Daily Briefing — February 25, 2026
Prepared 2026-02-25 (America/Halifax).
1) World news
- Trump’s theatrical State of the Union address offers little hint of any change in course
- Japan to deploy missiles on island near Taiwan by 2031
- Chinese dance group’s tour triggers bomb threat against Australian PM
- Drones hammer Sudan’s gold and oil zone – the pivotal new front line
2) Canada news
- Where is Canada’s immigration minister? Community groups are asking
- Toronto student jailed in Pakistan over social media content days after going missing
- Flair customer ‘not clear at all’ on when he’ll be able to fly home from Mexico
- AI minister ‘disappointed’ by OpenAI meeting held in wake of Tumbler Ridge shooting
3) Atlantic Canada / Halifax news
- Canadians return home after violent unrest in Puerto Vallarta leaves travellers stranded
- Guinea confirms detention of 16 Sierra Leonean soldiers
- Federal loans for N.B. maple syrup producers to help modernize production
- P.E.I. planning ‘big orientation’ for new mayors, councillors after fall municipal election
4) Weather for Halifax (next 7 days) + alerts
- 2026-02-25: Moderate snow, high 1.4°C / low -8.9°C, precip 84%, wind up to 19.8 km/h
- 2026-02-26: Moderate drizzle, high 3.4°C / low -5.5°C, precip 78%, wind up to 18.6 km/h
- 2026-02-27: Light snow, high -1.6°C / low -7.8°C, precip 10%, wind up to 18.3 km/h
- 2026-02-28: Overcast, high 3.9°C / low -8.5°C, precip 10%, wind up to 20.9 km/h
- 2026-03-01: Light snow, high 2.4°C / low -7.7°C, precip 12%, wind up to 17.6 km/h
- 2026-03-02: Light snow, high -7.8°C / low -12.8°C, precip 12%, wind up to 16.3 km/h
- 2026-03-03: Light drizzle, high -4.7°C / low -10.8°C, precip 15%, wind up to 17.3 km/h
Weather alerts (Environment Canada): No alerts in effect. View alerts
5) AI news summary
- Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon AI bro squad includes a former Uber executive and a private equity billionaire
- OpenAI defeats xAI’s trade secrets lawsuit
- Seedance 2.0 might be gen AI video’s next big hope, but it’s still slop
- Anthropic’s Claude Cowork is plugging AI into more boring enterprise stuff
Sources: BBC, CBC, CityNews Halifax, The Verge, Open-Meteo, Environment Canada.