Daily Briefing — February 24, 2026
Daily Briefing for February 24, 2026
1) World news
- Russian soldiers tell BBC they saw fellow troops executed on commanders’ orders (BBC)
- These Ukrainians Don’t Want to Be Traded to Russia for Peace (NYT)
- New Trump tariffs take effect days after Supreme Court decision (Al Jazeera)
2) Canada news
- Pre-construction condo buyers face steep losses as Toronto prices slide (CBC)
- Treasury Board says Ottawa can support 4-day in-office public service work (CBC)
- Parti Québécois takes Chicoutimi in fourth straight byelection win (CBC)
3) Atlantic Canada / Halifax news
- Schools closed across Nova Scotia amid post-storm cleanup (CBC Nova Scotia)
- Eddie Carvery’s family says it will continue the Africville protest (CBC Nova Scotia)
- Nova Scotia budget tables a $1.2B deficit and spending cuts (Global News)
4) Weather for Halifax (next 7 days) + alerts
- Tue Feb 24: High 1°C / Low -4°C, snowy conditions likely, precipitation chance 72%.
- Wed Feb 25: High 1°C / Low -9°C, continued snow risk, precipitation chance 97%.
- Thu Feb 26: High 3°C / Low -3°C, snow likely, precipitation chance 97%.
- Fri Feb 27: High -1°C / Low -8°C, mostly cloudy.
- Sat Feb 28: High 3°C / Low -9°C, partly cloudy.
- Sun Mar 1: High 2°C / Low -9°C, fog possible.
- Mon Mar 2: High -8°C / Low -13°C, fog/cold snap trend.
Alerts: No active Halifax-specific Environment Canada alert text was retrievable at publish time; monitor official alerts page for updates: Environment Canada alerts (Halifax Metro and Halifax County West).
5) AI news summary
- OpenAI says it is moving away from SWE-bench Verified, citing contamination and measurement issues.
- Anthropic–Pentagon negotiations are drawing scrutiny over military AI-use terms.
- Anthropic alleges misuse of Claude by Chinese AI firms in large-scale distillation-style campaigns.
- Google’s AI Impact Summit messaging emphasized deployment partnerships and national-scale AI investment.
Compiled from public reporting and official feeds on February 24, 2026 (America/Halifax).