Welcome to the weekend and welcome to The Buzz

Here we are, the first Saturday of 2026. Predictions and resolutions kick in. But for most of us, and certainly here at The Buzz, we are still on holiday. Taking it easy. Enjoying winter and here in southwestern Ontario, quite a bit of snow.

Which brings me to lobster. I know, that doesn’t sound like our normal lead item for a Saturday morning. Don’t worry we’ll get to politics in a moment, but ever since I saw this item I’ve been thinking about it. You see, like many of you I assume, I’m a lobster guy. First tasted it in the mid 1950’s as a child on summer holidays with the family in Kennebunk, Maine. Back then we still believed that lobster was a food that was ground up and used for fertilizer. It was. And not onlky that, it was given toi prisoners for meals because no one else would eat it. True. But all that changed and the lobster craze took hold. I was quickly hooked from those Maine days and it’s stayed with me ever since. Friends call me “Lobster Pete” because I not only like them, I know how to cook them and prepare them for your plate too. I buy them “live” and steam them (that’s the best way, they don’t get waterlogged!). 18 minutes for a pound and a quarter. No more, no less. PEI lobster (they’re shipped here to Stratford and towns and cities across the country every week) are the best, and Scottish lobster (much harder shell) a close second (check out Surf and Turf in Dornoch on the Scottish northeast coast). Sorry Maine lobster, you can thank your President for dropping off my list.

However, hold on. There’s a problem. News this week of something that could change everything. Change my habits anyway. And for me, this ranks as story number one for week one of 2026!

England wants to ban boiling live lobster. I assume that will mean banning steaming too. Yikes. This really changes everything. Or does it?

Let’s get the facts by going straight to The Guardian: