Rafferty Baker
Radio producer, news reporter, cyclist, enjoyer of outside. Vancouver, BC
- A couple CBC News job openings for full time, permanent staff reporters are up for our new Richmond, B.C., bureau: cbcrc.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/CBC_Radio-Ca... If you or someone you know might be a into something like that, take a look!
- CBC British Columbia is holding a town hall event tomorrow evening for communities affected by the extortion crime wave in the Lower Mainland. Here's a timeline of the extortion story, via Jon Hernandez 👇 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
- 47 VPD officers were paid more than $100K in OT last year, including 7 constables who more than doubled their possible $140K salaries. One sergeant raked in $239K in OT on top of possible $158K salary. Meanwhile, the force went $6.5M over its $400M+ budget. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
- "A major report on modernizing the education system in Newfoundland and Labrador is peppered with fake sources some educators say were likely fabricated by generative AI." Report recommends the use of "ethical" AI... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
- Lincoln told CBC News he was getting ready to go get a slurpee with a friend but "got lazy" and decided to borrow his roommate's child's tiny car to get around. via @akurjata.ca www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
- Good thread about a totally regular experience trying to report on tragic events in B.C. (and probably the rest of Canada). Officials here are so accustomed to getting away with offering nearly zero details. It often takes years for a trial or coroners inquest to get worthwhile official accounts.
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- "Israeli forces struck Nasser hospital in the south of the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 20 people including journalists who worked for Reuters, the Associated Press, Al Jazeera and other outlets." via @reuters.com www.reuters.com/world/middle...
- Good reporting here from @lisa-steacy.bsky.social and Andrew Weichel.
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- Tax data suggests lethal Canadian arms still being exported to Israel via @cheknews.ca, The Canadian Press, @withfilesfrom.bsky.social cheknews.ca/tax-data-sug...
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- "innately designed"
- Canada will recognize Palestinian state in September if certain conditions met www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
- emergency organizations need to get off X
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- This is a cool account for 'on this day' in 1980 updates from Mount St. Helens. 45th anniversary of the eruption is Sunday, May 18.
- @tephrabird.bsky.social Hi, Britta — I'm still trying to connect to discuss Mount St. Helens with you. Please give me a call or email back at your earliest convenience. Thanks :)
- "What we're hearing, particularly from service providers, as well as patrons, is that this police presence is deterring people from accessing the life-saving services inside." — Caitlin Shane, @pivotlegalsociety.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
- Reposted by Rafferty BakerWith CBC now having called all ridings it's time for the land-vs-people-vote animation.
- Teslas conspicuously absent in images throughout the B.C. Government's annual EV report: news.gov.bc.ca/files/ZEV_An...
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- Voting took about 90 seconds in Mount Pleasant!
- The latest 👇 Vancouver festival tragedy: 11 dead, dozens more hurt after suspect drives through block party crowd www.cbc.ca/9.6737566
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- Reposted by Rafferty BakerTrey Helten, an advocate for drug users whose willingness to speak searingly about his own battle with addiction provided hope and inspiration to many in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, has died at 42. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
- ....and this year's best songbird in B.C. winner is: 👑 Black-capped chickadee 👑
- "Trump signals [fill in the blank]" headlines...
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- Thinking of making a cross-border trip into the U.S. in 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔? www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHGN...
- Reposted by Rafferty BakerAnd the final results are in. Orr and Maloney in a blowout, with Orr on more than half the ballots cast — an impressive result on a crowded ballot, even in a byelection context. ABC gets around 13% of the vote, slightly ahead of how Vision did in the 2017 byelection when they were in power.
