Blair Crawford

These States Are Joining in the Push to Ban Surveillance Pricing At least a dozen states are considering legislation.

I get the sense surveillance pricing is going to be a pretty major political issue in the coming years.

It's been a week of war in Iran. Where are we?

-The US & Israel have accumulated tactical successes. The Islamic Repubic is not on the verge of collapse, but it is much weaker.

-Again: how to translate this into sustainable strategic success is at best uncertain.

Can psilocybin ease distress in the dying? Research shows promise Ottawa researchers are optimistic about early results showing psychedelic microdoses can ease psychological distress in palliative patients.

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Feel the Canine Charisma: Dog-Sledding in Northern Minnesota

Feel the Canine Charisma: Dog-Sledding in Northern Minnesota www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/t...

Tell me a random fact about yourself that sounds fake but is 100% true.

I don’t want to live forever. I want to live a day longer than my dependent son It weighs on me that, as capable and caring as his paid caregivers are, no one will love him as I do

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Ha

Make coal great again!

2 Survivors Describe the Terror and Tragedy of the Tahoe Avalanche The story of how nine skiers were killed, and six survived, in the deadliest avalanche in modern California history.

‘Avalanche!’: Survivors Recount the Tragedy at Perry’s Peak www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Experts urge caution as use of volatile lithium-ion batteries surges | CBC News Ottawa Fire Services is urging residents not to overcharge lithium-ion batteries after a fire recently destroyed two homes in Richmond .

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The strange mystery of the Smiths Falls missing men Two men are dead, two more are missing — and human remains found on a rural property have deepened questions amid police investigations.

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Birds Aren’t Just Declining. They’re Declining Faster, a New Study Finds.

Birds Aren’t Just Declining. They’re Declining Faster, a New Study Finds. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/c...

Girl badly injured on cross-country ski trail in western Quebec | CBC News A four-year-old girl was badly injured when an adult fell on top of her on a cross-country ski trail north of Gatineau, Que., late Sunday morning, local police say.

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San José State Graduate Who Went Skiing Is Found Dead in Tree Well

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Austrian Man Found Guilty in Girlfriend’s Death on Mountain Hike

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Quebec safety agency identified 'non-conformities' at Vorlage after fatal accident Centre Vorlage, the ski area near Wakefield, was prohibited from operating its aerial lifts while a review was underway following the death of a 13-year-old Ottawa girl

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‘Don’t let me down, sir‘: Judge gives man no prison time in ‘mercy killing’ of husband The conditional sentence was less than the two years Philippe Hébert’s defence lawyer had sought. The Crown asked for six years in prison.

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Here's a photo of the late Robert Duvall wearing cue cards on his body so that co-star Marlon Brando could see his lines during the filming of The Godfather.

Thank you

What a powerful statement. This actually made me tear up when I realized what was happening.

Is cutting ginger ale from hospital menus going too far? Some patients aren't happy with The Ottawa Hospital taking ginger ale off its menus as it pushes toward offering healthier food and drinks.

One more reason to stay out if the hospital. Story by @egpayne.bsky.social ottawacitizen.com/news/ginger-...

The art of no deal: A Greenlandic carver's vengeful response to Trump shows opportunity amid crisis | CBC News Greenlanders don't think that Donald Trump is done with their island quite yet, but some are determined to make the most of the crisis. Carver Kim Kleist-Eriksen — who carved his own rebuttal of Trump...

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There is literally no better example of textbook fascistic thinking than "Who cares about human rights when the rich are doing so very well"

Young girl seriously injured in Centre Vorlage chairlift accident | The Low Down A young girl is in serious condition at CHEO after an accident at the Centre Vorlage ski hill in Wakefield. The girl, who was on a school ski trip from Ottawa on Feb. 11, sustained life-threatening in...

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When Grief Came for the Gravedigger

What a beautiful, moving, heartbreaking story www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/m...

Deachman: New program helps homeless by keeping them out of shelters A Shepherds of Good Hope shelter diversion pilot is built on a simple idea: stop folks from entering a system that's difficult to get out of.

Sometimes the simplest solution is the best. Story by @brucedeachman.bsky.social ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...

These were the most cancelled OC Transpo bus routes in January Two bus routes that serve downtown Ottawa and a route that runs between Blair Station and Tunney’s Pasture had the highest percentage of bus trip cancellations in January, as OC Transpo dealt with a b...

What the …. “OC Transpo says 9,263 trips were cancelled between Jan. 4 and 31 to accommodate the shortage of buses.”
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York Regional Police Press Conference - Project South Results YouTube video by York Regional Police

Holy smokes. This York Region Police presser on Project South…https://youtube.com/live/GPYSCb04NSM?si=Y4jmESMwjICEqnWW

Springfield, or how Bobby got a shadfly stuck in his hair (Sufjan Stevens)

During January 2026, #Ottawa had 12 above median days and 19 below median days (by maximum temperature). #YowWx #OttWeather