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Nathan Fung

@fungnathan.bsky.social
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Reporter at CBC Ottawa. Prev: CBC Hamilton, the Globe and Mail, Taproot Edmonton, Global News parliamentary bureau. He/him.

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Nathan Fung @fungnathan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A candidate for mayor of Ottawa is facing multiple charges for allegedly making death threats against Ontario Premier Doug Ford and incumbent Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe earlier this month. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Ottawa mayoral candidate charged for alleged death threats against premier, incumbent | CBC News
A candidate for mayor of Ottawa is facing multiple charges for allegedly making death threats against Ontario Premier Doug Ford and incumbent Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe earlier this month.
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Nathan Fung @fungnathan.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
An Ottawa man caught on video escaping from two persistent and hostile turkeys is opening up about his experience. Michael Bourgon said he was walking home when it happened, and a stranger let him into their car to escape the duo. #yow #ottnews www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Ottawa man describes close encounter of the bird kind | CBC News
An Ottawa man caught on video escaping from two persistent and hostile turkeys is opening up about his experience.
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Nick Hune-Brown @nickhunebrown.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
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Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
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Someone in a "Sexy" Jeremy Parish Halloween Costume @jparish.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
In the decade-plus I've been making my weekly videos, Rebecca was the only developer to have jumped into my comments to clear up a point I was unclear about—then she graciously agreed to be on the podcast. I found her to be as generous and kind as she was talented. It's truly tragic that she's gone.
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IGN @ign.com · 18/11/2025
Rebecca Heineman, known best for co-founding original Fallout developer Interplay alongside Brian Fargo, Jay Patel, and Troy Worrell in the early 1980s, has died aged 62. bit.ly/4oP8CJ7
Rebecca Heineman 

October 30, 1963 – November 17, 2025
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Gabrielle Huston @talktogabrielle.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Today's Pride parade was cancelled after Queers for Palestine Ottawa halted the march. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Pride parade cancelled after being halted by pro-Palestinian protesters | CBC News
Ottawa's annual Pride parade was cancelled on Sunday after it was halted by the group Queers for Palestine, which blocked the parade in front of Parliament Hill.
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Nathan Fung @fungnathan.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
New from me: A recent project by Carleton University graduate students used drones to search for magnetic signals linked to unexploded bombs in the Mer Bleue Bog, which was used as a practice bombing range in the Second World War. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Ottawa's Mer Bleue Bog 'filled with bombs,' according to new drone scans | CBC News
A recent project by Carleton University graduate students used drones to search for magnetic signals linked to unexploded bombs in the Mer Bleue Bog, which was used as a practice bombing range in the ...
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Nathan Fung @fungnathan.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
New from me: More than 100 countries came together in the nation's capital in 1997 to sign an agreement banning the use of landmines. Now the Ottawa Treaty is at risk of unravelling, as several countries make plans to withdraw from it in the face of Russian aggression. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Peace activists lament unravelling of landmine pact named after Ottawa | CBC News
More than 100 countries came together in the nation's capital in 1997 to sign an agreement banning the use of landmines. Now the Ottawa Treaty is at risk of unravelling, as several countries make plan...
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Nathan Fung @fungnathan.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
New from me: Ottawa's largest public school board is mulling ways to find close to $20 million in savings in order to avoid a fifth consecutive deficit, before finalizing its budget next month. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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OCDSB mulls budget options in quest to save $20M | CBC News
Ottawa's largest public school board is mulling ways to find $20 million in savings in order to avoid a fifth consecutive deficit, before finalizing its budget next month.
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Nathan Fung @fungnathan.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
As reports emerge of a tightening race in Pierre Poilievre's Ottawa-area riding, Liberal and Conservative supporters are confident of their respective candidate's chances of winning. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Is the race narrowing in Poilievre's own riding? Here's what residents think | CBC News
As reports emerge of a tightening race in Pierre Poilievre's Ottawa-area riding, Liberal and Conservative supporters are confident of their respective candidate's chances of winning.
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Nathan Fung @fungnathan.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Noreen Young, a renowned Canadian puppeteer, has died. Young, who was born in Ottawa and worked in puppetry for over 50 years, produced Under the Umbrella Tree from 1987 to 1993 and portrayed Gloria Gopher, one of the show's main characters. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Renowned Canadian puppeteer Noreen Young dead at 85 | CBC News
Tributes are pouring in for Young, the Ottawa-born puppeteer who created the CBC children's show Under the Umbrella Tree and who served as the first artistic director of the Puppets Up! festival in Al...
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Nathan Fung @fungnathan.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
New: An Ottawa group says it's worried the Matthew Perry House, an upcoming addiction recovery centre, would take over "valuable community green space." But officials with The Royal, Ottawa’s mental health centre, say some of their arguments aren't accurate. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Coalition calls for Matthew Perry House plans to be halted | CBC News
A local group wants plans for a new addiction recovery centre in honour of the Ottawa-raised actor to be halted, as it would eliminate green space in their community. But some who support the project ...
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Nathan Fung @fungnathan.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
From me: The recent death of a 33-year old woman along a highway near Cornwall, Ont., on which several fatal collisions have previously occurred, has sparked a petition calling for the province to address the community's safety concerns. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Calls to upgrade Highway 138 following latest death | CBC News
The recent death of a 33-year old woman on a highway near Cornwall, Ont., has sparked a petition calling for the province to address a stretch of the road on which a number of fatal collisions have oc...
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
NEW from my @radiocanadainfo.bsky.social colleagues: Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi will run for the Carney Liberals, in a bid to return to federal politics. ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/214...
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Amarjeet Sohi devrait être candidat aux élections fédérales
Radio-Canada a appris que le maire d’Edmonton Amarjeet Sohi devrait se présenter sous la bannière libérale aux prochaines élections fédérales
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Nathan Fung @fungnathan.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
From colleague Joseph Tunney: Linda Howie, who also trains Shetland Sheepdogs, says she began operating a cat rescue from her home in Barrhaven during the pandemic. Thirteen cats and three dogs perished when fire tore through the home #ottnews www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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13 cats, 3 dogs dead in Barrhaven house fire | CBC News
A woman who ran an unregistered cat shelter from her Barrhaven home says she's in shock after losing more than a dozen animals in a fire earlier this week.
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Oliver Moore @oliver-moore.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Does Lutnick know premiers don't negotiate trade deals behalf of the country?
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Capital Ukrainian Festival 🇺🇦 @capukrfestival.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
After much consideration, the Capital Ukrainian Festival has left X (Twitter). The unfiltered hate on the platform towards Ukraine and Ukrainians was unacceptable. We will continue using our account on @bsky.app and encourage our friends to find us here. 🇨🇦🇺🇦
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Ryan Pollard @ryanpollard.ca · 01/03/2025
Pleased to report that the City of Leduc X account is closed.
Screenshot from the website X: The Everything App

"@cityofleduc This account doesn't exist. Try searching for another."
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Nathan Fung @fungnathan.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
From @cammacd.bsky.social and me: The operators of the Ottawa parkade that partially collapsed Wednesday told owners of vehicles trapped in it that it could be a week or two before they could be reunited with their cars. #ottnews www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Vehicles could be trapped for weeks after Ottawa parking garage collapse | CBC News
The company that runs the Ottawa parking garage that partially collapsed on Wednesday said it could be up to two weeks before trapped vehicles can be accessed, a delay that is frustrating owners.
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mark-sutcliffe.bsky.social @mark-sutcliffe.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
After 24 years of telling the stories of our community, Blair Crawford is retiring from the Ottawa Citizen today. His dedication to journalism and the people of Ottawa has been remarkable. I’m proud to proclaim February 28, 2025, as Blair Crawford Day in Ottawa.
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Nathan Fung @fungnathan.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
42% of homeless Ottawans are immigrants, says a new city report, up from 20% in 2021: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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New Canadians making up larger share of Ottawa's homeless population: report | CBC News
Newcomers to Canada are making up a bigger part of Ottawa's homeless population, while a smaller portion of homeless Ottawans are using the city's shelter system, according to a new detailed look at t...
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Gabrielle Huston @talktogabrielle.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
He was injured in a plane crash, treated in Ottawa, then Israel, and recently returned to thank the first responders. I was honoured that David Chetrit took the time to share his story with me. It really was an incredible one. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Plane crash survivor returns to Canada to thank 'heroes' who saved his life | CBC News
David Chetrit was critically injured when his small plane went down in June 2023 near Alexandria, Ont. After a year-plus of recovery in Israel, he's been tracking down the emergency crews in eastern O...
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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 18/12/2024
goodnight sweet prince atlantic.ctvnews.ca/video/c30496...
It is Theodore the Tugboat — a real boat — half-submerged in a port. Big red hat, dumbass-looking yellow face, vacant eyes.
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Nathan Fung @fungnathan.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
The City of Ottawa is investigating what it calls an unauthorized removal of an evergreen tree from a city park in Orléans in the week before Christmas. All that remained on Monday morning was a stump, some loose branches and pine cones. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Brazen theft of park's evergreen tree disappoints people nearby | CBC News
The City of Ottawa is investigating what it's calling an unauthorized removal of a tree in an Orléans city park in the week before Christmas.
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
84-year-old #Indigenous man’s braids cut off and dumped in garbage along with eagle feather and medicines. ‘Deeply regrettable’ incident occurred in Edmonton hospital. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... via @theglobeandmail.com #reconciliation
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Indigenous man’s braids cut off in Edmonton hospital in ‘deeply regrettable’ incident
Indigenous man, 84, had braids cut off and thrown away at Edmonton hospital
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 09/12/2024
A law enforcement officer said a suspect in UnitedHealth CEO killing had been identified by someone who spotted him in a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The man had written a “manifesto,” according to two law enforcement officials. Follow live updates.
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Man Questioned in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's Shooting: Live Updates
A law enforcement officer said a suspect had been identified by someone who spotted him in a McDonald’s in Altoona, in western Pennsylvania.
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Nathan Fung @fungnathan.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
From Emma Weller and I: Beth Conway described her daughter Stephanie McDougall as a "gentle soul" who is devoted to her three sons. When a house fire broke out on Dec. 3, McDougall "had to cross the path of the fire" to reach the bedroom of her 11-year-old. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Mother 'walked through fire' to save son from burning house | CBC News
An Ottawa woman "walked through fire" to save her youngest son from their burning house earlier this week, her mother said.
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 14/11/2024
👋 Hello to our new followers! Wondering where to find Globe and Mail journalists on Bluesky? We’ve got your starter pack right here: go.bsky.app/QZnYg2Q
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Nathan Fung @fungnathan.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Ottawa Police will be losing access to its training facility at Algonquin College in 2026 and is looking for a new place to train recruits. "That is the main area where we do all of our training in... We heavily rely on that area," said Deputy Chief Bell. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
1/ X's algorithm was changed in mid-July 2024 to systematically boost Republican-leaning accounts and Elon Musk's own account following his endorsement of Donald Trump, according to a newly released computational study of engagement from the Queensland University of Technology.⬇️
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Nathan Fung @fungnathan.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
The Ottawa Police Service announced Thursday it had charged 17 people because of an 18-month investigation dubbed "Project Champion" to disrupt violent criminal drug networks. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Police lay 149 charges after 18-month Ottawa drug network investigation | CBC News
The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) announced Thursday it had charged 17 people because of an 18-month investigation dubbed "Project Champion" to disrupt violent criminal drug networks.
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