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Friday, 29 May 2026

 

🧚‍♀️ TREE HOUSE NEWS 🏡


NEWS AGGREGATOR & COMMENTS


Great Spirit bless 🙏


Well, it certainly is a beautiful morning, weatherwise. Bright sun and clear blue sky... "Hey!" The good part is, NO SICK STOMACH SYNDROME, just the usual brain fog. I sat at the patio table with my coffee in my Green Space; "Look Ma! No sweater or coat, Wow!" The only fly in the ointment is that cursed machine they have on the next street. I don't know what it's for, but it's a big yellow diesel truck with a large containment box on the back and a long hose that goes down in a manhole in the road and just sits there and roars at you all day long, like someone dropped a boat anchor on a dragon's tail. I christened it my pet shitsnuffaluffagus. Put that one in the dictionary.


I got up with a kind of feeling I was lost in that foggy swamp full of alligators again, and at least I haven't tripped over any of them - so far! After sipping coffee, the fog cleared, and I was back in my Green Space. Here I am a' sittin' and a' thinkin' how relieved I am that there's not a foghorn on top of my pet shitsnuffaluffagus next door. PTSD City, here we come! - 🤔


That's how feeling things are intensified if you're as sensitive and empathic as I am. It's like my sensory receptors for outside occurrences are honed tighter than a fiddler's bowstring. I'm subconsciously open to feeling - not hearing - a flea falling from the ceiling and bouncing off a pillow - in the next room! And not just sudden sounds but also tiny, sudden movements. My response is instantaneous, and what some may call an overreaction that's kind of close to PTSD. I'm also able to feel the emotions of people and animals, even insects; they're topic of its own. I had 80 years to experiment with these feelings.*_


BELIEVE ME! EMPATHS ARE FOR REAL. I also call them EARTH ANGELS. I am quite certain everyone has met at least one of those in their lifetime. I had many teachers, but the wise ones, Earth Angels, I only met three. Two of them, I didn't realize who they were until many years afterward. I don't have much more to share today. (There isn't as much spectacular stuff as I have published in the last couple of days, especially in The Canadian News.) And I have received the fewest views since I began this news blog. I think I'll take it a little easy today. Thank you for dropping by to visit and read the Tree House News


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Question: An Empath's depth of feeling and sensing


🔹AI Overview:

An empath possesses an exceptional ability to intuitively sense, absorb, and experience the emotions and energies of others as if they were their own.


Question: Empaths feel sounds and vibrations and environmental change:


🔹AI Overview:

Empaths possess a highly responsive nervous system that absorbs and processes external stimuli, making them deeply attuned to their surroundings. This heightened sensitivity means they frequently experience subtle environmental shifts, vibrations, and sounds as distinct physical or emotional sensations, rather than just background noise.


Well, not done quite yet, stay tuned for the Breaking News.


BREAKING NEWS:


Blue Origin rocket explodes during ground test


A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket experienced an anomaly during a ground test known as a hotfire Thursday, the company shared on X.


Video captured from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida Thursday evening appears to show a rocket exploding on its launchpad.

VIDEO | Included:

  • New Glenn’s highs and lows:
  • Blue Origin’s lunar ambitions:

1 hr 2 min ago

Updated May 29, 2026, 9:13 AM ET

- CNN -


Both Iran and US are waiting for the other to sign off on deal to end war

Trump tells advisers he wants assurances from new supreme leader but a key Iranian official says 'no step will be taken before the other side acts.'


Here's the latest

Waiting game: Iran’s chief negotiator says “no step will be taken before the other side acts,” signaling that Tehran is waiting for the US to move on a tentative agreement reached Thursday to open the Strait of Hormuz and start nuclear talks.


A few more days: Trump has told advisers that he wants a few days to decide whether to sign the deal, officials said. The president appears unlikely to sign off before receiving definitive word that Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has given his approval to the document, according to one official.


Warning shots: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy said it fired warning shots at four vessels near the Strait of Hormuz as they were reportedly trying to pass through the waterway “without prior coordination or authorization,” according to a post on an affiliated Telegram account...

*Read More:*


46 min ago

Historic sites in biblical town under threat, Lebanon's culture minister says

More To Read:


Both Iran and US are waiting for the other to sign off on deal to end war

Trump tells advisers he wants assurances from new supreme leader but a key Iranian official says 'no step will be taken before the other side acts.'


*Here's The Latest:*

Waiting game: Iran’s chief negotiator says “no step will be taken before the other side acts,” signaling that Tehran is waiting for the US to move on a tentative agreement reached Thursday to open the Strait of Hormuz and start nuclear talks.


A few more days: Trump has told advisers that he wants a few days to decide whether to sign the deal, officials said. The president appears unlikely to sign off before receiving definitive word that Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has given his approval to the document, according to one official.


Warning shots: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy said it fired warning shots at four vessels near the Strait of Hormuz as they were reportedly trying to pass through the waterway “without prior coordination or authorization,” according to a post on an affiliated Telegram account...

Read More:


54 min ago

Historic sites in biblical town under threat, Lebanon's culture minister says

More To Read:

Updated 10:19 AM EDT, Fri May 29, 2026

- CNN -


More artists drop out of Trump-backed event for America’s 250th

Martina McBride and Young MC said they were not aware the event would have political affiliations. Jodie Rocco of Milli Vanilli said she was “shocked” to see the band listed as a performer.


VIDEO | Included:

At least six artists who were slated to headline the “Great American State Fair” in Washington this summer have backed out or said they never signed on for the White House-backed event to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary.


Performers Morris Day and The Time, rapper Young MC, Jodie Rocco of Milli Vanilli, country singer Martina McBride, The Commodores and former Poison frontman Bret Michaels have said they won’t attend the event. The two-week event, put together by White House initiative Freedom 250, is scheduled to take place from June 25 to July 10 on the National Mall. The musical lineup was released Wednesday and met with sweeping criticism.


McBride said in a post on X on Thursday that she initially believed the Great American State Fair was a nonpartisan event but was told Wednesday that was not the case. “I saw it as just a bigger version of so many state fairs I have performed at over the years …

  • News Rep. Sarah McBride makes rare personal remarks in opposing anti-trans bills:

May. 29, 2026, 9:14 AM EDT

- MS NOW -


Poison seller Kenneth Law pleads guilty to abetting 14 suicides in Ontario

Law ran websites that sold toxic substance, other suicide paraphernalia


The Latest:

• Mississauga, Ont., man Kenneth Law pleaded guilty in a Newmarket court today to counselling or aiding 14 suicides in the province.

• Law operated websites that sold packets of a toxic substance and other suicide paraphernalia to vulnerable people.

• Crown prosecutors said today they were withdrawing all 14 murder charges laid against Law.

• A CBC News investigation has found Law is suspected of being tied to at least 147 deaths worldwide.

• A family whose daughter was part of the case say they're livid that Law avoided murder charges.

• If you or someone you know is struggling, you can use Canada's Suicide Crisis Helpline by calling or texting 988. Kids Help Phone is available at 1-800-668-6868, or text 686868.

Updated7 minutes ago

- CBC -


Canada slipped into a technical recession on an annualized basis as economic growth stalled in 1st quarter

Real GDP has declined for 2 consecutive quarters


Canada's economy ‌contracted in the first quarter of the year on an annualized basis by a slim margin, Statistics Canada data showed on Friday, making it two consecutive quarters of annualized decline, which some would call a technical recession.


However, on a quarterly basis, the first quarter GDP was unchanged against ​a decline in the fourth quarter of last year, closely ​escaping the definition of a technical recession on a quarter-on-quarter basis.


Gross domestic product declined at an annualized rate of 0.1 per cent in the first quarter, Statistics Canada ​said, compared with a downwardly revised contraction of one per cent in the fourth quarter ⁠of last year. Two consecutive quarters of contraction in economic growth is termed a technical recession...

Chart: Quarterly change in GDP in Canada:


WATCH | What's a technical recession, and does this meet the bar?:

Chart: Tracking Canada's economic health:

Read More:

Posted: May 29, 2026 8:49 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes ago

- CBC -


Anyone dense enough to vote for Trumpo The Typo may as well

VOTE FOR SNOOPY or BUGS BUNNY 🐰 or PORKY PIG 🐷

ANYONE!!! EXCEPT AN ORANGE JABBA THE HUTT!!!


Porky Pig 🐷 takes off his hat 👒 and says, " "E-b-b-bit, it E-b-b-bit, it that's all folks!"


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssy4Ov74XT0



Thursday, 28 May 2026

 

🧚‍♀️ TREE HOUSE NEWS 🏡


NEWS AGGREGATOR & COMMENTS


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:

- CBC News -


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.

Read More - Google Search -

Image of SAAB -

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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Thank you for visiting and reading the Tree House News.


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:

Read More:

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

- CNN -


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...

Read More:

May 28, 2026 - 02:50 AM

VIDEO | - CNN -


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

- MS NOW -


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

- CBC -


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

- CBC -


Hanwha confident about winning Canadian submarine contract: executive


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



Wednesday, 27 May 2026

 

🧚‍♀️ TREE HOUSE NEWS 🏡


NEWS AGGREGATOR & COMMENTS


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.


- Google Search -


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

- CNN -

_________________________


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

- MS NOW -

_________________________


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:

Read More:

May. 26, 2026, 11:17 PM EDT

- MS NOW -

_________________________


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.

Read More:

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

- CBC -*

"WHOOOOPEEE!" 🍺🍻🥂🍷🍸🍹🍾🎊🎉🧨💥⚡️✨🌟🤡🤸💃🕺

_________________________


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

- CBC -


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


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



Tuesday, 26 May 2026

 

🧚‍♀️ TREE HOUSE NEWS 🏡


NEWS AGGREGATOR & COMMENTS


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...

Read More:

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

- CNN -


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

- nytimes-com -


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...


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

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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


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