Ted Raymond
@tedraymond.bsky.social
Local news reporter for CTV News Ottawa. Award-adjacent. Wrote a good headline in 2022. Opinions expressed are those of your employer. I speak French and early Simpsons.
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Ted Raymond
@tedraymond.bsky.social
· Sep 18
Should we lose our way
Tire of all of this pain
We won't be afraid
To forge ahead
Tire of all of this pain
We won't be afraid
To forge ahead
Can we unplug the Earth and plug it back in?
November 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Can we unplug the Earth and plug it back in?
Curling Canada says champion curler Colleen Jones has died.
Colleen Jones, curling legend and trailblazer, passes away at 65 - Curling Canada
Share: TwitterFacebookShare-emailCopy URL to clipboard Sports fans love their stars. Perhaps that is why, when a nation loses one of them through death, the impact is felt so deeply. So…
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November 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Curling Canada says champion curler Colleen Jones has died.
I'm younger than I thought!
The human brain goes through five phases, with adolescence lasting until age 32: study
The human brain goes through five distinct phases, with the adolescent period lasting until our early 30s, according to a new study.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I'm younger than I thought!
"People call me on the phone I'm trying to avoid" is pretty real these days
November 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"People call me on the phone I'm trying to avoid" is pretty real these days
I always feel like
Somebody's watchin' me
Somebody's watchin' me
OC Transpo exploring AI technology to monitor O-Train, transit network
OC Transpo chief special constable Peter Scislowski told councillors on the Transit Committee on Monday that staff are reviewing the potential for “real-time detection AI” for OC Transpo security came...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I always feel like
Somebody's watchin' me
Somebody's watchin' me
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National CTV News workers in Toronto and Ottawa join Unifor union www.unifor.org/news/all-new...
CTV news workers in Toronto and Ottawa join Unifor
Unifor is pleased to welcome 90 workers at Bell Media in Toronto and Ottawa, who work on the national news desk, the news channel, and CTVnews.ca.“We are thrilled to welcome these talented journalists...
www.unifor.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 AM
National CTV News workers in Toronto and Ottawa join Unifor union www.unifor.org/news/all-new...
The Kingston Police Service is putting up seized and unclaimed items this week. Some interesting things on there. No donair costumes or anything crazy, though!
Kingston Police Service puts seized items up for auction
From e-bikes to foreign currency, there’s a chance to nab a deal through the Kingston Police Service right now as they put dozens of unclaimed seized items up for an online auction.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 2:57 AM
The Kingston Police Service is putting up seized and unclaimed items this week. Some interesting things on there. No donair costumes or anything crazy, though!
It looks like Western has five lots of these. There are 4,400 masks per lot, so 22,000 N95s that they apparently don't need.
"Reason for being auctioned - No longer required"
"Reason for being auctioned - No longer required"
@westernu.ca @westernualumni.bsky.social
Can you pls find a way to make these available to students? We’re in the era of frequent illness now and Western parent FB groups are FULL of reports of student sickness.
Many of the viruses we know are airborne & can be stopped in their tracks with these:
Can you pls find a way to make these available to students? We’re in the era of frequent illness now and Western parent FB groups are FULL of reports of student sickness.
Many of the viruses we know are airborne & can be stopped in their tracks with these:
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
It looks like Western has five lots of these. There are 4,400 masks per lot, so 22,000 N95s that they apparently don't need.
"Reason for being auctioned - No longer required"
"Reason for being auctioned - No longer required"
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maybe i am going insane
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
maybe i am going insane
OTTAWA POLICE used ARREST!
It was super-effective!
It was super-effective!
Police arrest 2 after brawl over Pokémon cards at Ottawa Costco
The Ottawa Police Service says two people have been arrested following a brawl over Pokémon cards.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
OTTAWA POLICE used ARREST!
It was super-effective!
It was super-effective!
But will Donald Trump be in it? And will we cut his cameo for time and start an international incident again?
November 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
But will Donald Trump be in it? And will we cut his cameo for time and start an international incident again?
The Plaza Hotel is *really* expensive, it turns out.
November 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The Plaza Hotel is *really* expensive, it turns out.
Got a pitch email today about inflation through the lens of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.
November 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Got a pitch email today about inflation through the lens of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.
Who needs therapy when you have Grok?
November 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Who needs therapy when you have Grok?
First my robot will tell me it loves me, then it will make me popular at parties. I have a trillion dollars.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
First my robot will tell me it loves me, then it will make me popular at parties. I have a trillion dollars.
Why does going back to sleep on a work day feel so much better than sleeping in on the weekend?
November 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Why does going back to sleep on a work day feel so much better than sleeping in on the weekend?
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Remember, if you're about to share something that confirms your biases, take a few seconds to check it's actually true
Ok I checked and no, Andrew Tate hasn't posted that it's gay for straight men to have a girlfriend.
If you haven't seen the post about this that's doing the rounds, then this is not something you need to know about. Carry on.
If you haven't seen the post about this that's doing the rounds, then this is not something you need to know about. Carry on.
November 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Remember, if you're about to share something that confirms your biases, take a few seconds to check it's actually true
Kingston, incidentally, has one of the highest average rental rates in the country right now.
November 24, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Kingston, incidentally, has one of the highest average rental rates in the country right now.
Someone's taking the piss
Checking up on Canadian politics. I think Liberal strategist Gerald Butts is going to shit all over Conservative campaign manager Steve Outhouse's plans
November 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Someone's taking the piss
You can *enjoy* life!??!?! Why didn't anyone tell me?
November 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
You can *enjoy* life!??!?! Why didn't anyone tell me?
Mr. Mamdani, you're well known for your lenient stance on crime, but suppose for a second that YOUR house was ransacked by thugs, YOUR family tied up in the basement with SOCKS IN THEIR MOUTHS; you try to open the door, but there's too much BLOOD ON THE KNOB--
WELKER: What is your message to Jewish New Yorkers who feel you won't be tough enough in your response to antisemitism?
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
November 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Mr. Mamdani, you're well known for your lenient stance on crime, but suppose for a second that YOUR house was ransacked by thugs, YOUR family tied up in the basement with SOCKS IN THEIR MOUTHS; you try to open the door, but there's too much BLOOD ON THE KNOB--
You have very lucky dishes, Mr. Cowboy.
November 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
You have very lucky dishes, Mr. Cowboy.
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Why are they hunched on the ground eating behind a dumpster like Silicon Valley trash pandas?
November 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Why are they hunched on the ground eating behind a dumpster like Silicon Valley trash pandas?