Rafferty Baker

@rafferty.bsky.social

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Radio producer, news reporter, cyclist, enjoyer of outside. Vancouver, BC

A yellow elections Canada “vote” sign near a polling station
Two people sit in lawn chairs in a lineup to vote in Vancouver. They brought a cooler.
A hand holding a manderine orange and chewy granola bar.
A couple of fake posters made out of plastic for DOA and a jazz show
the profile pic of katie tightpussy. a crudely drawn smiling figure with grey hair, no eyes or nose and clenched fists
Screen cap of a bluesky account called PICTURES. The pfp is a shutter-type graphic. the handle is @picture1.bsky.social. it has 40K followers, 0 following and 179 posts. the bio says "Gallery of all things aesthetically pleasing [three camera emojis] fair use for educational purposes only. not all pictures are mine Dm for Credit/Removal.
for figures who are nearly silhouetted are in the background, out of focus. in the foreground there is a pile of evidence bags with powdered drugs and three handguns on a table
John Horgan on election night in 2017. He looks happy at the lectern with a BC flag behind him. He's looking to one side with his mouth open as he speaks. Credit: Rafferty Baker/CBC News
Daffodils in the foreground on a grassy slope, coniferous trees and blue sky in the background
turkey chasing man on snowy streets. Man is half out of the frame. image is thumbnail quality.
Dramatic clouds over a Vancouver skyline with Burrard inlet in the photo
Facebook post from Hazal Filiz Küçükköse that says: "Breakfast Television" host Sid Seixeiro called Mary Berg "irresponsible" and said on the air that "financial information of this magnitude could shake the foundation of Canadian society."
Ice skates while skating
A church (Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church) is on fire in Redberry, Sask. Photo credit: Lynn Swystun/Facebook
Car rolled onto its side
Non-prescription models for the delivery of pharmaceutical alternatives are not under consideration. Accordingly, I cannot accept the primary recommendation of this report to pursue a non-prescriber model of safer supply.
The panel affirmed the need for a comprehensive and timely approach to the crisis and recommended, in the short term, the fastest way to reduce deaths is to reduce dependence on the unregulated toxic drug supply. This requires creating access to a quality controlled, regulated supply of drugs for people at risk of dying.
screenshot of fake CBC News story featuring mugshot of elon musk with headline: Breaking News everyone in Canada should know this today elon musk revealed the shocking truth on live TV this applies to everyone in our country. It even looks like it was posted by cbc.ca (but wasn't) The mugshot board says "Canadian County Jail"
NRC runs two telephone numbers that announce the time of day. Voice announcements of Eastern Time are made every 10 seconds, followed by a tone indicating the exact time. This service is available to the general public by dialing +1 (613) 745-1576 for English service and +1 (613) 745-9426 for French service. The call is automatically cut off after 30 seconds or three announcements. Long-distance charges may apply for those calling from outside the Ottawa/Gatineau area, depending on provider.
More than a dozen stacks of about 24 concrete road dividers each are arrayed around the edge of a field in Stanley Park, Vancouver.
Dozens of cyclists ride on the Sea to Sky highway in West Vancouver with the ocean in the background. The highway is free of motorists.
They get up every morning from their alarm clock's warning Take the 8:15 into the city There's a whistle up above and people pushin', people shovin' And the girls who try to look pretty And if your train's on time, you can get to work by nine And start your slaving job to get your pay If you ever get annoyed, look at me I'm self-employed I love to work at nothing all day