Blair Crawford

Blair Crawford

@getbac.bsky.social

Retired journalist with the ottawacitizen.com. Proud Canadian. If I’m not home I’m probably in a kayak. 🇨🇦

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

Obama: "That well-known evil empire Canada. That historical adversary of ours. Canada! *laughs* It's your neighbor. It's a few minutes' drive over the bridge! These are the people who gave us Martin Short and maple syrup. They are the nicest people! And someone we've gotten them so mad."

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ProPublica
@propublica.org

Look at this photo we found from Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish Bahamas wedding. Can you spot the Russian oligarch close to Putin who bankrolled the event? 🧵

Blair Crawford
@getbac.bsky.social

“We will not tolerate fraud…” (Transportation Secretary Sean) Duffy said, adding that such actions “take advantage of the American taxpayer...” Also, it killed two Air Canada pilots F.A.A. Moves to Fire 2 Controllers Who Left Early Before Deadly Crash www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/n...

nytimes.comOn Night of Deadly Air Canada Crash, Two LaGuardia Controllers Left EarlyThe Federal Aviation Administration has taken steps to fire the two workers at LaGuardia Airport, according to two people familiar with the investigation.
Blair Crawford
@getbac.bsky.social

“Each side now claims that the other introduced new or unreasonable demands at the last minute — the kind of finger-pointing that is common when trade talks fall apart.” Gee, I wonder which side is lying? Elbows Up, Canada. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/w...

nytimes.comCarney Stands Up to Trump in U.S.-Canada Trade WarCanada’s prime minister walked away from what he thought was a bad trade deal with the United States. Many Canadians are behind him, but it will be costly.

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Peter Coffinman
@petercoffman.bsky.social

"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...

theglobeandmail.comGlobe editorial: The accidental tourist upside of U.S. tariffsCanadians are shunning the U.S., hurting U.S. workers, but perhaps helping us to better understand our country

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Michael Nabert
@sustainablesong.bsky.social

Replying to @sustainablesong.bsky.social

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...

latimes.comFirefighting aircraft ‘increasingly ineffective’ amid worsening wildfiresThe flames erupted just after sunrise on a high canyon wall, far beyond the reach of earthbound firefighters.

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André Picard @picardonhealth
@picardonhealth.bsky.social

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

theglobeandmail.comEmergency room wait times continue to climb as more medically complex patients seek careLack of primary and long-term care is driving more patients to overcrowded hospitals, report says