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Good mawnin', eh! It's me in the Newsroom back at you again. Well, I did take five to go out in my Green Space with a fresh cup of coffee to enjoy the sun and much milder air. I know the other winter stuff isn't done with us yet, but at least whatever we get now won't last long once March rolls around. I can't complain much about February.

February was typical, with dry, cold, and bright, sunny days; we did get a few of those. So here on the Niagara Peninsula, the microclimate didn't fluctuate much, except for being colder than usual, about the usual for snow; the most we got was 16 inches in one night near the end of January, about 20 inches altogether. Now, February 28, 2026, it's green grass.

Hey there, "Billy! Better put the snow shovel ❄️🪏 away and get the lawn mower 🛵 out!" Not quite yet, but closer. I do remember the rider mower back home, with a twelve-pack of cold beer 🍺 in a cooler tied to the back, in 90°F, the sun beating on my back. I enjoyed being outdoors, and I still do. That will be enough weather report for today. Thank you for reading the Tree House News 🏡

"Stick around, there's more to come!"

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

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Question: Organised crime stealing from the federal government

🔹AI Overview

CANADIAN Gov.

• .Organized crime groups in Canada steal from the federal government and exploit government systems through various financial crimes, fraud schemes, and infiltration attempts. A key example was the exploitation of COVID-19 pandemic relief programs.

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Methods of Theft and Exploitation:

Pandemic Relief Fraud:

Organized crime groups "knowingly and actively" exploited federal pandemic benefit programs like the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB). The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) received over 30,000 suspicious transaction reports referencing COVID-related benefits, many of which also involved human trafficking and drug offences.

• Infiltration of Government and Law Enforcement:
• Financial Crimes:
• Money laundering:
• Corporate, investment, and mass marketing fraud.
• Identity theft.
• Scam compounds, such as "pig butchering" cryptocurrency scams that target individuals but involve large-scale illicit financial flows.
• Trade-based Money Laundering and Smuggling:

Government Response and Recent MEASURES

• New Financial Crimes Agency:
• Increased Funding and Personnel:
• Stricter Laws and Penalties:
• Enhanced Information Sharing:
• National Action Plan on Auto Theft:

For further details on federal initiatives and how the RCMP combats financial crime, visit the Royal Canadian Mounted Police website and Public Safety Canada's resources.

In My Opinion:

Corporate Greed is just another way to say Organised Crime. It comes complete with a guidebook on manipulating the government and the people's personal bank accounts, as well as possibly billions of dollars annually from the feds. Then they're actually stealing the people's money. G.T.P.M. = Grand Theft People's Money. "Good Going, P.M. Carney, on catching some of these corporate thieves lately! I give thanks where thanks is due." *_

_*This is a good part of what is bringing America down to its knees, getting anemic from too many bloodsuckers. AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO RESCUE AMERICA FROM the Forty-Nippled Swamp Hog in the Brown 💩 🛖

To join THE DUNCE CADETS, you must first have vacuum cleaner

🎈💨💋 lips to kiss his 💩ty buttocks (‿ˠ‿) Use the gas to fill birthday ballons too 🎈🎈🎈

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BREAKING NEWS:

US and Israel attack Iran as Tehran retaliates across Middle East

US President Donald Trump called for regime change in Tehran, telling Iranians "the hour of your freedom is at hand."

Here's The Latest:

• US and Israel strike Iran: The US and Israel have attacked Iran. Israel said its strikes targeted Iran's supreme leader, president and head of the armed forces. The US is planning for several days of attacks, sources tell CNN.

• Trump calls for regime change: President Donald Trump described the US military campaign as "massive and ongoing," and warned American lives may be lost. He also called on Iranians to "take over your government."

• Iran retaliates: Iran launched an unprecedented wave of strikes toward Israel and US targets across the Middle East. Explosions were reported in the UAE, Bahrain and Qatar and in Dubai, where all flights to and from airports have been suspended.

• Global reaction: The United Arab Emirates called the conflict an “historic moment” in the Middle East, saying world leaders had failed to ensure the region’s stability. The leaders of some US allies expressed concern, while some Arab nations condemned Iran’s retaliation...

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2 min ago

Trump not expected to deliver any more formal remarks today

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7 min ago

Locations in Iran and across the Middle East that have been targeted so far

More To Read:

Updated 9:22 AM EST, Sat February 28, 2026

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NASA abruptly changes its roadmap to putting boots back on the moon

NASA on Friday announced an abrupt change to its pathway to getting astronauts back on the lunar surface, opting to add in an additional crewed test flight before attempting to land.

Space agency officials said that “Artemis III” — the mission name that had previously been used to refer to a moon landing slated to happen no earlier than 2028 — will now be a different mission entirely, one that involves launching a crewed NASA capsule to Earth orbit to dock with at least one prototype lunar lander vehicle made by SpaceX or Blue Origin. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said he hopes the mission will get off the ground in 2027.

The moon landing mission, still slated for 2028, will now be referred to as “Artemis IV.” Isaacman said the agency is in fact pursuing up to two moon landings in 2028...

• The landing problem:
• Changes to NASA’s moon rocket:

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Updated Feb 27, 2026, 12:08 PM ET - 22 hr ago

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Tracking the firings, resignations and other impacts from the Epstein files

The US government’s release of its Epstein files has set off tremors among the world’s elite. A former prince was stripped of his title and arrested. Ambassadors have been sacked and also arrested. One of America’s most prominent lawyers plans to resign; another stepped down as the head of a major New York law firm. At least one CEO resigned as a result of his long friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, who was convicted on Florida state charges of soliciting prostitution of a minor in a controversial 2008 plea deal.

Even after his conviction, Epstein maintained relationships with some of the world’s elite in business, government, academia and entertainment — until his arrest in July 2019 on federal sex trafficking charges...

LISTING OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY EPSTEIN RELEASE SO FAR, Included:

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PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2026, 6:00 AM ET

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CANADIAN NEWS:

Carney says he backs U.S. action against Iranian nuclear program as U.S., Israel launch attacks

In video message, Trump tells Iranians to 'take over' government once attack complete

VIDEO | Included:

The Latest:

• U.S. and Israel launched attacks on Iran as part of what U.S. President Donald Trump described as a massive and ongoing operation to wipe out the country's military and overthrow its government.
• The first apparent strike hit near the offices of Iran's supreme leader. Multiple blasts were heard in Tehran, with smoke rising from the capital.
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attack was aimed at eliminating an "existential threat."
• Prime Minister Mark Carney said he supports U.S. efforts to stop Iran's nuclear program and urged Canadians in Iran to shelter in place.
• The Israeli military said air defences were working to intercept incoming Iranian fire, while nearby oil-producing Gulf Arab countries say they had intercepted missiles from Iran...

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Updated February 28, 2026 - 25 minutes ago

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Block lays off 4,000 workers citing AI. But how much does AI actually have to do with it?

Tech experts say pandemic overhiring and overly-ambitious AI claims may have role in industry layoffs

Tech company Block, the parent company of payment services Square and Cash App, said it would lay off some 40 per cent of its employees, citing gains in artificial intelligence as the reason. But some in the tech industry aren’t convinced. In a letter posted to the social media platform X on Thursday, Block CEO Jack Dorsey said the decision wasn’t coming because the company is in any kind of trouble, but because AI tools are capable of doing more.

“We're already seeing that the intelligence tools we’re creating and using, paired with smaller and flatter teams, are enabling a new way of working which fundamentally changes what it means to build and run a company,” the CEO, who also founded Twitter, wrote. Dorsey added he could have cut jobs slowly or do it at once and be “honest about where we are and act on it now.” ...

WATCH | Amazon confirms it's slashing jobs as part of AI push:

WATCH | Why your next job interview could be with an AI bot:

LISTEN | Will AI agents take over the workplace?:

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Posted: Feb 28, 2026 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 8 hours ago

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Is AI A Friend or an Enemy to Humanity?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qflh4GKbmVQ

 

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GOOD MORNING ALL, GREAT SPIRIT BLESS CANADA!🍁🍁🍁 And all the good folks south of the border as well, the victims, May Great Spirit be with you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjdnG4CrpJg

What Happens When Canada Claps Back at Trump? (A Canadian Musical)

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Good mornink! My mom once said, "Follow your dreams, dear," so I did. Now I'm almost at the last depot of my destiny in this life's dream. This whole life was but a dream;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GawPha2RUHE

I only discovered near the end of my voyage that I lived as I chose, right, wrong, indifferent, bad, or good; it was my choices. The only thing I regret is that I could have saved much of the time I spent correcting those wrong choices on something that could have been much more productive, knowing what I know now. Hindsight, but there are a lot of good lessons in that bag of (‿ˠ‿) hiny sight.

You may say, you don't need eyeballs 👁️👁️ in your butt (‿ˠ‿) there's only room in that hole down there 🔘 for a 💩. But then if we didn't learn from experience, we would all be PUMPKIN HEADS like, "Trumpo The Typo, YUCK! that CAN OF FLESH-EATING WORMS AGAIN!" 🥫🪱🪱🪱

TODAY'S DISCUSSION

Destiny Or Choice:

So the discussion today is whether destiny is a fixed endpoint or is the future determined or written by our choices, good or bad, and our free will to choose any option before us.

I briefly share my experience with freedom of choice. In my earlier years, I was like the mad scientist working in a lab, "So what if I sometimes drop a test tube or two!" "Hey! Whoever has a bad case of butt fingers shouldn't be working in a nuclear facility! "

I have often wondered if my life were like a game, who would win the footrace? Since January 12, 1971, I have had an imaginary companion. That's the day when the song "Me and Bobby McGee" came out. I was 25. I made Bobby a girl, my imaginary friend and confidant, whom I still talk to when my partner isn't home. To the observer looking in from the outside, they would call it wool-gathering.

So who wins the foot race?

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

I don't remember how many times I sat crying in my beer, 🍺 listening to this song, I still do, maybe because I was living that life back then.

So we are AGENTS OF FREE WILL, yes, to testify to its right use, first, there should be a new PROVERB established:

BE CAREFUL WHO YOU VOTE FOR:

If I had not changed my mind about things from my past life, I would have found the end of this dream much sooner and would have missed out on all the fun of discovery and adventure. Good or bad, that's what makes a movie. There has to be a motive to make a movie, or you have a boring soap opera. For me, looking back on it now, it was all about learning and growing. Learning who I was, literally, from the inside out, spiritually, physically, and mentally, I'm sure glad I didn't miss the movie, or at least attend enough of it to understand what it was about.

SUBCONSCIOUSLY, WE ARE THE STARSEEDS BORN OF THE QUANTA INTO THE TEMPORAL WORLD of matter and energy. WE ARE ONLY SPECKS ON A SPECK OF THE UNIVERSAL CONSCIOUSNESS, the fabric of time and space.

These are the best finite English words I can use, drawn from pieces of other spiritual groups I've visited, in an attempt to describe the Oneness

- Google Search -

Question: Destiny Or Choice

🔹AI Overview

Destiny and choice represent a fundamental tension between preordained paths and free will. While destiny suggests a predetermined, unchangeable course of life, choice empowers individuals to actively shape their futures through decisions, actions, and willpower. Often, they coexist, with fate setting the stage and choices determining the narrative.

Fate sets the stage and choices determine the narrative.

BREAKING NEWS:

Why the Clintons’ ordeal might end up backfiring on Trump

When former President Bill Clinton testifies to a congressional committee Friday on the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, he will be setting a precedent that President Donald Trump may come to regret. The 79-year-old former president’s deposition follows the closed-door testimony of his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who on Thursday blasted the Republican-run House Oversight probe as a cover-up to protect Trump.

Neither of the Clintons nor Trump is accused by law enforcement of criminal wrongdoing in relation to Epstein. But the ex-president and the current one were both acquainted with him and are both mentioned multiple times in Justice Department files on Epstein...

• Clintons bowed to pressure to testify:
• An extraordinary coda to a turbulent political career:
• Hillary Clinton: ‘I have nothing to add’:

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PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2026, 12:00 AM ET - 10 hr ago

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With Trump’s apparent blessing, the Ellisons are amassing a media empire

Less than a year ago, David Ellison was the head of a small production company. Now, he’s on the verge of becoming the king of Hollywood.

The Paramount Skydance CEO emerged victorious Thursday night in a bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery. It was a prize Paramount desperately needed to survive, and winning was not assured. It still isn’t.

The battle pitted Ellison against Netflix, the industry’s biggest and most important player. President Donald Trump injected himself into the sweepstakes. So did the Saudis. And at one point, the bidding war involved a hostile takeover threat. But Ellison won. And if the deal is completed – pending shareholder approval and a potentially difficult regulatory review – he will run one of the media industry’s largest movie studios, streaming platforms and television networks...

• How we got here:
• What it means:
• What happens next:

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Updated Feb 27, 2026, 8:38 AM ET - 1 hr 41 min ago

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Everyone has something to say at the Supreme Court. Why the tariffs ruling had more than 160 pages

The extraordinary number of dueling opinions in the Supreme Court’s tariff case, laying bare divisions among the justices, also became the basis for a punch line. At the courtroom lectern this week in a dispute between an energy-pipeline company and the state of Michigan, lawyer John Bursch contended his position could lead to an easy decision: “I mean, it could be an opinion that’s 160 pages less than the tariffs opinion last week.”

“Well,” said Justice Samuel Alito as he and other justices began laughing, “That’s certainly a goal to aim for.” Chief Justice John Roberts’ face brightened, and he appeared especially amused as the exchange played out. Roberts had written the court’s main opinion striking down the Trump administration tariffs, then waited weeks as colleagues finished their various additional opinions...

• Why justices are writing more:
• Justices increasingly spar in the footnotes:
• Major questions for one another:

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PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2026, 4:00 AM ET - 6 hr ago

- CNN -

I trust those NINCOMPOOPS like I would a pit of Venomous Snakes. They're all Demented Dunce Cadets, the whole Trumpo The typo's Regime, a can of Flesh Eating Worms 🥫🪱🪱🪱*_

CANADIAN NEWS:

Why putting spit hoods on people is risky and can be deadly

Patchwork of regulations for device across Canada puts public at risk, experts say

On Christmas Eve 2022, Sarafina Dennie was preparing a holiday meal for her family when she got a phone call informing her that her brother was in hospital. Shortly after she arrived at his bedside, Nicous D’André Spring, 21, was pronounced dead.

Initially, the family had little information about the circumstances leading to his death. Spring had spent the past few days behind bars at Montreal’s Bordeaux jail, where he’d been taken after being arrested for breaking a court-ordered curfew. At the time of his death, Spring was being illegally detained. The previous day, Dec. 23, 2022, a judge had ordered his release...

Watch the full documentary, "Last Breath," from the fifth estate now on YouTube or on CBC-TV Friday at 9 p.m.

• A ubiquitous yet risky device:
• Lack of proper training:

WARNING: The video and descriptions below contain graphic content.

WATCH | An excerpt from 21-minute video showing the jail incident involving William Ahmo:

• A patchwork of regulation:
• Use on minors:
• Classification unclear:
• Hard to cast blame:

More:

WATCH | Calling for reform:

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Posted: Feb 27, 2026 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

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Energy-hungry India tells Carney 'we are willing to buy whatever Canada is offering'

India needs oil, natural gas and uranium — and fast, high commissioner says on eve of PM's visit

India wants to buy any energy product it can from Canada, and its officials are urging the federal government to streamline approvals for various projects so it can tap into new supplies to feed a rapidly growing country with relatively few natural resources of its own.

That's the message India's high commissioner to Canada, Dinesh Patnaik, relayed in an interview with CBC News before Prime Minister Mark Carney left for a five-day visit to the country. It's a trip that will be laser-focused on cutting new business deals and getting negotiations for a free trade agreement underway as part of a push to diversify from the American market.

"On energy, there is an appetite which even Canada cannot fulfill and we are willing to buy whatever Canada is offering on crude, on LPG, on LNG," Patnaik said, referring to oil and gas products...

Trudeau accuses India's government of involvement in killing of Canadian Sikh leader

Carney's India trip is all business: An inside look at what the PM has planned

Minister says there's 'a lot more work to do' with India after Canadian official says it's no longer a threat

Carney government says India threat is over — Sikh activists say not so fast

Trump's threats reveal the trouble with Canada's pipelines running through the U.S. ...

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Posted: Feb 27, 2026 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

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Canada and South Korea sign defence agreement

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

 

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CHEERS! Here is a fresh cup of steaming coffee to ye all this lovely sunny Thursday morning! I pray that you are all well, healthy, and blessed on this day. There is not much else here to report from the Newsroom, except that when I was outside in my Green Space with the bright sun and no wind, it felt like and even smelled like spring out there. Ahhh, looking forward to that. To get out there and spruce up my Green Space; it got a little beat up by the winter winds.

Below are fill-ins on yesterday's news about Carney's negotiations with other nations on trade agreements and the latest update on our Canadian Armed Forces. We can only pray 🙏 there's a spark of hope on the horizon. Maybe with Carney. I've heard journalists and news anchors on the TV networks call the coalition of nations formed by Carney to diminish the influence of America on world trade

The 40-Nation-Strong Bloc

TODAY'S DISCUSSION:

Today's discussion is a mixed bag. Carney and international leaders, Canadian National Defence, money, and corruption.

Carney looks to expand trade relations with India, Australia, and Japan

Prime Minister Mark Carney is headed to speak with leaders in India, Australia, and Japan to discuss trade, defence, and clean energy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgf8j0tc3i0

Feb 23, 2026

- CityNews -

- CityNews -

According to SNOPES, it is just as dependable as any other major news, like CNN, CBC, MS-Now, Politico-eu, and a few other reliable sources, on Pod Radio, and a few websites as well, etc.

But then nothing is perfect, even SNOPES errs now and again, but at least admits it when they're off plumb.

Prominent fact-checker Snopes apologizes for plagiarism

By The Associated Press

Posted Aug 14, 2021 12:10:43 PM. Last Updated Aug 14, 2021 12:16:11 PM.

Also dug this up about the recent status of our military's recruiting.

Especially American Personnel

Canada-ca National Defence

Statement by the Minister of National Defence in response to the Auditor General of Canada's Report on Recruiting for Canada's Military

From: National Defence

• Statement:

• Contacts:

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2025/10/statement-by-the-minister-of-national-defence-in-response-to-the-auditor-general-of-canadas-report-on-recruiting-for-canadas-military.html

Immigration Department helping Canadian military recruit foreign military members

Carignan said the military is keen to attract technicians from NATO countries or members of the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance, which includes Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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Published: February 23, 2026, at 6:15 PM EST

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Are most or all Rich People Corrupt and Unfeeling? Makes you wonder after hearing such disappointing news about Bill Gates having anything to do with Epstein. It doesn't do anything to build confidence or trust in anyone with a bank account of 6 or more digits.

I am happy to have enough to look after my needs. What would I want with a six-digit bank account? I'm not going to buy my own jet, fly all over the place, and then buy a yacht, a Lamborghini, and all those other expensive playthings. Did that already. At 80, I'm quite happy just to sit in my comfy recliner couch and watch other old farts on TV making clowns of themselves.

- Google Search -

Question: TOO MUCH MONEY CAN LITERALLY ROT THE MIND!

🔹AI Overview

Research indicates that extreme wealth can significantly alter psychology and cognitive functioning, often leading to detrimental mental and social behaviors, sometimes colloquially referred to as a form of mental illness or affluent attitude. While "rotting the mind" is metaphorical, studies show that high levels of wealth can lead to a decrease in empathy, increased feelings of entitlement, and a greater propensity to disregard ethical rules.

• Greater Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life:

Key Psychological Impacts of Excessive Wealth:

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ydA2IHjWvI

Here is an analysis of this phenomenon based on the provided search results:

The Mind Rot of Money (Psychological and Behavioral Impact)

Addiction to Wealth: The pursuit of money can become a "process of addiction", where the brain craves the high associated with acquiring wealth, similar to chemical addictions.

Lower Emotional Intelligence: Studies suggest that higher socioeconomic status is correlated with lower emotional intelligence, whereas lower-income individuals often develop a higher perception of others' emotions as a survival

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BREAKING NEWS:

How Bill and Hillary Clinton are preparing for their landmark depositions about Jeffrey Epstein

Washington

—

A quarter-century after leaving the White House, Bill and Hillary Clinton are hours closer to one more legal showdown with House Republicans, preparing to testify in a congressional investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. For the Clintons, the depositions this week mark a stunning reversal. After months of vigorously fighting to avoid testifying in what they denounced as a Republican plot against them, they agreed to comply only after the House moved toward a bipartisan vote to hold them in criminal contempt of Congress.

The Clintons are expected to be joined by their lawyers, David Kendall and Cheryl Mills, who have been working through painstaking details of what areas could be covered during questioning. The depositions are scheduled to take place in Chappaqua, New York, where Hillary Clinton will appear on Thursday and Bill Clinton on Friday...

• alleged mismanagement of the federal government’s investigation into Epstein and Maxwell;
• the circumstances and subsequent investigations of Epstein’s 2019 death;
• the ways the federal government could effectively combat sex-trafficking rings;
• how Epstein and Maxwell sought to curry favor to protect their illegal activities;
• and potential violations of ethics rules related to elected officials.
• A different political climate:
• How both sides see this week’s depositions:

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PUBLISHED Feb 25, 2026, 5:18 PM ET - 17 hr ago

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Polls show increasing concerns about Trump’s mental acuity

President Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential race after his initial opponent, then-President Joe Biden, withdrew over worries about his age and mental sharpness. But a year-plus into Trump’s four-year term, polls suggest the American people aren’t just increasingly unhappy with his job performance; they’re increasingly concerned about his mental capacity as well.

The unease is not at the levels it was with Biden, who was 81 when he dropped out of the race, but it’s growing as an issue for the 79-year-old Trump. In fact, multiple recent polls show a majority of Americans questioning it in one way or another. And even many Republicans seem to have concerns....

A Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll last week showed majorities said Trump didn’t have the mental sharpness (56%) or physical health (51%) it takes to serve effectively.

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PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2026, 5:00 AM ET - 5 hr ago

- CNN -

Balancing act: Top general tries to avoid conflict with Trump while preparing for possible war with Iran

As Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine has been drafting military options for potentially striking Iran, a steady stream of top officials from the Army, Navy and Air Force have been quietly summoned directly to his office.

Typically, sensitive military operations are debated in the highly fortified conference room in the Pentagon known as the Tank. But in an administration that is focused on avoiding leaks, Caine — who is also known for his intensive secrecy — worried that assembling the top brass in the Defense Department’s nerve center on very short notice would draw suspicion, according to several sources familiar with the matter...

• Don’t cheer, don’t react:
• The face of major operations:

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Updated Feb 25, 2026, 2:00 PM ET - 20 hr ago

- CNN -

CANADIAN NEWS:

Assault charges dropped against Ontario man who confronted home intruder

Crown withdraws charges against Lindsay, Ont., man; alleged intruder still charged with breaking and entering

A Lindsay, Ont., apartment tenant charged with assault last summer following a bloody pre-dawn fight with an intruder in his home will no longer face prosecution over the incident.

A Crown attorney on Thursday told a court in Lindsay — part of the city of Kawartha Lakes — there is no longer a reasonable prospect that Jeremy David "J.D." McDonald may be convicted. McDonald, 44, was charged with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon following the confrontation last August, which set off a national debate about self-defence and the use of force in one's own home...

• McDonald had violent history, court docs show:

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Posted: Feb 26, 2026 10:29 AM EST | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago

- CBC -

Apollo moon rock researchers say they've settled the debate over moon's magnetic field

Moon's magnetic field was strong for brief periods, and Apollo moon rocks weren't representative, study finds

Lunar rocks collected by Apollo astronauts more than half a century ago are providing a fresh take on the moon's mysterious magnetic field, scientists reported on Wednesday. Samples to be retrieved by future moonwalkers in NASA's new Artemis program should yield even more clues.

Four Artemis astronauts, including Canadian Jeremy Hansen, are expected to fly around the moon in a crucial test flight, blasting off as early as April from Kennedy Space Center after weeks of delays. Their Artemis II moon rocket and Orion spacecraft, which originally aimed to launch in February, were rolled off the launchpad and back to NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building on Wednesday for repairs...

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Posted: Feb 26, 2026 8:08 AM EST | Last Updated: 3 hours ago

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His heart stopped in a St. John's emergency room after waiting more than 8 hours, now he's calling for change

NLHS email apologized, outlined steps to improve patient care

After a more than eight-hour wait at one emergency department in St. John's, and a wild ride across the city to a second one, Paul Reid saw his heart monitor go berserk before he lost consciousness.

The next thing he remembers is looking up and seeing a large man above him. "Who's that up there? What's he doing up there? He's back up there again. What's he doing up there?" said Reid.

• 'I'm in trouble':

"I had a real lonely, helpless feeling that I'm on my own and if something were to happen to me, there's nothing anybody is going to do for me."

• A wild drive:
• Formal complaint:
• The email went on to list a number of corrective actions:

• An apology for the experience of care in the ER,
• A root cause analysis that identified three problems and work for a solution,
• Education completed with all staff regarding the use of the chest pain risk assessment tool and the use of chest pain medical direction,
• Adoption of a new chest pain risk assessment tool,
• Chart audits to ensure compliancy upon patients' presentation to triage,
• and discussion with staff to improve patient-centred communications...

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Posted: Feb 26, 2026 4:30 AM EST | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

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Carney offers to ‘broker a bridge’ to build a giant anti-Trump trade club

The Canadian PM responded to questions about POLITICO’s reporting that Ottawa is spearheading conversations between the EU and an Indo-Pacific trade bloc.

Mark Carney said Canada is “in a unique position” to push talks forward with the 27 nations of the EU

LONDON — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has offered to “broker a bridge” between the European Union and a fast-growing Indo-Pacific trade bloc this year to form a new anti-Trump trade pact.

Carney was responding to questions on Tuesday about POLITICO’s reporting that Ottawa is spearheading conversations between the EU and nations in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

“We can help broker a bridge between the two,” Carney said during a press conference as he unveiled Canada’s defense industrial strategy in Montreal...

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The plans would bring nearly 40 nations on opposite sides of the globe closer together to reach a deal on so-called rules of origin. These rules determine the economic nationality of a product.

A deal would allow manufacturers throughout the two blocs to trade goods and their parts more seamlessly in a low-tariff process known as cumulation.

Carney said Canada is “in a unique position” to push talks forward with the 27 nations of the EU as it’s both a member of CPTPP and has the CETA trade deal with Brussels.

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“Stronger ties between the EU and CPTPP members will strengthen supply chains, unlock new opportunities for Canadian businesses, and reinforce a rules-based trading system,” wrote Canada's International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu on Monday. “Canada is proud to be at the centre of this momentum.”

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February 18, 2026 12:21 pm CET

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The other side of what, you may ask? "You'll find out when you get there, don't worry about how," I respond. I did that most of my life, learning how through seeking, searching, researching, exploring, learning new things, sometimes the hard way, and I spent a lot of time in libraries before they had home computers, let alone cellphones. But I grew and learned, and I had nothing to hold me back. I was not rich; it was just me, my truck, my camper, and working part-time jobs along the way.

For me, CURIOSITY AND LEARNING, that's my drive, that is hope, that is aspiration, and that is the light at the end of the tunnel for me, my idea of reaching for heaven. A whole lot of curiosity; it's what keeps the child within me alive and well. The mischievous part too when I'm well. I believe they call that one the Id. Well, I like my Id, as long as it doesn't get into trouble.

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Trump's 2026 State of the Union address, annotated and fact-checked

Read Trump’s speech as delivered, annotated with context and fact checks, below, or jump to a topic in the speech.

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Published February 25, 2026

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In my honest opinion, about 2/3 of it was... forget the donkey; it was more like a Billy Goat's Breakfast Specialty, including the straw hats, rusty nails, tin cans, and plastic bottles, and I will go no further on the ingredients of that breakfast.

The medal-giving was very well done, as it should be. But I think he overdid the icing on the cake on some of them. But I was surprised that Trumpo The Typo could talk that coherently and actually stay on topic for that long. What's up here? Not the same Trumpo, or did they bring the teleprompters closer? But then he can only read pictographs anyway.

I also believe some of it was staged shortly before the State of the Union address

_*Does anyone have anything to add? Please leave torches and pitchforks at the door, thank you.*_

BREAKING NEWS:

Anthropic ditches its core safety promise in the middle of an AI red line fight with the Pentagon

Anthropic, a company founded by OpenAI exiles worried about the dangers of AI, is loosening its core safety principle in response to competition. Instead of self-imposed guardrails constraining its development of AI models, Anthropic is adopting a nonbinding safety framework that it says can and will change.

In a blog post Tuesday outlining its new policy, Anthropic said shortcomings in its two-year-old Responsible Scaling Policy could hinder its ability to compete in a rapidly growing AI market. The announcement is surprising, because Anthropic has described itself as the AI company with a “soul.” It also comes the same week that Anthropic is fighting a significant battle with the Pentagon over AI red lines...

• The new safety policy:

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Updated Feb 25, 2026, 9:22 AM ET - 48 min ago

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‘We got u’: Months before Epstein’s arrest, Virgin Islands governor offered him help in island dispute, texts show

Months before his July 2019 arrest, Jeffrey Epstein had an urgent problem he wanted resolved. Officials in the US Virgin Islands investigating unauthorized construction on his private islands had issued a stop-work order and were weighing potential fines.

As the dispute intensified — and press coverage grew — Epstein turned directly to the territory’s top elected official for help: Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. Text messages from 2019 reviewed by CNN show Bryan, a Democrat, telling Epstein that he had spoken with the territory’s top environmental official and asked him to pause enforcement until they could discuss the matter...

• ‘I asked him to hold everything’:

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PUBLISHED Feb 25, 2026, 6:00 AM ET - 4 hr ago

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CANADIAN NEWS:

Canadian travellers with trips planned to Mexico weighing whether or not to stay home

Travellers wanting to rebook, cancel likely on hook for trips without proper insurance

Canadian airlines are resuming flights to and from parts of Mexico after service was impacted on Sunday by violence in the region, but travellers are weighing whether or not to board them. Air Canada, WestJet, Air Transat and Porter Airlines resumed operations in and out of Puerto Vallarta on Tuesday, while Flair Airlines said its service to the popular resort town would start again on Wednesday.

Global Affairs Canada said online that no new incidents have been reported as of Monday, but shelter-in-place warnings are still in effect for the western Mexican states of Jalisco and Nayarit following violence sparked by the killing of cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," in a military operation over the weekend...

PHOTOS | Scenes from Mexico when violence broke out:

• Insurance might not cover if you cancel:

WATCH | Travel insurance expert answers questions from people with trips to Mexico:

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Posted: Feb 25, 2026 4:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 6 hours ago

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Bill Gates apologizes to foundation for Epstein ties, says he 'saw nothing illicit'

During a town hall for foundation staff, Gates also admitted to affairs with 2 women while married

Bill Gates "took ​responsibility for his actions" over ties to late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a town hall meeting with employees of the Gates Foundation, a spokesperson for the philanthropic group told Reuters in a written statement on Tuesday.

The spokesperson's comments came in response to ‌a Wall Street Journal report, which cited a recording of ​the comments Gates made in the town hall. Documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have indicated that Gates and Epstein met repeatedly after Epstein's prison term to discuss expanding the ​Microsoft founder's philanthropic efforts.

According to the WSJ report, Gates told ​staff that it was a huge mistake to spend time with Epstein and bring Gates Foundation executives into meetings with the sex offender...

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• Met Epstein 2 years after he was released from jail:
• Nobel laureate resigns from institute, regrets ties:

WATCH | The timeline of the fall of the former prince:

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Posted: Feb 25, 2026 8:57 AM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

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UPDATE ON CANADA MEDICAL CARE:

PLEASE WATCH AND LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THE VIDEO

Canadian Health Coalition calls on government to protect public health care – February 9, 2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRkLd6Affu8

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Question: How is Ontario doing with recruiting American doctors, February 25, 2026, -CBC-

As of late February 2026, Ontario continues to aggressively recruit U.S.-trained physicians, with 129 new invitations to apply for residency issued to physicians through the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) on February 2, 2026.

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Here is the situation regarding Ontario’s recruitment of American doctors as of February 2026:

• Positive Results in 2026: Ontario is seeing success with its "As of Right" rules, which allow U.S.-licensed doctors to work immediately while finalizing registration, with at least one US doctor featured in the news for joining the Toronto medical community in February 2026.

Targeted Immigration: On February 2, 2026, Ontario invited 129 physicians (under NOC codes 31100, 31101, and 31102) to apply for permanent residency through the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream.

• Previous Successes (2025): The efforts to streamline licensing for U.S. doctors resulted in over 350+ U.S. physicians registering to work in Ontario between 2023 and mid-2025, with more than 240 additional applicants in 2025 alone.

• Ongoing Challenges: Despite these efforts, some recruiters note that pay differences—with U.S. private sector salaries often being higher than in Ontario's public system—remain a hurdle, alongside concerns that some doctors may return to the U.S. if political climates change.
• Systemic Pressures: The push to attract U.S. doctors is part of a larger, ongoing effort to address the crisis where roughly 2.5 million Ontarians do not have a family doctor.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRkLd6Affu8