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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Be happy, be safe, be strong throughout all adversity, and be BLESSED on this Monday morning,

Not much Green Space time this morning under grey, gloomy, cloudy skies and clammy, cool temps. Feels more like mid-October than it does the 24th of August. Does that mean I would have to begin my winter routine already? Like brightening up the place with extra LED lamps and growing my own little garden indoors, I like watching something green grow during the winter. I also do a lot of reading and research online. BUT, BEGINNING HYBERNATION IN SEPTEMBER? That's too long even for a fertile imagination that prefers being indoors during the cold weather. Written by Chief Smoking Bush 🪶👩‍🦰ᝰ🪾𓍯𓂃_

"Knock, knock! Who's that knocking at the door?" It's Grandma! I shout out loud, Joann, get off the can and let Grandma in, before she gets frozen toes while wearing snowshoes in the snow!"

Well, enough of that, now on to the discussion of the day. Thank you for visiting and reading the Tree House News 🏡

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TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

US-CANADA TRADE WAR

Canada declares trade ‘war’ after Trump imposes new tariffs and talks break down

• US-Canada trade talks have collapsed, pushing relations between Washington and Ottawa into a new phase of economic confrontation. 🇺🇸🇨🇦

• The US is imposing new 50% tariffs on around $20 billion worth of Canadian goods, including wine, dairy, cement, clothing and hockey equipment. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has vowed “dollar-for-dollar” retaliation starting September 8.

• Donald Trump, Mark Carney, US tariffs, Canada retaliation and the future of the USMCA are now at the centre of this escalating trade dispute.

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My guess as to where any of this is all going remains in the hands of those who have control or can work together as one under a UNITED PROVINCIAL GROWTH; BUILD BABY BUILD!

🍁CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE DIVERSIFICATION🍁

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Question: August 24 2026, latest report from Prime Minister Mark Carney

🔹AI Overview

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the suspension of trade negotiations with the United States and pledged dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs beginning September 8, following the collapse of talks and new U.S. 50% tariffs on Canadian goods.

Background on the Trade Breakdown

• Prime Minister Mark Carney stated that Canada walked away from a bad deal after the U.S. introduced last-minute, unacceptable demands regarding the auto sector, sovereignty, and restrictions on independent trade deals.

• When questioned about the sharp escalation, Carney stated that Canada is effectively in a trade conflict "because we're under attack".

• The Prime Minister of Canada Official Website provides full transcripts of Carney's remarks on the negotiations and readouts from the emergency First Ministers' Meeting held with provincial and territorial premiers

Retaliation and Next Steps

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

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BREAKING NEWS RECAP

Iran’s currency drops to record low against dollar as US set to unveil ‘economic D-Day’

Here's The Latest

• Economic pressure: Iran’s currency has dropped to a record low against the dollar, as the US moves to tighten the economic screws on Tehran. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is expected to reveal details of the administration’s sanctions plans later today on a country which has so far been numb to economic pain.

• Differing views: There appears to be growing differences within Iran’s leadership on how to handle the conflict with the US. While President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran “cannot continue with war forever,” others have continued to reject dialogue.

• Strait of Hormuz: Oman’s foreign minister will visit Iran tomorrow for talks on the critical waterway. Iran’s state-controlled Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) warned that ships violating transit rules in the strait could face penalties including detention or confiscation...

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10 min ago

The Trump administration’s big gamble on an “economic D-Day” for Iran

More To Read:

Updated 10:06 AM EDT, Mon August 24, 2026

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Congress is finally getting mad about money

Even Republican lawmakers are getting tired of OMB Director Russ Vought going rogue on federal spending.

There’s been a lack of trust lately between the Capitol and the White House. On one end of Pennsylvania Avenue, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought has claimed sweeping authority to withhold money from projects that go against President Donald Trump’s policies.

But just over a mile away in the halls of Congress, lawmakers, even Republicans, are finally growing tired of Vought’s incessant incursions into their power of the purse.

• Since returning to the head of OMB last year, Vought has used every lever he can reach to staunch the flow of federal dollars.:

More from MS NOW Daily

• Vought’s shenanigans have grown increasingly less well received with legislators as time has passed.:

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Aug. 24, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

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Minicomputers Made by Nvidia Are Powering Moscow’s A.I. Drones

The tech giant says it does not sell the devices in Russia, but they are widely available on resale markets. When purchased that way, they are virtually impossible to track.

The miniature Nvidia computer that Ukrainian officials say Russia has used in fully autonomous A.I.-guided drones is an inexpensive model designed for civilian robotics and machine vision applications, according to the company.

Ukrainian forensic examiners recently found the minicomputer, the Nvidia Jetson Orin, in the wreckage of drones launched by Russia’s military in apparent tests of a self-targeting system in the city of Zaporizhzhia in southeastern Ukraine.

Ukraine’s domestic intelligence agency showed New York Times reporters two such guidance systems that included damaged but still recognizable Jetson computer components. Air defense officials said that a drone with one of the systems killed three people in an attack in Zaporizhzhia on July 6. ...

The circuit board on which the Nvidia chip was installed was stamped “Made in China.” It was unclear how Russia’s military obtained the computers.

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Aug. 24, 2026 - Updated 7:19 a.m. ET

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CANADIAN NEWS:

These 3 charts show where Trump's new tariffs could have the biggest impact

Electronics sector, B.C. could feel the bite of potential new duties

.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariff gambit is the most sweeping trade threat Canada has faced to date. With an unprecedented 50 per cent duty set to hit a wide swath of Canadian-made goods on Aug. 19, the clock is ticking for businesses across the country.

These three charts break down which sectors are in the crosshairs, which provinces will be the hardest hit and how the tariffs will be felt on both sides of the border.

Major Threatened Sectors

Value of 2025 Canadian exports to the U.S. under tariff threat, by category ($ US)

Electronics and electrical equipment

$4.41B

Plastics

$3.1B

Furniture, bedding and lighting

$2.51B

Industrial machinery

$1.58B

Paper and paperboard items

$1.34B

Categories based on broader HS2 codes for items in the tariff list. Category names edited for clarity.

The Hardest Hit Provinces:

• Cross-border effects:

Frustration, worry and hope: Canadian businesses brace for the latest round of U.S. tariffs

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CBC News · Posted: Jul 23, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: July 23

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Woman flagged by ID scanner as nationwide 'public safety concern' after incident in Winnipeg bar

Privacy experts say establishments need to better explain what happens to data

Privacy experts are raising concerns after a Winnipeg bar flagged a woman as a nationwide public safety concern through its ID scanning system, which led to her being denied entry to a Calgary Stampede venue in July.

Alexandra, a Montreal-based lawyer, went to the Riverside bar in St. Vital on June 6, where a person working security scanned her driver's licence at the door using a Patronscan ID scanner. She said she was not told why they were scanning it and had no idea an incident later that evening would lead to a flag that potentially banned her from bars across Canada.

"This flag had denied me entry at an establishment in a whole other province without my knowledge, without any transparency surrounding how this flag had been established," Alexandra said. She said she started feeling sick while at the Winnipeg bar and ran to the nearest washroom, thinking she was going to throw up.

Someone knocked on the door and told her to leave, and Alexandra asked for more time to pull herself together. She then left without incident, she said...

• Denied entry to Calgary Stampede venue:
• Flag network used across North America:
• People need to understand how data is used: experts:
• Public flags keep people safe: BarWatch chair:
• 'Undesirable to whom?':
• Bars must display signage: Patronscan:

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Posted: Aug 24, 2026 6:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago

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Have as pleasant a day as you can make it. The Fairy Lady 🧚‍♀️

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Morning, all! Well, it started out sunny, but the clouds are moving in now. Scattered thunderstorms are forecast on and off until Wednesday. I pray we don't get floods ⛈️🌊 anymore. Thank you for hearing my prayer, Great Spirit 🙏

Let us Canadians 🍁 celebrate our new sovereignty, A new sovereign country that WE, THE PEOPLE work together to make a better and stronger nation.

That's a major loss for the US; we, Canadians, need to show that we don't need to go off the same precipice 🧗 the US appears to be teetering on. We can fly 🪽🌍 European.

🍁 CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE DIVERSIFICATION 🍁

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

A SOVEREIGN CANADA

Question: SOVEREIGN

🔹AI Overview

Sovereign: A person being sovereign is a supreme ruler, such as a king or queen,

Or an INDEPENDENT NATION with self-governing authority.

The term also describes absolute power, the historic British gold coin worth one pound, or commercial entities...

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Absolute power is what Trumpo the Typo 🟠💩🔱⚜️🏆👑 Kink S--t of Shmukarica [✨|||] is seeking to do, is exactly what you see going on out there every day on your cell, laptop, and TV. NAZISM! BRAINWASH THEM! The Dunce Brigade [ICE] shouts out loud. The Nazis come marching in twos and threes, undeterred and almost welcomed with open arms, as though the people wanted them in, as though Nazism was their last refuge for those who worship torture, rape, and child molestation! WHO WANTS THAT NAZI ✠ CRAP IN CANADA 🍁

LONGUE VIVE LE CANADA LIBRE !!!

LONG LIVE CANADA FREE !!!

PRIME MINISTER MARK CARNEY, NOW IS THE TIME to roll up the sleeves and call home all the troops you have gathered through the last few months, including Asia and India, prior to this Trade Negotiation, maybe even throw an air sandwich to Kim Jong-un too, just to 👃💦off Trumpo the Typo.

Now is also the time to say, "Adieu! (‿ˠ‿) 🕳️" if you don't like Canada, move to the Middle East; they seem to love CHAOS there. AMERICA - REGIME OF THE LUNATICS 🤬✷🧌🗡️👺✨🤡🥊✷😵‍💫▄︻ 💥- •🧟˗ˏˋ💥ˎˊ˗🔥𖡎🪾🌖 🌆🌇 ᝰ 💩𓍯𓂃 UP IN SMOKE 🌿🚬

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SO WHAT NOW?:

Question: August 23, 2026, what are the next steps Prime Minister Carney will proceed with?

Full Report from - Google Search -

🔹AI Overview

Following the collapse of trade negotiations with the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada will implement dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs starting September 8, 2026, targeting key U.S. sectors such as steel, dairy, and electronics. Ottawa will also release specific financial support packages for impacted domestic workers and businesses.

Retaliatory Trade Actions

Counter-Tariffs: Implement dollar-for-dollar tariffs starting Tuesday, September 8, 2026 (the day after Labour Day).

Targeted Sectors: Focus levies on U.S. goods including steel, appliances, dairy, electronics, agricultural equipment, and paper products.

Domestic Support and Collaboration

• Worker & Business Relief: Finalize and release specific economic aid packages for Canadian industries and small-to-medium businesses hurt by the U.S. tariffs.

*Politico +1*

• First Ministers Alignment: Continue close collaboration with provincial and territorial premiers using a unified "Team Canada" approach.

Strategic Economic Shifts

• Market Diversification: Accelerate ongoing efforts to secure and expand trade partnerships globally, reducing heavy reliance on the U.S. market.

• Internal Trade: Push forward with removing internal trade barriers to build a stronger, unified Canadian economy

I will be adding new information as it becomes available. Thank you for visiting and reading the Tree House News 🏡

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BREAKING NEWS RECAP:

Fast-growing Hawk Fire forces evacuations in Reno, Nevada governor declares emergency

A fast-growing brush fire forced residents of northwestern Reno from their homes Saturday night and prompted Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo to declare a state of emergency in Washoe County.

The Hawk Fire ballooned to cover more than 10,500 acres by late Saturday, with no containment reported, according to state fire officials. Its cause remains undetermined. “This is an active and rapidly evolving situation, and I urge everyone in the affected areas to remain vigilant,” Lombardo wrote on X. He urged those who were asked to evacuate to do so immediately.

Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve said “structures have already been burned in this fire and your life is more important than a building,” in a message posted by the City of Reno on X...

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Related Article:

wildfire-tracker: Tracking US wildfires and smoke in maps and charts

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Updated Aug 23, 2026, 6:18 AM ET - 3 hr ago

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Postal Service issues ‘final order’ to restrict mail-in voting

The agency’s order says it will deliver mail ballots only in states that share voter data with the Trump administration. The Supreme Court could rule on the matter at any point.

The U.S. Postal Service has issued a “final order” to restrict mail-in voting, carrying out President Donald Trump’s executive order about two months ahead of the November midterm elections.

In its rule, the agency said it would deliver mail ballots only in states that provide voter information to the Trump administration. But the USPS order, issued late Friday night, acknowledged that injunctions issued by courts in California and Massachusetts must be lifted in order for the new rules to be implemented.

The Supreme Court could rule on the matter at any moment.

“If the government obtains timely relief from the injunctions, implementation immediately thereafter will provide election officials as much time as possible before the next election to comply with the rule’s preparation standards for Federal Ballot Mail envelopes,” the regulations state...

• USPS eyes new rule that would block ballots in states that balk at Trump’s demands:

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Aug. 22, 2026, 11:31 AM EDT

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What Canadian Goods Will Take Trump’s 50% Tariffs? Some Pretty Strange Items

Buoys, dog muzzles, capes, national flags and “base metal statuettes” from Canada are now more expensive for U.S. shoppers.

Anoraks and suit jackets. National flags. Some Christmas ornaments. And 36 different kinds of plywood. The lists of hundreds of goods from Canada subject to new 50 percent tariffs from the United States is long and seemingly organized at random.

The Trump administration imposed the tariffs, which took effect on Saturday, after Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada called off trade negotiations with the United States that had lasted nearly a month. “They asked too much and offered too little,” Mr. Carney said.

Mr. Carney has promised to retaliate “dollar for dollar” against the new tariffs, which join previous tariffs of up to 50 percent that President Trump put on Canadian aluminum, steel and autos last year. Lumber has tariffs that predate Mr. Trumps’s return to office; he nevertheless increased them last year...

• Major Exports:
• And Some Peculiarly Specific Ones:

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Updated August 23, 2026 - 9:41 a.m. ET

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Why are there suddenly so many data centres planned in Canada? Your questions answered

Also: are there health risks involved in living near one?

This story idea came from audience members, like you, who got in touch with us. Send us all of your questions about data centres and the environment. We are listening: ask@cbc.ca

In 2026, AI seems to be everywhere — and some Canadians are questioning whether they want the massive buildings that power it humming away in their backyards. Canada has bet big on AI, and part of that push is a boom in planned or proposed AI data centres, which require vast amounts of water and energy.

Proponents say the facilities could help secure Canada's future as an AI leader. But the rapid pace of development has some communities hitting pause...

• What are data centers?:
• Why are so many being built in Canada suddenly?:

WATCH | Carney unveils national AI strategy:

CHART | How Canadians feel about data centers.

CHART | Provincial share planned data center capacity.

WATCH | Digging into the hyperscale data boom in Canada:

• How do data centers affect water sources?:

WATCH | Why data centre communities worry about water:

• Are there health risks with living near data centres?:

WATCH | Toronto residents pushing back on data centres:

• Are there alternatives to traditional big-box data centers?:

WATCH | UN report investigates environmental risk of AI data centres:

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Posted: Aug 23, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

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Trump Slams Carney With ‘State Benefits’ Jibe After Canada’s ‘Dollar For Dollar’ Threat | WATCH

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

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Good morning again, a nice bright sunny morning, but if the weather forecast is right, it won't be for long. Personally, I hope this is the one time they're LYING. WE DON'T NEED MORE RAIN! Please and thank you, Great Spirit 🙏. I'm serious, that's my prayer for the day. Keep us safe, Great Spirit. Like I said yesterday, you never know nowadays! You may see, as I said yesterday, YOU MAY GET TO SEE THE FLASH BUT NEVER HEAR THE THUNDER!

My basic survivalist list if I should survive: First, be prepared, remain calm, be stocked up on necessities, like, for example, a solar generator, lots of assorted batteries, at least four five-gallon jugs of potable water, shelf-stable food, clothes, have a plan, and be humble and pray... a lot.

Canada-U.S. Trade War Escalates as Talks Collapse

Intense negotiations to stave off new levies by the Trump administration ended in an impasse as Mark Carney suspended talks. U.S. tariffs on Canada, and retaliatory tariffs on the U.S., will come into effect.

Crucial trade talks between the United States and Canada to stave off punishing new tariffs by the Trump administration on Canadian goods collapsed late Friday, with Canada saying it would retaliate “dollar for dollar.”

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said he had decided to suspend the talks because the American side had introduced last-minute terms that were “unfair, uneconomic, and called into question the reliability of any deal.”

He added that the talks, which had been going on for weeks and had intensified in the past few days, had marked important progress but had ultimately “not been enough to meet our objectives for Canadians.” United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told reporters that Canada had walked away from the negotiating table...

A U.S. official said that Canada wanted concessions that the United States wasn’t prepared to give, particularly when it came to the automotive sector, as well as trade in steel, aluminum and lumber.

A recent Léger poll found that 56 percent of respondents are opposed to any further trade concessions from Canada.

“This will be a body blow to North American competitiveness in this self-defeating trade saga,” she said. “Americans will see their costs go up, and Canadians will see customers, investment and small businesses disappear.”

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Published Aug. 21, 2026

Updated Aug. 22, 2026, 1:13 a.m. ET

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TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

NOW IS THE TIME FOR

CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE DIVERSIFICATION

1. The first three most important changes that are most crucial at this time are Trade Diversification,

2: Our Provincial Health Care remains Public Health Care.

3: New jobs; Training the unemployed and REHABILITATION of the so-called unemployable persons who are capable of being trained for new jobs.

CANADA should go on with commerce with all and any other nation except the US. They are the new Russia, as far as Canada goes. From today on, the U.S. no longer exists until they extract the Nazism, out, the VENOM, from the SNAKES THAT ARE RUNNING IT at the present time. My honest opinion: TIEFS, that's thieves with a lisp. PIRATES, AND BRIGANDS!

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BREAKING NEWS:

How the US and Middle East allies flipped the oil script on Iran

On the afternoon of July 25, the Greek-owned supertanker Kiku docked at Qatar’s Mesaieed oil export terminal, a massive, 30-berth port on the country’s west coast, 25 miles south of Doha.

Four days later, loaded with crude oil, the Kiku passed through the Strait of Hormuz. The Very Large Crude Carrier – the largest oil tanker class, stretching over 1,000 feet – maintained a steady pace of 13 knots across the Persian Gulf, near its top speed.

Then, on July 31, shortly after 2 pm just off the coast of Dubai, the Kiku vanished. The vessel had switched off its AIS transponder, a marine radio device that broadcasts a ship’s identity, speed, course and position...

*Related article: A new normal: How traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is adapting to war*

• Dark transits:
• Flipping the script:
• A temporary solution:

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PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2026, 5:00 AM ET - 4 hr ago

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U.S. imposes 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products, and Canada says it will retaliate

President Donald Trump’s import taxes will hit about 5% of what Canada ships to the United States every year.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early Saturday, and Canada immediately said it would retaliate,

after last-ditch negotiations failed to resolve the latest strain in already tense relations between the historic allies. President Donald Trump’s import taxes will hit about 5% of what Canada ships to the United States every year, including products ranging from hockey sticks to tongue depressors.

“Canada will match those tariffs dollar for dollar to protect our workers and businesses,” Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a statement. The retaliation escalates the trade conflict and calls into question the future of a North American trade pact between the United States, Canada and Mexico that is crucial to industry in all three countries. Canada sought concessions on Trump tariffs on steel, aluminum, autos and lumber that the United States was unwilling to provide...

• A typically cooperative alliance goes sour:
• Canadians and Americans are frustrated:
• Trump has turned to Depression-era tariffs:

Aug. 22, 2026, 12:04 AM EDT

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Trump’s attack on a journalist overshadowed a more effective threat to freedom of the press

In a lawsuit, ABC admitted that an FCC review of broadcast licenses has affected its editorial decisions.

In recent days, President Donald Trump attacked a reporter, and one of his appointees went after a news organization. Both were attacks on journalism, but they had very different outcomes. And the difference shows how the administration has succeeded at undermining freedom of the press.

After CNN correspondent Kristen Holmes asked the president a question he didn’t like, he responded by repeatedly ordering her to be quiet, calling her a “fake reporter” and attacking her for being “loud” and “boisterous.” The official White House rapid response account then escalated the attack,..

• ABC acknowledged that fear of government punishment is now part of its editorial calculation.:
• We may never know is how many other news organizations are making similar calculations.

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Aug. 22, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

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CANADIAN NEWS:

Carney to discuss Canada's response to Trump's new tariffs at 11 a.m. ET

Business owners wake up to 50 per cent tariffs on billions of dollars of Canadian exports

The Latest:

• U.S. President Donald Trump's threatened 50 per cent tariffs on $28 billion worth of goods took effect just after midnight after Canadian and American negotiators were unable to finalize a trade deal.

• Prime Minister Mark Carney will be speaking at 11 a.m. ET, before meeting with cabinet at 12:15 p.m. and premiers at 1:30 p.m.

• In a statement late Friday, Carney said Canada is suspending trade talks with the United States and recalling its negotiating team, saying the U.S. made "unfair" last-minute changes to the deal.

• Carney also said Canada is planning to match the tariffs "dollar for dollar."

• U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced there was no trade deal reached between the two countries less than an hour before midnight last night, saying Canada "declined to finalize" an agreement and made "new demands and walk backs."

• The two countries had ramped-up trade talks after Trump extended the tariff deadline earlier this week.

• Premiers and other political leaders across Canada have come out with strong responses

• The new rate applies to a variety of Canadian products, from food and alcohol items to ice hockey equipment...

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August 22, 2026 - Updated 21 minutes ago

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Canada-US trade talks collapse; Carney vows dollar-for-dollar response to Trump's 50% tariffs

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

 

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Great Spirit bless 🙏

Good morning, all. I was outside sitting in my Green Space, coffee in hand, just in time to watch the sun come up over the trees. A new day, so fresh and peaceful, before all that cursed construction cacophony starts up for the day. I want so much to have our quiet neighborhood back again. With city parkland on all three sides of this apartment building, it feels like living in the woods.

I remember my dad talking about the Niagara Peninsula when I was a kid. He was considering this place as one of his options for moving to in retirement. Milder, warmer, longer-growing-season kind of climate, warm season is longer than in northern Ontario, he said. He was right.

I was living in Morristown, Tennessee, for a time, nearly moved there, glad I didn't. I CERTAINLY WOULD NOT WANT TO BE THERE NOW! No going south of the border again, ever, now that the Orange Slimeball Jabba the Hutt has poisoned the place.

My partner and I lived in B.C. Lower Mainland for about seven years. Believe it or not, it rained most of the seven years we were there. The Okanogan Valley would have been OK, with a hospitable climate and sunny weather, but it was too isolated. That was another one of the warmest places in Canada. The next possibility: I told my partner about my dad mentioning the Niagara Peninsula Region, and that's where we are presently, and we don't have any plans to move anywhere else except to our final destination ... Beam me up, Scotty 🛸• *•.° *

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

CLIMATE CHANGE

_*Even here, with our own microclimate, which usually means much more moderate weather than they have further north and south of us, we feel the effects of climate change. Two years ago, torrential spring rains delayed the planting of vegetables for weeks. Meager snowfalls caused winter droughts. Earlier this month, we got two floods within two days here. The flooding rains fell as far north as Barrie. There ain't gonna be anywhere safe when the big one hits.*_

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Question: Did St Catharine's ever have previous flooding to 2026

🔹AI Overview

St. Catharines experienced historic, widespread flooding most recently between July 21 and August 2, 2026

Prior to the unprecedented back-to-back storms of July and August 2026—which dumped over 300 mm of rain and led to a City of St. Catharines state of emergency—the city had not faced a sequence of multiple 100-year storms in such rapid succession

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CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE AS FAST AS A FLASH OF LIGHTNING! You don't even get to hear the thunder.

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Sudden Climate Change:

🔹AI Overview

Sudden or abrupt climate change happens when the Earth’s climate system shifts rapidly from one state to another over decades or less, rather than centuries. These fast changes can be triggered by tipping points, like melting ice sheets or disrupted ocean currents, causing extreme weather, crop failures, and severe ecological stress

Causes of Rapid Shifts

• Tipping Points: Passing a critical threshold can cause natural systems to collapse or flip quickly.

• Feedback Loops: Warming melts reflective ice, exposing dark ocean water that absorbs more heat and warms the planet faster.

• Ocean Currents: Disruptions to major systems like the Atlantic circulation can rapidly alter regional weather patterns.Methane

• Releases: Thawing permafrost releases trapped greenhouse gases, accelerating global warming

Major Impacts

• Extreme Weather: Heatwaves, severe droughts, and intense storms happen more often and last longer.

• Food Insecurity:

• Ecosystem Collapse:

• Societal Stress:

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BREAKING NEWS RECAP:

Exclusive: Navy weighs renaming carrier slated to honor Black war hero, potentially switching it to Trump

The US Navy is working to rename an aircraft carrier under construction that was set to honor a Black sailor hailed for his heroic actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor, three sources familiar with internal discussions told CNN.

During President Donald Trump’s first term, the Navy announced that the Ford-class carrier would be called the USS Doris Miller, recognizing an enlisted sailor who helped defend US forces from Japan’s attack.

It’s unclear what the Navy is seeking to change the name of the carrier to, though two of the sources said there have been internal conversations about renaming it to honor Trump. It would be an unprecedented move to name an aircraft carrier after a sitting president. The Navy is looking instead to rename another warship after Miller, according to one of the sources...

A recent White House executive order on shipbuilding also referred to the ship only as CVN-81,

Many of the US’ active aircraft carriers are named after past US presidents

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PUBLISHED Aug 20, 2026, 5:00 PM ET - 15 hr ago

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Michael Cohen once called Trump a con man and a cheat. Now he’s back to calling his ex-boss ‘sir.’

The president’s former fixer turned witness for the prosecution was eager to patch things up in a groveling interview.

This was Michael Cohen’s big moment. President Donald Trump’s longtime lawyer/fixer turned nemesis/witness for the prosecution has apparently turned the page on his stint as a #Resistance figure and made amends with the man who is the only reason most people know Cohen’s name in the first place.

Cohen, who testified against Trump in the latter’s 2024 New York “hush money” trial, hyped the previously recorded sit-down with a post on his Substack titled “The Impossible Reunion” and even previewed the discussion with a livestream Thursday afternoon as a must-hear interview between the two convicted felons.

“Loyalty doesn’t mean pretending someone never hurt you. Forgiveness doesn’t mean surrendering your principles. Reconciliation doesn’t mean rewriting history. It means deciding that your history doesn’t have to end with your worst chapter. And frankly, it takes far more courage to extend a hand across a divide than it does to throw stones from behind a keyboard,” Cohen wrote...

Cohen has released only 15 minutes so far — first on New York’s WABC-AM radio and later on Cohen’s podcast and Substack.

• Of all the indignities Cohen has suffered on behalf of Trump, that he couldn’t even get Trump to give him a good soundbite for this reunion show must rank high among them.:

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Midnight deadline looms as Canada seeks deal to avoid Trump's steep new tariffs

Sources say Canada-U.S. agreement would lower steel tariffs, include change to dairy import licences

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Canadian and U.S. officials are working today to finalize a trade agreement before U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats take effect at midnight.

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc's office says he and Canada's lead negotiator, Janice Charette, are slated to meet with U.S. officials at the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) offices in Washington, D.C, at 10:30 a.m. ET.

Sources with knowledge of the talks say the forthcoming agreement would lower tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum from 50 to 25 per cent and also change how dairy import licences are allocated by the government.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked the provinces to return American alcohol to store shelves. N.L. Premier Tony Wakeham said all premiers agreed, but Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette said her province would follow suit if the deal is "globally positive." Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew urged people to continue buying Canadian products.

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Question: What is Carney's backup plan if the Canadian and American tariff deal falls apart?

🔹AI Overview

If the Canada-U.S. tariff negotiations collapse, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s backup plan focuses on targeted economic retaliation, preparing domestic relief packages for affected small and medium businesses, and accelerating a long-term trade diversification strategy toward international partners like Europe, the UK, and Asia.

Domestic Resilience and Business Relief.

• Targeted Support: Federal planners have readied concurrent relief and financial assistance packages for Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises vulnerable to sudden U.S. border levies.

• Supply Chain Defense: Ottawa intends to spotlight how U.S. tariffs directly spike inflation and costs for American consumers and manufacturers, framing Canadian industry as part of the U.S. economic solution rather than the problem.

Retaliatory Measures

• Selective Counter-Tariffs:

International Trade Diversification

• Market Expansion:

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I read all this before, and I do pray it holds true, because we will need it.

Canadian International Trade Diversification