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Saturday, 5 September 2026

 

🧚‍♀️ TREE HOUSE NEWS 🏑


NEWS AGGREGATOR & COMMENTS


Great Spirit bless πŸ™


Well, at least it's a nice sunny morning 🌀️here at the Tree House 🏑 I am sitting, sipping my coffee ☕️ at the kitchen table ┳┳ adjacent to the open sliding glass doors ↔️πŸͺŸπŸšͺoverlooking my Green Space 🌱🌿 πŸƒ That's as close to being outside in my tropical garden as I can. That is where I wish I could be to do the news on days like this. So few left! But with the sun glare ☀️, I can't see a dang thing on my laptop's monitor πŸ’» out there πŸŒ„. The kitchen table πŸ—„️πŸŽ›️ ┳┳ πŸͺ‘↔️πŸͺŸπŸšͺ is as close as I can get to being al fresco.


Outside of that, friends, there isn't much shakin' around here in the Newsroom except the yet-to-come daily news and comments. Thank you very much for visiting and reading the Tree House News 🏑.

May The Great Spirit 🌌 Bless πŸ™:


TODAY'S DISCUSSION:


Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Moscow with plan to end war ahead of visit to Kyiv

US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Saturday, where they are expected to explore prospects for ending the war, now in its fifth year.


Kirill Dmitriev, special representative of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was at Vnukovo airport to meet them, and Putin will meet the US delegation later Saturday, according to Russian state media.


After visiting the Russian capital, Witkoff and Kushner are due to travel to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, for the first time.


As they arrived, the Kremlin announced that Putin had instructed that no strikes be carried out on Kyiv for the next three days, starting at midnight on Saturday night...


“Our goal is to have a visit and negotiations with the American side that are as constructive and substantive as possible. We need to look for realistic options on how to bring this war to an end,” Zelensky said on Friday. ...

Read More:

Updated Sep 5, 2026, 8:19 AM ET - 1 hr 1 min ago

- CNN -


Isn't that exactly what I said in yesterday's news?;


"BREAKING! While Trump is busy kissing Putin's 🫦 (‿Λ ‿) butt in an effort to gain his favor πŸ«‚πŸ‘‘

Russia secretly assists Iran with supersonic cruise missiles


Where is he getting the missiles from? I bet it's from the same sources that supply Putin with the armament to destroy Ukraine. He should be running out by now, but Putin seems to be somehow able to replace his ammunition faster than he can replace his soldiers. I believe that's why they are all going for developing more drones to do the dirty work of killing people from a distance rather than up close and suffer casualties. It's not hard to find a few nations that would like to see Trumpo, the Typo, taken down. If anything, they will steer a wide path around the whole mess and hope they can keep what nations are left in a democratic system. If anyone sheds any tears, they will be crocodile tears to be sure.


BUT PUTIN NEEDS HIS PUPPET, especially this one. Any of them would have done, but they were too smart. But this one is especially "dumb-dumb!" πŸ—Ώ and willing to hand America on a platter 🍝to Putin 🧐 [πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί] to adorn and honor the new KINK OF THE UNIVERSE, Putin ⚔️πŸ‘‘


Just another meat suit🧌🐊 with no soul πŸ‘Ό No feelings, no caring, no emotion, no empathy whatsoever. Just constant pure hate, fighting and fearπŸ’₯😑πŸ”₯πŸ’⚔️πŸ”« ▄︻ πŸ’₯• πŸ”ͺ and confusion πŸ₯΄


BREAKING NEWS RECAP:


Three Iranian tankers struck in retaliation for missile attacks, US military says

The United States military said Saturday its forces struck three Iranian crude oil carriers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched ballistic missiles toward two US Navy warships.


The fresh exchanges threaten to heighten a shipping war in and beyond the Persian Gulf, as Iran seeks to prevent shipping transiting the Strait of Hormuz without its consent and the US steps up targeting of Iranian shipping. The two sides traded strikes earlier this week for the first time in over a month and the new attacks risk another retaliatory cycle.


“A U.S. aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer successfully evaded multiple unprovoked Iranian attacks,” the statement from US Central Command said on Saturday...


VIDEO | Included:

  • Kharg Island is Iran's key oil export hub:

On Thursday, US Vice President JD Vance denied the conflict should even be described as a “war,” adding that despite the recent flare-up there was “no active shooting.” ...

Read More:

- CNN -

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Trump’s war on mail ballots is eroding democracy before our eyes

If he succeeds, he will have usurped a power the Constitution clearly gives to the states.


Just weeks before the election, the Trump administration is preparing an end run around the rules for how tens of millions of Americans cast their ballots.


t is no secret that President Donald Trump wants to tightly restrict voting by mail. But he has failed to persuade the public, which continues to support it by wide margins; state officials, who have declined to abandon a popular voting method; and Congress, which refused to pass the legislation he backed.


So he’s turning instead to a secretive and rushed effort to use the U.S. Postal Service to disrupt mail voting on the eve of the midterms...


The stakes are more than the future of mail voting. Our very democracy is at risk.


  • More articles: Senate Democrats sound alarm over Trump’s Postal Service plans for mail-in ballots:


That is how democracy slips away: not in a single dramatic break, but through small accommodations to power

Read More:

Sept. 5, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

- MS NOW -

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Alberta independence group releases its ‘transition plan’ to become a country

Federalist says plan like showing up for dinner after divorce


An independence group has released a “transition plan,” sketching out what it sees as a roadmap should Albertans vote in the future to become a sovereign nation.


The Alberta Transition Council released the 214-page report on

Thursday, laying out a series of proposals tied to how life in Alberta might look in the event of a future “yes” vote on independence.


The report also touches on a range of regulations and institutions the group identifies that would need to transition to Alberta’s control through negotiation, including with Ottawa...

  • Not all in Alberta's control, report says:
  • From currency to mortgages to military:
  • 'I don't doubt that it's rosy':
  • Read more about the Alberta referendum:

Posted: Sep 05, 2026 8:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

- CBC -


TRY IT, (‿Λ ‿)πŸ•³️! AND YOU WILL BE A BIGGER DUNCE THAN TRUMP IS.

TRUMP IS ANXIOUSLY AWAITING TO POUNCE ON THIS MORSES! Like an alligator🐊 thinks as it pounces to eat the fat toad π“†πŸƒwho thought she "was" queen of Aleberta

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How public institutions — like schools and the STM — are handling Quebec's new secularism law

Prayer rooms closed, new employee guidelines at places like schools and public transit agencies


From university halls to garages in Montreal's Metro network, public institutions across Quebec are quietly locking prayer rooms and rewriting employee guidelines as the province’s expanded secularism law takes full effect. Law 9 significantly broadens the reach of Bill 21 and extends restrictions.


The religious symbols ban passed into law in 2019 now applies to daycare staff and prayer spaces are now forbidden in places like university campuses, or the facilities of a transit agency like Montreal's SociΓ©tΓ© de transport de MontrΓ©al.


Law 9 took effect on Sept. 1.

  • Prayer rooms closed, chapels can stay:
  • Vanier catching up with the law:

LISTEN | Exploring some of the effects of Quebec's expanded secularism law:

  • Daycare union keeping close eye on enforcement:
  • STM closes prayer space, adjusts policies:

STM tells employees they can no longer pray at work as Quebec secularism law takes effect

  • Lawyer says there’s a ‘grey zone’


Quebec talking with chief electoral officer over mailing of French-only voter info: premier ...

Read More:

Posted: Sep 05, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

- CBC -


WHAT IS THIS? It's sounding a lot like TRUMPISM SEEPING OVER THE BORDER.


Told ya so months ago! A DEN OF PIRATES AND THIEVES

How long do you think that legal traders will want to deal with thieves and liars?


89% of Americans now say gov't corruption is widespread: CNN debates - CNN -


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLKBe3uMMRI



Friday, 4 September 2026

 

🧚‍♀️TREE HOUSE NEWS🏑


NEWS AGGREGATOR & COMMENT


Great Spirit bless πŸ™


πŸŒ…πŸŒΊπŸŒΈπŸŒΌMORNIN' ALL! πŸŒΊπŸŒΈπŸŒΌπŸŒ…

My personal prayer for the day is:

May you all be happy, safe, free, blessed, and guided by the Great Spirit.


As I was massaging some bruises with a special ointment for bruises, I also noticed just how much I got tanned through the summer, just being out in my Green Space for a couple of hours a day, in fair weather. I'm not a duck.


  • Legend of The Burgundy Injun:


Anyway, I could see the difference from where my skin wasn't exposed to the sun. Some years back, when I lived on the res for a while, I got nicknamed "The Burgundy Injun" because of my dark, reddish-brown tan. Wow! That was a long time ago, but I learned a lot from that experience and made many new friends who will always be in my heart and mind. I don't forget stuff like that, like the family I never had, so I borrowed someone else's family.


THE BURGUNDY INJUN RIDES AGAIN! 😑πŸͺΆπŸŽπŸ˜‚


So which skunk's πŸ¦¨πŸ’©πŸ™ƒπ“‰΄πŸ§‘‍πŸ’ΌπŸ¦ member of parliament's, or congressmen's, and senators' necks do we wish to wrap our hands around today 🫱😝🫲?


TODAY'S DISCUSSION


REALITY CHECK

Time to shake the moths out of your head ཐི༏ཋྀ😡‍πŸ’«ΰ½ི༏ཋྀ

I see a lot of this INSANITY in the BREAKING NEWS of the day. PICK ONE YOU WISH YOU COULD WRAP YOUR HANDS AROUND ITS NECK,

WHICH 🦨 SKUNK DO I START WITH?


Breaking News: The Tree House News will now be called THE DAILY INSANITY"


Seriously, do you call what's happening in politics sane?


‘F**k you..hurry up and die’: Swing-seat Democratic House candidate’s deleted tweets show far-left record


BREAKING! While Trump is busy kissing Putin's 🫦 (‿Λ ‿) butt in an effort to gain his favor πŸ«‚πŸ‘‘

Russia secretly assists Iran with supersonic cruise missiles

Two Days Ago:


Trump plows ahead with his ‘triumphal arch’ without key approvals


Official White House website launches arcade games where users arrest undocumented immigrants and build a border wall


The Supreme Court is about to act on another election-related case


Trump’s latest Kennedy Center tantrum is his pettiest yet


Trump turns to a dual economic and military approach in latest attempt to squeeze Iran


Epstein files


A contact book made public during the Epstein Files Phase 1 release in 2025, with the majority of its content redacted.

That means blanked out! Or inked out! Unreadable, a useless waste of blanked-out paper. Good for starting the fire in the woodstove πŸͺ΅πŸ”₯πŸ““ and that's where I think the Epstein Files are... in the incineratorπŸ”₯


The article is part of a series about Jeffrey Epstein's Personal Connections

Read More:

- en•wikipedia•org -


And now for our dear little war-mongering cockroach ⚔️πŸͺ³▄︻ πŸ’₯• in Israel desperately sucking πŸ₯΅πŸ‘… up to the Orange Faced Clown πŸŽƒπŸ€‘Trumpo, the Typo's tiny trouser trout πŸ‘–πŸŸ


HONESTLY! Does it sound like there is any sense of order or sanity to all of this πŸ’©? If there are any sane people left, they don't have much of a backbone. I guess the last generation was nothing more than a bunch of cowardly worms πŸͺ± crawling away in fear to hide in their holes πŸ•³️ in the dirt 🌱


The Dunce Cadets πŸ™ƒπ“‰΄ and Trumpo The Typo - πŸŸ πŸ’©πŸ§’ πŸ“±❌ - already have you, The People, by the ⚾️⚾️


BREAKING NEWS RECAP:


The US economy added 162,000 jobs in August, more than double expectations

he US labor market in August roused from its early summer slumber by adding 162,000 jobs, more than double what economists had expected, while the unemployment rate remained at 4.1%, new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed Friday.


August’s job gains – which are the strongest since March – mark a sharp rebound from July’s tally, which was revised up to a 21,000-job gain from a 23,000-job loss. June was also revised upwards, adding 31,000 positions. That’s up from the original estimate of 20,0000.


The number of jobs added in August was more than double economists’ expectations. They had forecast a net gain of 65,000 jobs last month and that the unemployment rate would tick up to 4.2%. ...

  • Which industries added jobs:
  • ‘Whiplash’ that puts all eyes on CPI:

Read More:

Updated Sep 4, 2026, 10:45 AM ET - a min ago

- CNN -

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Trump envoys Witkoff and Kushner plan to visit Moscow and Kyiv, in their first trip to Ukraine


US President Donald Trump’s special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are planning to visit Moscow and Kyiv in the coming days to press for a diplomatic solution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a US official told CNN Friday.


The visit to the Ukrainian capital would mark the envoys’ first trip to the country that has been at war for years and under a steady barrage of Russian attacks in recent weeks.


They have visited Moscow in the past. Citing unnamed sources, Russia’s state-run news agency TASS reported on Friday that the visits would happen on September 5 and 6.


There had been indications that a visit would happen soon. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said...


Related Article

Children go underground as Ukraine starts new school year under constant Russian fire

First-graders have their first day of the new academic year inside a school shelter during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Kyiv.

Read More:

PUBLISHED Sep 4, 2026, 9:46 AM ET - 1 hr 15 min ago

- CNN -

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Missouri Supreme Court blocks GOP-drawn map in boost for Democrats

The ruling Wednesday was not about the legality of the new lines, but whether voters should have a chance to decide if they take effect


VIDEO | INcluded:

The Missouri Supreme Court has stopped a new congressional map from being used in this fall’s midterms that could have flipped a Democratic-held seat in the Kansas City area to Republicans.


Republicans’ hopes of keeping control of the U.S. House were bolstered last year by GOP lawmakers in the midwestern state targeting the safe blue seat of prominent Black Rep. Emanuel Cleaver. The focus was part of a push in several Republican states to shift Democratic-held seats and make them more winnable for the GOP. Republicans are at risk of losing a narrow House majority in the upcoming midterms, now just two months away, which could fundamentally shift the balance of power for the final two years of Donald Trump’s presidency...

  • More articles: Booker pours six figures into defending Black representation:


More legal action could follow. Missouri’s Republican attorney general quickly signaled that her office would take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court

Read More:

Sept. 3, 2026, 7:39 PM EDT

- MS NOW -

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Canada lost 42,000 jobs in August, surprising economists

Polling had expected gains. Unemployment rate unchanged


Canada lost 42,000 jobs in August, Statistics Canada said Friday, contrary to some economists' expectations, while the unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.4 per cent. Statistics Canada said the number of public sector workers fell by 20,000, declining for a third consecutive month. Jobs were little-changed in the private sector.


The manufacturing industry was a bright spot in August, adding 22,000 jobs, while categories including public administration, natural resources and utilities all booked declines.


Manufacturing was the only sector to record a statistically significant increase in employment during August," CIBC chief economist Andrew Grantham wrote in a research note on Friday...


Chart: | Monthly change in jobs in Canada


Chart: | Unemployment rate in Canada


"The share of Canadian exports bound for the U.S. is gradually trending lower, averaging 76 per cent in 2024, and 72 per cent in 2025, and coming in at 66 per cent in July 2026," Scotiabank economist Mitch Villeneuve wrote in a research note published on Thursday.


"This been driven by faster growth in exports to non-U.S. markets — especially Europe."

Read More;

Posted: Sep 04, 2026 8:46 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

- CBC -

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Now that is a good start for an illustration of SANITY NEWS πŸ“° for a changeπŸͺ™⛀⛁ ⛁⛀


So now let us examine this mess 🫟 we're in. From an Iranian point of view, VIDEO BELOW


Six Months Into the Iran War | What Went Wrong for Trump? | Vantage on Firstpost | 4K


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUHk5rAolTs



Thursday, 3 September 2026

 

🧚‍♀️ TREE HOUSE NEWS 🏑


NEWS AGGREGATOR & COMMENTS


Great Spirit bless πŸ™


Good morning to everyone, and I pray that you are safe, happy, and blessed on this Thursday, August 3 of 2026. At least the nasty clouds are gone, and the sun is out. I was out sitting in my Green Space with my coffee as the sun was rising this morning.


What a beautiful morning πŸŒ„, putting aside my sore back π– £ and trying to nurse some bruises out of my leg🦡 . I honestly don't know where they all come from. I look down at my legs and arms at the end of the day, and there they are, just from doing ordinary housework, and they look like they've been PECKED ON ME BY A FLOCK OF MAD WOODPECKERS!πŸͺ΅πŸ¦…πŸ¦…πŸ¦…πŸ¦… They should go for the head 😡‍πŸ’«. That's where the wood is πŸͺ΅πŸ˜ . Oh me! Oh my ! ♪♫♭。♪˚♬ WASN'T THAT A PARTY? In my mind 🧠 , you can still party your arse off in imagination all you want. Maybe even a little wiggle here and a little wiggle there with the hips, Heck! I can still spin dance. The little pleasures of aging 🀢 , eh?


Ever hear of the spirit wanting to, but the body not? Well, that's the way it gets to be; the body wears out way faster than the mind does. The mind is like a computer: it saves information in its memory banks, data center, and the cloud, located within the grey matter of our human cranium, which we call consciousness. How deep and how far or how many layers there are to consciousness is not yet known to science


I borrowed the statement below from Roger Penrose, a physicist and quantum-consciousness researcher.


Penrose, who won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on black holes, developed the controversial Orchestrated Objective Reduction (Orch-OR) theory with anesthesiologist Stuart Hameroff. It proposes that consciousness involves quantum processes associated with microscopic structures called microtubules inside neurons, rather than being explained entirely by ordinary neural computation.

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Question: quantum consciousness


πŸ”ΉAI Overview

Quantum consciousness proposes that quantum-mechanical phenomena like superposition and entanglement inside the brain explain subjective experience better than classical neuroscience.


Key Concepts and Theories

  • Orch-OR (Orchestrated Objective Reduction): Developed by physicist Roger Penrose and anesthesiologist Stuart Hameroff, this theory suggests consciousness arises from quantum computations inside cellular structures called microtubules.
  • The Warmth Problem: Mainstream neuroscientists argue the brain is too warm, wet, and noisy to sustain fragile quantum states, causing rapid decoherence.
  • Emerging Support: Recent biological studies have identified quantum coherence in systems like photosynthesis and tubulin proteins at physiological temperatures, though mainstream consensus still views the hypothesis as speculative.

Read More - Google Search -

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Even if there are multiple universes, and if each one is programmed to exist only for a given amount of time, and given that time is infinite, then those multiple universes will each have their own phase in the quantum-unified infinite Potentilities of being! WOW! Talk about a RABBIT HOLE πŸ°πŸ•³️ !

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🍁PLEASE TAKE YOUR TIME TO READ THIS. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THIS, AS IT INVOLVES YOUR HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE.


- Google Search -


Question: Is Ford still pursuing two-tiered healthcare?


πŸ”ΉAI Overview

Yes, the Ontario government under Doug Ford continues to shift more surgeries and diagnostic services to private, for-profit clinics.

*Current Actions*

  • Private Clinic Expansion: The province keeps adding private facilities to perform publicly funded procedures like hip, knee, and cataract surgeries.
  • Legislation: This expansion relies on Bill 60, known as the Your Health Act, which the government passed in 2023 to let private clinics handle more routine operations.
  • Ongoing Funding: The government continues to allocate funding to these private centers to help reduce public surgical wait times.


The Government Stance

  • OHIP Coverage: Doug Ford and his health ministers state that Ontario does not have a two-tier system.
  • No Out-of-Pocket Costs: The government insists that patients pay with their OHIP cards and do not use personal credit cards for insured medical procedures


Criticisms and Concerns

  • Two-Tier Accusations: Groups like the Ontario Health Coalition argue that relying on private clinics creates a * two-tier system.
  • Private-Pay Risks: Critics state that some private facilities market extra services or faster, uninsured options to people who can pay.
  • Public Strain: Opponents and healthcare unions argue that funneling tax dollars into for-profit companies drains staff and money from the public hospital system.


PEOPLE ASK?


Question: Does Canada have a two-tiered health care system?


πŸ”ΉAI Overview

Canada's healthcare system is officially a public, single-payer model for essential care, but it includes private elements for non-core services and faces new pressures toward a two-tier structure.


The Public Base

  • Medicare: The Commonwealth Fund profile explains that Canada funds essential hospital and doctor services through public taxes.
  • No Extra Billing: The federal Canada Health Act requires provinces to provide medically necessary care without user fees.
  • Equal Access: Every citizen gets coverage on uniform terms, regardless of wealth


*Recent Changes and Debate*

  • Dual Practice: Alberta introduced laws allowing doctors to work in both the public system and private-pay clinics.
  • The Fast Lane Debate: Critics argue that paid private options let wealthy patients jump queues, harming public wait times.
  • National Rules: The Canadian Medical Association points out that most other provinces strictly restrict doctors from billing both public and private systems at the same time.


BREAKING NEWS RECAP:


**Inflation is a drug and Washington is high on it**

High prices have turned Americans against the economy, and they’re starting to unleash real consequences for Washington and the financial markets.


Historic inflation led voters to oust Democrats from the White House in the 2024 election. Persistent high prices and a return of inflation have given President Donald Trump low approval ratings, and it’s threatening to turn Congress Democratic in November’s midterm elections.


So you’d think America’s politicians would do everything in their power to get prices under control. Yet they keep doing the exact opposite. The one thing that seems to unite the left and the right nowadays is populist economics...

  • The policy consequences:
  • The willingness to act:
  • Where we’re headed:

Read More:

PUBLISHED Sep 3, 2026, 6:00 AM ET - 4 hr ago

- CNN -

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Trump’s latest Kennedy Center tantrum is his pettiest yet

The removal of the statue titled “Blue” from the center’s grounds is relatively small potatoes — but Trump’s ongoing determination to be the final say in culture is disturbing.


VIDEO | Included:

n an ideal world, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts would be making headlines for the dramas on its stages, not the drama surrounding its existence as the Kennedy Center. Since President Donald Trump’s hostile takeover last year, the storied institution has become a staging ground for his delusions of cultural relevance. Wednesday’s removal of a massive metal artwork called “Blue” is the latest in a string of unnecessary transformations that have made respect for the arts secondary to the president’s whims.


The New York Times noted that the installation “was targeted for elimination after President Trump’s takeover of the center,” but it’s unclear precisely what prompted its removal. It might have been doomed by its placement on the Reach, the 2019 outdoor expansion of the Kennedy Center that Trump reportedly dislikes...

_Justice Department lawyers even claimed in a legal filing last month that Trump can demolish the Kennedy Center, like he demolished the East Wing of the White House, if he doesn’t get his way._ ...

Read More:

Sept. 3, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

- MS NOW -

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CANADIAN NEWS:


Toronto fire crews responded to more than 1,000 calls after destructive storm, mayor says

Torrential downpours, high winds and hail battered Greater Toronto Area on Wednesday evening


VIDEO | INcluded:

The Latest

• The Greater Toronto Area is cleaning up a day after a heavy thunderstorm damaged buildings, closed roads and knocked out power.<-

• Toronto Fire Services responded to "just shy of" 1,500 calls in a 24-hour period, the second-highest volume in the department's history, fire Chief Jim Jessop said.<-

• Toronto Hydro says about 6,000 customers remain without power in the city, down from a peak of 65,000. run by the province's <-

• Crown-owned power supplier, Hydro One, shows more than 40,000 customers outside Toronto without power.

• Several major roads remain closed, including the Gardiner Expressway and Bayview Avenue. The Don Valley Parkway has reopened.

• In Vaughan, Ont., Huntington Road is closed indefinitely because of a large sinkhole.

Yesterday was Toronto's wettest Sept. 2 ever

Updated September 3, 2026 - 3 minutes ago

- CBC -

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Severe thunderstorm damages buildings, closes roads in Toronto area | Hanomansing Tonight


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57RkuYkAeBs



Wednesday, 2 September 2026

 

🧚‍♀️ TREE HOUSE NEWS 🏑


NEWS AGGREGATOR & COMMENTS


Great Spirit bless


Well, here we are, Wednesday, September 2, 2026, coming at ya, whether you're ready or not. I prefer being ready. I AM A SURVIVALIST! πŸ•️ I do pray you all have a pleasant, uneventful, safe, and blessed dayπŸ™πŸ️🍹⛱️🌞 🌊


TODAY'S DISCUSSION:


21 Century - CREEPOLOGY!


There is so much poison spreading out from south of our border to other countries all around the world. It would seem all are infected by the same virus πŸ› If the virus is inhaled, it will incubate into a worm πŸͺ±that slowly eats all of the cerebral cortex in the grey matter of your brain. Then it will go after what's left of any senses or feelings you have as they evolve into flesh-eating matter πŸ‘Ί that turns everything on the surface of the Earth it eats into orange🟠gooey blobs .🫟 .. etc.*_


So now we have a world full of 🟠 orange gooey blobs.🫟 Instead of the diarrhea πŸ’© like we have today. Thieves and Pirates like Doug Ford and Danielle Smith with her provincial separatism and two-tiered health care insurance scheme.


Yeah, only the rich can get serious medical care, and the rest of us can go to the drugstore and buy Band-Aids 🩹 or wait maybe months to see a medical nurse in a parking lot First Aid Trailer πŸš‘ if you're lucky. Or steal the bandages! and get arrested by a regular cop and get stuffed into a regular jail.


In the US, you're probably better off in a regular jail for petty theft than in one of those Trumpo The Typo's POW camps. OH! They can get the operations in the US, alright, if they are ready to sell the farm, the car, the tractor, Betty Lou, their favorite cow, the dog, the cat, your oldest child, so saith Kink Orange F-face of Lower Sloboviamerica. DO YOU WANT THE SAME πŸ’© MEDICINE IN CANADA?


I DECREE! The US, from here on in, will be known as:

LOWER SLOBOVIAMERICA

✨🟰 πŸ’₯🧱✸˚•*=--. . ᝰ American flag hitting wall.

Decreed by The Fairy Lady @ Lake Ontario.


*TRUMPO THE TYPO, YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN CHANGE THE NAME ON A MAP, I CAN ALSO INVENT A NEW ONE. SO THERE YOU GO, "NYAH! Nose Picker!" πŸ‘ƒ☝️-- πŸ‘…

Maybe even Google Maps may like my new name for America.


BREAKING, just now fresh off the press!


Ottawa set to extend the pause on federal fuel excise tax: source


VIDEO | Included:

Finance Minister FranΓ§ois-Philippe Champagne is expected to announce Wednesday that the current pause on the federal excise tax on gasoline and diesel will be extended until at least next year, a senior government source told Global News. The federal excise tax on gasoline was 10 cents a litre and the tax on diesel was four cents a litre but those taxes were suspended in April. The suspension was to have ended on Sept. 8.


"Now, with fuel prices pushing higher because of renewed hostilities in the Iran war, the government will extend that suspension...

Read More:

Posted September 2, 2026 9:20 am - 1 min read

- GlobalNews-ca -


Well, at least that is a good start, but I believe that if the prices get so high that the wheels of industry will begin to shut down, NOT BECAUSE OF LACK OF FUEL, but for oil companies refusing to lower the prices for the working class of Canadians to afford to get to their jobs and keep the wheels of industry moving. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? To all leaders of the provinces of CANADA: DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? How long do you think you can survive without the working class? Wait until next spring, there will be a good example of what happens in a country without empathy.


Lower prices for the citizens of OUR COUNTRY 🍁 Charge the same SET price internationally for exports to our allied countries. That is what all other countries are seeking, SOME SANITY IN THE SYSTEM, HARD TO DO IF THEY KEEP CHEATING AND MOVING THE GOAL POST! YOU CAN'T DEAL WITH A DEN OF THIEVES AND PIRATES 🧌πŸ₯·▄︻ πŸ’₯•⚔️🏴‍☠️


Just what would it take to change the prices of fuel, and whose neck do we wrap our hands around 🫢😡

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Question: Why not lower fuel prices for the working class of Canada?


πŸ”ΉAI Overview

The federal government has limited direct control over retail fuel prices and faces policy debates over whether broad tax cuts effectively help low-income earners.

Current Actions and Limits

Temporary Tax Pause: The federal government suspended the federal fuel excise tax (saving 10 cents per liter on gasoline and 4 cents on diesel) from April 20, 2026, through September 7, 2026.


Jurisdiction: Under the Canadian Constitution, direct regulation of retail fuel prices belongs to provincial and territorial governments, not Ottawa. Most provinces let market forces set prices rather than capping them.


Why Broad Fuel Cuts Are Debated

Distribution of Benefits: Economists note that broad fuel tax cuts often give more overall savings to wealthier drivers who travel longer distances or own larger vehicles, rather than lower-income workers who might use public transit.


Global Market Pressures:

Public Debate: Opinions on platforms like Reddit r/CanadaPolitics are mixed; some argue tax relief is essential for rural and working-class commuters facing high living costs, while critics favor targeted income supports over broad fuel subsidies.

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Question: Would Canada allow the lights to go out in industry because its citizens can't afford the fuel?


πŸ”ΉAI Overview

Canada does not plan to let industrial operations shut down due to fuel affordability, as the country is a major global energy producer with a largely stable power grid.

Energy Supply: Canada produces large amounts of oil, natural gas, and clean electricity.

The existing electricity grid: is mostly reliable and clean.

Domestic production: helps protect the country from absolute physical shortages seen in some other nations.


Affordability and Cost Pressures

Global market shifts raise prices for gasoline, diesel, and home heating fuels. Higher fuel costs create financial strain for households and add surcharges to transport and manufacturing. These rising costs cause an economic affordability crisis rather than a physical collapse of industrial power

Future Grid Challenges

• Experts warn that growing demand and flat investment could create electricity constraints in the future.

• Government and industry groups are working to expand clean electricity infrastructure to keep power affordable and available.

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Hegseth’s culture war fixation disrupting Army progress, sources say


In the aftermath of the resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, multiple sources told CNN they believe Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is damaging the Army’s efforts to adapt to the modern battlefield as he focuses on culture wars and prioritizing his own image of the “American warfighter,” and pushes out leaders who don’t align with his vision.


In submitting his resignation, a source familiar said Driscoll brought up “concerns with the administration surrounding Army transformation and readiness and Hegseth’s blocking those efforts specifically by firing the generals who were responsible.”


Driscoll announced Tuesday evening that Wednesday would be his “last full day in the role.” Multiple sources agreed with the concerns Driscoll raised: ...

  • Focus on ‘restoring the warrior ethos’:
  • Driscoll and Hegseth hadn’t spoken ‘for some time’:

A Pentagon official previously told CNN that Hegseth “has this deep-seeded distrust of the Army,” and was suspicious of Driscoll “from the very beginning.

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Updated Sep 2, 2026, 7:52 AM ET - 4 hr ago

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The biggest problem with the GOP’s Supreme Court seat amendment

There’s no way to call for amending the Constitution to lock in nine justices without admitting that Congress can now make the court whatever size it wants.


VIDEO | Included:

The House is in session this week before darting off again on another recess. The week’s marquee vote was a short-term resolution to avert a government shutdown ahead of the midterm elections. But alongside that bill on Tuesday’s schedule was a rarity: a proposed amendment to the Constitution up for a vote in the full House.


The proposed amendment is simple: ‘The Supreme Court of the United States shall be composed of nine justices consisting of one chief justice and eight associate justices.’’ The GOP leadership is likely putting this proposed amendment forward to demonize Democrats as being in favor of “court packing.” Whether the bill’s sponsors realize it or not, though, its very existence concedes something vital: ...

  • Its very existence concedes something vital: The choice of how many seats are on the Supreme Court is entirely up to Congress.:
  • The momentum among Democrats for expanding the Supreme Court has only grown since the issue first resurged in 2021.:

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Sept. 2, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT

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'No plans' to send troops to midterm polling sites, top general says

WASHINGTON — Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine says there are no plans to send troops to polling places in the November midterm election, nor has he received such an order, in response to concerns from Democrats that President Donald Trump could use the military to interfere in the election...

  • More: Whistleblower warns Trump mail ballot plan could be 'catastrophic':
  • More: Trump overstates election weaknesses in primetime speech: .5 takeaway:

Updated Sept. 1, 2026, 1:18 p.m. ET

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Iran retaliates after latest U.S. strikes


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jTYRYOx8do