Blair Crawford
@getbac.bsky.social
Retired journalist with the ottawacitizen.com. Proud Canadian. If I’m not home I’m probably in a kayak. 🇨🇦
I read Coyote v Acme when it was first published and Ian Frazier’s been one of my favourite writers ever since. In 1990, a Writer Had a Funny Idea. Now It’s a Movie. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/s...
Ian Frazier Wrote ‘Coyote v. Acme’ in 1990. Now It’s a Movie.
With “Coyote vs. Acme,” Ian Frazier, a soft-spoken reporter and humorist, has finally gone Hollywood.
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It can happen here: Why an autocrat could rise to power in Canada
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OC Transpo considering partial opening of O-Train west extension due to flooding damage on Canada Day
The major flooding on Canada Day that hammered Ottawa’s west end could mean only part of the western extension of the O-Train would open at first, a transit executive says.
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I fear Ontarians have forgotten the true meaning of the Civic Holiday
The Bassist Who Captured Quebec’s Soul Takes on Its Scientific Future www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/w...
Cowboys Fringants Bassist Is Named Quebec’s Chief Scientist
Jérôme Dupras is a member of one of Quebec’s most popular folk rock bands. Now, as the province’s chief scientist, he will help shape its environmental destiny.
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An insightful comment on the fallout from the DOJ dropping the reflecting pool vandalism charges.
This is really the most inconsequential story but it encapsulate the singular corruption and dishonesty of the Trump administration. They are a pack of liars. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...
Charges Dropped Against Ex-Olympian David Hearn Accused of Damaging Reflecting Pool
A former Olympian will not face trial after federal prosecutors acknowledged that the Trump administration’s claims of vandalism were false.
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"Every dollar spent here helps to counter Mr. Trump’s tariffs." Not only that, but if Canadians start exploring their own country, they may find they love it so much that they no longer feel the need to travel to the USA. And we’d get to know each other. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
Globe editorial: The accidental tourist upside of U.S. tariffs
Canadians are shunning the U.S., hurting U.S. workers, but perhaps helping us to better understand our country
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I never thought about this but its true — that whole “Three days earlier…” trope. I will, however, give Breaking Bad a pass. aftermath.site/death-to-beg...
Death To Beginning The Story In Medias Res!
Here's a novel idea: Let's start stories at the beginning
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Rescue Boat Crews Show Signs of Brain Injuries, but Coast Guard Isn’t Looking www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Rescue Boat Crews Show Signs of Brain Injuries, but Coast Guard Isn’t Looking
Untreated and undiagnosed, the crews that save lives in the roughest seas face the relentless pounding of waves.
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Wildfires are in fact now becoming so bad that some formerly useful methods of dealing with them are becoming ineffective. It's a new age of megafires which we definitely aren't prepared for. 3/ www.latimes.com/local/califo...
Firefighting aircraft ‘increasingly ineffective’ amid worsening wildfires
The flames erupted just after sunrise on a high canyon wall, far beyond the reach of earthbound firefighters.
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LA Times on how aircraft are ineffective in these huge wildfires www.latimes.com/local/califo...
Firefighting aircraft ‘increasingly ineffective’ amid worsening wildfires
The flames erupted just after sunrise on a high canyon wall, far beyond the reach of earthbound firefighters.
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We’re Living in a Tick Nightmare. It’s Time to Go to War. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/o...
Opinion | We’re Living in a Tick Nightmare. It’s Time to Go to War.
With ticks, we’ve barely begun to fight back. The longer we wait, the more territory they will claim across both our geographic and psychic maps.
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I couldn’t care less if Trump tears down the White House, paint the reflecting pool or names stuff after himself, I just wish he’d leave the planet alone. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/c...
Trump Cuts Habitat Protections for Endangered Species
The rule change ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could hasten the demise of imperiled animals.
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🦇🦇🦇 Pilot Was Bitten by Bat After Swarm Invaded Hotel Room, Lawsuit Says www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/u...
Pilot Was Bitten by Bat After Swarm Invaded Hotel Room, Lawsuit Says
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A shocking and very disturbing story. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Angry note left at scene of double murder of sons insisted father was the victim | CBC News
In the house where police found two dead brothers — both boys believed to have been murdered by their father Mohammed Al-Lami before he died by suicide — investigators found a note left on the desk of...
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Drugmakers are working on a potential new shot to prevent the tick-borne illness. How might it fare in the era of vaccine skepticism? n.pr/4eyOtEn
If a Lyme disease vaccine gets approved, how would it go over? We asked hunters
Drugmakers are working on a potential new shot to prevent the tick-borne illness. How might it fare in the era of vaccine skepticism?
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ER wait times continue to climb as more medically complex patients seek care. Lack of primary and long-term care is driving more patients to overcrowded hospitals, report says, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com @cihica.bsky.social
Emergency room wait times continue to climb as more medically complex patients seek care
Lack of primary and long-term care is driving more patients to overcrowded hospitals, report says
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We drove past these buildings last week and wondered about their future. ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
NCC approves disposal of seven federal properties in Confederation Heights
A master plan for the area calls for at least 150 housing units for each hectare slated for development.
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This is terrific! Lots to argue about but a lot of thought went into this by someone who know music much better than i do via @thebrowser www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-s...
The 100 greatest songs of the 1960s
Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.
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They’re calling it the least comprehensible achievement of all time.
Even if you get convicted of sexual assault, your lawyer AND judge can deadass call it "minor." There's a reason "rape" does not appear in Canada's criminal code. It's all labelled sexual assault because it's *all* traumatizing behaviour & exists on a continuum.
Canadian businessman Frank Stronach found guilty of sexual assault, indecent assault | CBC
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