. Thank you for visiting and reading the TreeHouse News.

BREAKING NEWS:

Trump’s advanced age and threats to his life serve as reminders of his own mortality

When President Donald Trump’s doctors release a summary of the physical exam he is scheduled to undergo Tuesday, the document is almost certain to conclude he remains in excellent health, if his previous assessments offer any indication.

But that is likely to do little to quiet questions about Trump’s health. And even the president himself has begun making tacit acknowledgement of his own mortality — albeit often in the context of security — as he reflects periodically on his limited time left on Earth and wonders aloud whether he would make it into heaven. “I don’t know how long I’ll be around,” he mused during an event in the East Room earlier this year. “I have a lot of people gunning for me.”...

A stray comment as he welcomed King Charles III to the White House last month offered a revealing window. Referencing his own parents’ 63-year-long marriage, he turned to his own wife, who he wed 21 years ago...

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PUBLISHED May 26, 2026, 6:00 AM ET - 3 hr ago

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Targets of Trump’s retribution slam ‘slush fund,’ saying they’re the real victims of weaponized DOJ

Former US Capitol riot prosecutors, fired federal officials and journalists who say they were past targets of President Donald Trump’s retribution tell CNN they may seek compensation from the Justice Department’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund.

Some Trump critics have already sent letters to the DOJ outlining their claims, hoping to draw attention to how the president has harnessed government powers in an effort to punish his political opponents. Others are still debating whether filing a request could legitimize a fund they see as brazenly corrupt.

The six Democratic lawmakers who faced legal scrutiny after publicly urging servicemembers to disobey illegal orders have also discussed whether to apply, according to a source familiar with the matter. If they do end up filing a claim, it would create a major test case of whether the fund is truly party-blind as DOJ has suggested...

VIDEO | Included:

• Former DOJ prosecutors:

VIDEO | Included:

• Democratic lawmakers:
• Journalists and Trump critics:

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PUBLISHED May 26, 2026, 8:00 AM ET - 2 hr ago

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0CANADIAN NEWS

Majority of Albertans would vote to stay in Canada, find Smith's handling poor: poll

About half of Albertans said they found the official referendum question confusing

As an October referendum on the future of Alberta separation looms, new polling finds three in five Albertans say they would vote to stay in Canada, while more than half of Albertans feel Premier Danielle Smith has handled the issue “poorly."

On Thursday, Smith announced she is planning to put a question on the fall referendum ballot that will ask Albertans if they want the province to remain in Canada or if they want a future binding referendum on separation. According to a poll from the Angus Reid Institute released Monday, 60 per cent of respondents would vote no to the official referendum question, compared to 35 per cent who would vote yes.

But when asked a simpler hypothetical question about whether to leave Canada or stay, support for separation decreased and federalist sentiment grew, with 30 per cent choosing to leave and 67 per cent opting to stay...

• ‘Question wording matters,’ prof says:

WATCH | Alberta premier defends referendum question after Carney criticism:

• More than half of Albertans surveyed think Smith handled issue ‘poorly’:

WATCH | We asked Albertans how they feel about voting on separatism in a referendum:

• Brexit parallels:

WATCH | Carney on Smith's 'dangerous bluff,' parallel to Brexit:

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Posted: May 25, 2026 7:32 PM EDT | Last Updated: May 25

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Ottawa says work underway to shed light on secretive expense program for former governors general

Prime minister promised to look into program that cost over $500K last year

The federal government says it's looking for ways to make an expense program for former governors general more transparent after almost 50 years of secrecy. The program allows the five active former governors general to each bill the government up to $206,040 per year, on top of their pensions.

The total bill in the fiscal year ending in 2025 was $554,000. The Governor General's office, Rideau Hall, won't tell the public how the money was spent, nor is it required to, which has long been the subject of criticism...

• Trudeau didn't act on recommendations:

WATCH | Former governor general billed taxpayers over $1M:

WATCH | Freeland on former GG's expenses:

• Call to review time limits:

Posted: May 26, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours ago

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Trump finally pushed Republicans too far. But this ‘revolt’ is less principled than it appears.

Trump’s controversial IRS settlement sparked chaos in the Capitol. He’s probably loving it.

Lawmakers left Washington for the holiday weekend on Friday, fleeing the chaos that once again threatened to engulf Capitol Hill. As the architect of much of that chaos, the president’s motivations seem relatively clear. But what about the Republican lawmakers who, for once, appeared ready to stand up to him?

It was just last month, during the talks to end the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, that President Donald Trump demanded congressional Republicans agree to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol through the special budget reconciliation process “no later” than June 1.

And indeed, the $72 billion funding bill appeared on the verge of being passed by the Senate, until Trump swooped in at the last minute and derailed it with the creation of his $1.776 “anti-weaponization” fund.

• Senate Republicans typically offer more muted criticism, but this fund’s legal and ethical problems — or at least, the perception of those problems — was too much for some lawmakers to stomach.:

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May. 25, 2026, 3:17 PM EDT

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Paikin on Politics: Carney pushes back on Alberta referendum on separation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-USyKG1eegE

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May Great Spirit bless 🙏

Hi, everyone. I hope you're all having a good Count Dracula 🧛‍♂️ day. Another cool, damp, grey, cloudy, and misty day. 👅🫦 🤢🤮 Good weather if you're a duck 🦆or a fish 🐟 or maybe a vampire.

Let us begin the day on the lighter side of life.

I suppose I shouldn't complain; there are people south of the border who get it a lot worse than we do up here in Ontario. Here on the Niagara Peninsula, we seem to have been lucky to have avoided most of the major storms that have come north in the last couple of years. It seems that the Niagara Peninsula is holding to its claim quite well, about having its own climate. Down below the border, it seems that, as far as hurricanes and tornadoes go, it doesn't matter what season it is anymore.

They can hit anytime, regardless of the season. The winters have been worse than they were back in the 1960's. I remember days when Dad had to climb out the second-floor bedroom window onto the kitchen roof with a shovel to go down a ladder to ground level to shovel out the main door 🚪 which was buried to the top. How tall is a standard outside door? About 7 ft. That's how much snow we got back then.

DAMNED this body of mine, always complaining, if it's not one thing it's another, the stomach part's the worst, like a spoiled child. When I'm ailing with one thing and another, I wonder why I feel so tired, like I've been digging ditches 🪏 all day; all these minor, dodgy dysfunctions take it out of me. I thank G-d that I have improved greatly with the sick stomach, which was my greatest albatross of them all. I think my specialist is getting somewhere with that, thank G-d <- I mean that from the bottom of my heart. I just wish this stupid penguin weather would end so I can start walking again, without having to wear a dumb coat, IN JUNE?

TODAY'S DISCUSSION

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Question: Stock market crash predicted

I don't know much about finance, except that today's stock market looks scarily similar to how it was in 1928 and 1929. From watching TV, I learned that stock prices were driven higher by speculation. The least bit of good news, however fleeting, causes investors to buy and fuels further speculation. AI is the big news. Between AI and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the market has a Pavlovian response to buy, and prices for stocks rise; and nobody knows why they rise! Prices will fall when investors want to get their cash, and the market will implode.

I believe Trumpo The Typo was doing a very good job of that, with his crypto and bitcoin scams, rescinding the rules for buying stocks on credit, removing the guardrails that were in place to protect investors through the Securities and Exchange Commission, and gutting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Trumpo the Typo and his family are looting all they can before the crash. I have no doubt Trump has had a hand in aiding a crash.

🔹AI Overview

Stock market crash predictions generally note that while a severe downturn isn't the confirmed base case, mounting vulnerabilities are prompting extreme market caution. Indicators such as the Buffett Indicator point to extended valuations, and hedge fund managers draw parallels to the late-1999-2000 tech bubble.

Primary Market Risks & Crash Indicators

Current predictions of a market downturn hinge on a few key economic factors:

• Tech and AI Valuations:

• Geopolitical & Economic Shocks:

• Bearish Divergences:

Warning signs often appear when the S&P 500 hits new highs, but economically sensitive sectors fail to confirm those gains, indicating underlying weakness in the broader economy. How to Evaluate and Prepare

Historically, trying to perfectly predict or "time" the stock market is highly inaccurate, and panic selling usually locks in losses. Instead of relying on a single oracle or crash forecast, investors often manage risk by taking the following actions:

• Asset Allocation:

• Maintain Liquidity:

• Track Moving Averages:

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BREAKING NEWS:

Why Trump’s possible Iran deal may be almost as divisive as his decision to wage war

The best hope for ending a poorly planned war, which started with scant consultation with Congress or the American people, may be an unsatisfactory peace that leaves critical issues to be resolved later and deepens Washington strife.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly said a deal to halt the conflict he chose against Iran is imminent and very close. Each time, his predictions turned out to be wishful thinking or a misreading of Iran’s true intentions.

So it’s no surprise his latest claims that a framework agreement with Tehran is near have been met with skepticism and confusion — nor that both conservative hawks and Democrats seem to believe he’s on the cusp of caving to a bad deal...

• Republican hawks pressure Trump not to fold:
• Two critical questions Trump must answer:

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Updated May 25, 2026, 7:13 AM ET - 3 hr ago

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Staggering dip in US tourism is a troubling sign for the future

There’s no sugarcoating it. The complete 2025 data is in, and the message is clear: International visitors stayed away from the US in the first real year-over-year decline since the Covid-19 pandemic. The drop in visitors was larger than during the global recession of 2008.

This time, it wasn’t a pandemic or a collapse of the market — it was human error. Travelers cite presidential rhetoric and policies manifesting in highly public wars — both figurative and literal — as some of the reasons for staying away. Four million fewer foreign visitors came to the US in 2025 compared to 2024, with total spending decreasing by more than $8 billion.

*International tourists to the US dropped in 2025 - Check out chart:*

• Canada leads in giving the US the cold shoulder:

Canada led among the countries with declining visitors to the US - Chart Included:

• Business owners are feeling the pain:
• Travelers are disappointed:
• How to come back from this:

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PUBLISHED May 25, 2026, 5:00 AM ET - 5 hr ago

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Pope Leo XIV apologizes for Vatican’s role in legitimizing slavery

No pope had ever publicly acknowledged the Vatican’s role in giving European sovereigns explicit authority to subjugate and enslave “infidels.”

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the role the Holy See played in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian memory.”

Past popes have apologized for Christians’ involvement in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. But no pope had ever publicly acknowledged, much less apologized for, the role that past popes played in giving European sovereigns explicit authority to subjugate and enslave “infidels.” History’s first U.S.-born pope, whose family history includes both enslaved people and slave owners, delivered the apology in his first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” (Magnificent Humanity), which was released Monday.

The sweeping manifesto is about safeguarding humanity in an era of increasing reliance on artificial intelligence. Leo raised the trans-Atlantic slave trade in relation to what he called the new forms of slavery and colonialism that the digital revolution is fueling, such as the unregulated labor practices in procuring rare minerals needed for AI chips...

• Centuries of legitimizing slavery for European colonizers:
• Holy See late to condemn slavery, Leo says:
• Leo’s own family history and past apologies:

May. 25, 2026, 9:36 AM EDT

- MS NOW -

CANADIAN NEWS:

Alberta separation referendum, pipeline tensions loom over western premiers' meeting

Smith, Eby both say meeting will be awkward amid ongoing tensions

Premiers from across Western Canada are gathering in Alberta for their annual meeting, as that province stews over a monumental question of whether to quit Canada.

Premiers from the western provinces and northern territories are gathering Monday and Tuesday at a hotel in Kananaskis, Alta., about 100 kilometres west of Calgary, to discuss trade, the economy, energy security, defence and nation-building projects, said Sam Blackett, a spokesperson for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office.

The meeting comes on the heels of Smith's announcement Thursday that she's planning to put a question on her government's fall referendum ballot that will ask Albertans if they want the province to remain in Canada or if they want a future binding referendum on separation...

• Western premiers to discuss energy, trade at annual meeting:

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Posted: May 25, 2026 10:12 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

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Netanyahu's future uncertain as Israel starts to prepare for national election

Israeli parliament begins process of dissolving itself ahead of vote expected this fall

While Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been focussed on "total victory" for Israel since the Hamas-led attack on the country on Oct. 7, 2023, his own victory in a coming national election is far from certain.

This past week, the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, unanimously approved a bill to begin dissolving in preparation for the election that has to be held by the end of October. For some voters, Israel's longest-serving prime minister could be be both the key figure and issue when the election is held...

WATCH | Netanyahu says escalating war on Hamas is fastest path to victory:

• Come back from defeat:

WATCH | Netanyahu's uncertain future as PM:

• Is a pardon possible?:

Posted: May 25, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

- CBC -

Details emerge of negotiations between US, Iran to end war

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0E0UshMmpc