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(Dr) James Fraser @jamesefraser.bsky.social · 1h

I do find it fascinating, and somewhat astonishing, that in the present circumstances, hundreds of thousands of Canadians who are striving to "buy Canadian" in other respects insist on continuing to be deeply invested personally in American sports leagues overflowing with stars, stripes and MAGA.

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(Dr) James Fraser @jamesefraser.bsky.social · 1h

You may have noticed that the Canadian Football League is the only major sports league in North America giving league-wide recognition to truth and reconciliation. That's what having a big league of our own means. Among other things.

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(Dr) James Fraser @jamesefraser.bsky.social · 7h

Many survivors have described sport as their main or only positive memory at these schools, and some continued to promote and cultivate these sports in their own communities, making them their own or seeing them as useful vehicles for interacting positively with Euro-Canadians.

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(Dr) James Fraser @jamesefraser.bsky.social · 7h

There is great potential for historians of Canadian sport to make meaningful contributions to Truth and Reconciliation. Sport was deeply embedded in the routines of many residential schools, where it exerted assimilative power and yet also provided a channel for children to express a group identity.

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 14h

Today, we remember the parents, children, siblings and elders tragically lost to the horrendous acts of cultural genocide committed in government-sanctioned residential schools. May we all walk the path to reconciliation together with a commitment to respect and healing.

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(Dr) James Fraser @jamesefraser.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I hope people record this because it will be erased soon.

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(Dr) James Fraser @jamesefraser.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Lynch is my favourite golf media figure by miles, but I completely disagree here. The US winning every time is an incredibly blunt instrument of assessment. There are always compelling elements and dramas along the way. The fabric of international sport is woven from more than outcomes.

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(Dr) James Fraser @jamesefraser.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I hope this kind of thing is winning over waves of new fans. Personally I deeply dislike it (for ordinary league games against ordinary opponents).

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(Dr) James Fraser @jamesefraser.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The haters will never be forgiven for Yanking our rules.

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CFLLandry @cfllandry.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Just heartsick about losing this kind of beautiful football thing next year. It ain’t right.

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(Dr) James Fraser @jamesefraser.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It's a distinctive, magnificent, part of our game that we should be proud of, not Yanking for the sake of change itself.

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Bygone Boatmen @bygoneboatmen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Chad Kelly's 2 touchdown passes this evening in Winnipeg gave him 68 in his Argonaut career and moved him past Tobin Rote into sixth place in club history. It's possible, but unlikely, that he will catch Damon Allen before the season ends. (At which point he presumably heads to Ottawa.)

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Bygone Boatmen @bygoneboatmen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Funny the places that Toronto Argonauts history takes you ...

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(Dr) James Fraser @jamesefraser.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

For 🇨🇦Conners and 🇨🇦Taylor to take down Scheffler and MAGA Burns - when they were both teased about Lake Ontario by the press - in today's foursomes must have felt very sweet. Especially when Canadians have historically been iffy in the Presidents Cup. Well done chaps!

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Bygone Boatmen @bygoneboatmen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

On September 24, 1955, rookie halfback Corky Tharp rushed for 176 yards on 22 carries and scored a touchdown in his Argonaut debut, pacing the Boatmen to a 30–19 win over Ottawa at Lansdowne Park.

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Historica Canada @historicacanada.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Today is Franco-Ontarian day in Ontario! The date was chosen to commemorate the first display of the Franco-Ontarian flag in 1975. Learn more about this large, vibrant community in our article: buff.ly/44b6yHT

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Francophones of Ontario (Franco-Ontarians)

Ontario has the largest French-speaking minority community in Canada, and the largest French-speaking community of any province outside of Quebec. Ontario’s...

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Chris 🇨🇦🏈 Stats Junkie @statsjunkie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If a 'potential' #CFL fan only sees one play and it's only because the play went viral then perhaps that person is not really a 'potential' CFL fan Also, stop using the term 'dribble' for the onside punt. A dribbled ball is totally different & has its own set of rules www.tsn.ca/cfl/video/20...

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TSN CFL Insiders Farhan Lalji and Dave Naylor share their thoughts on some changes that could be coming next season, including what might happen to the dribble punt, the utilization of the two-point shootout for tiebreaks and what the new playoff format would have looked like if it was implemented this season.

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

From farmers to teachers to small businesses, everyone's trying to get by with less. Meanwhile this government does favours for their biggest donors, paid for by us. We deserve a government that works for the many, not the money.

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(Dr) James Fraser @jamesefraser.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The 2012 "Miracle at Medinah" Ryder Cup is one of the most notable moments in golf; and some of the most notable moments happened on the 17th hole. It's almost unfathomable that Medinah would destroy that hole in renovations, but it did.

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(Dr) James Fraser @jamesefraser.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Your eye is immediately drawn to Gauthier at cornerback; and I imagine Dru Brown's eye is too.

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(Dr) James Fraser @jamesefraser.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Canadian Football League, in keeping with its status and heritage as Canada's leading professional sports league, has made a real effort to engage closely with Indigenous communities. Here, Don Landry delves into the example of adopting alternative logos by Indigenous artists.

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(Dr) James Fraser @jamesefraser.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Nice unbiased coverage of the Presidents Cup on the Golf Channel. @eamonlynch.bsky.social

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Bygone Boatmen @bygoneboatmen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

On September 22, 1963, the Argos lost 50–0 to Calgary in front of a season-high home crowd of 31,214 at Exhibition Stadium, prompting head coach Nobby Wirkowski to impose a fifty-dollar fine on each player on his offence.

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(Dr) James Fraser @jamesefraser.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This year's gift has arrived. The chances are still pretty good that we won't renew next season, which makes the gift (which is very nice) a little poignant.

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(Dr) James Fraser @jamesefraser.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Do YOU remember the twenty-first night of September?

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(Dr) James Fraser @jamesefraser.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Daft idea. It'll never work. (from May 1969)

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(Dr) James Fraser @jamesefraser.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I don't understand how JJ Spaun is playing at Wentworth. He is not a member of the DP World Tour, as far as I know. It's got to be hard to take for members when guys who aren't eligible just turn up anyway and take a big chunk of what little money is there to be won.

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270...

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(Dr) James Fraser @jamesefraser.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

NFL scouts on US college campuses in the Fifties, when Canadian pro teams were offering competitive salaries, used to spin similar threads of deceit about playing football in Canada. The NFL even employed a liar-in-chief in 1954 and 1955.

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(Dr) James Fraser @jamesefraser.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The Celtic program at Edinburgh was the first to treat Scottish Gaelic, the foundational tongue of the Scottish nation, as a language deserving of dignity, respect and academic evaluation. Its graduates are enriching and strengthening the language, its culture and its future. This is an abomination.

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(Dr) James Fraser @jamesefraser.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

In case you've ever been tempted ...

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(Dr) James Fraser @jamesefraser.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Glad Randolph is available now. I saw him injured at training camp, and on the day it looked bad for this season.

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(Dr) James Fraser @jamesefraser.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"HUGE", "special" and a Trump bootlicker. Hey TSN: Buy Canadian!

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(Dr) James Fraser @jamesefraser.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Membership in the EU requires a YEARS-LONG process. What happened today was an unofficial expression of friendship and/or partnership in answer to a certain madman ranting "they need us, we don't need them".

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(Dr) James Fraser @jamesefraser.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

If this was a certain country south of us, "their church" (and not "their place of worship") would have been mentioned either first or second in the list.

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(Dr) James Fraser @jamesefraser.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Up til now, my only exposure to Macklemore was on Sesame Street. It ill prepared me for this most recent encounter.

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(Dr) James Fraser @jamesefraser.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This is an area of law that needs review. There is no justice in a community being forced to give up the name "Lumber Kings" after 65 years because of an ownership dispute. A sports team name is not just another trademark, and that should be understood.

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(Dr) James Fraser @jamesefraser.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"I'm a little frustrated with McLeod [for calling an audible pass] ... We got down there in tight, we had a gap scheme run called ... I wasn't looking for us to throw it ... Those are things that are killing us." It's getting crowded under that bus, Coach!

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(Dr) James Fraser @jamesefraser.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

History is important; and disallowing it to be monopolized by ignorant axe-grinders is even more important.

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Bygone Boatmen @bygoneboatmen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

On September 13, 1929, the Argonauts announced that new head coach Frank Shaughnessy was unable to take up the position after all, and the elevation of assistant coach Buck McKenna (pictured) to head coach. McKenna went on to serve four seasons as head coach.

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Bygone Boatmen @bygoneboatmen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

On September 13, 1958, defensive tackle Pete Bennett played his 113th regular season game as an Argonaut, passing Royal Copeland to become the player with the most regular season games played in club history. (Pete looks a bit like Ryan Dinwiddie in this photograph.]

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Bygone Boatmen @bygoneboatmen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Bob Dehlinger (pictured) picked off three Russ Jackson passes and Canadian quarterback Jerry Doucette piloted the Double Blue to a 19-6 win over Hamilton at CNE Stadium in the Argos' first ever home game played on a Sunday.

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