I'm renaming Lake Ontario "The Kennedy Center." Then I'm renaming the (current) Kennedy Center "Trump Lake." Then I'm tearing down Trump Lake and building The Ontario Center for American Lakes. Then I'm flooding it and renaming it Lake White House. Then I'm renaming the movie "The Lake House" "Ontar
August 27, 2026 at 8:38 PM
I'm renaming Lake Ontario "The Kennedy Center." Then I'm renaming the (current) Kennedy Center "Trump Lake." Then I'm tearing down Trump Lake and building The Ontario Center for American Lakes. Then I'm flooding it and renaming it Lake White House. Then I'm renaming the movie "The Lake House" "Ontar
These investigative news articles about the Greenbelt and the current RCMP investigation are a good reason to Vote Doug Ford out of Ontario.
Link here: thenarwhal.ca/topics/ontar...
Link here: thenarwhal.ca/topics/ontar...
Ontario Greenbelt: Latest News and Updates | The Narwhal
What is the Ontario Greenbelt? The latest news and updates about the protected area that rings around the GTA
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January 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
These investigative news articles about the Greenbelt and the current RCMP investigation are a good reason to Vote Doug Ford out of Ontario.
Link here: thenarwhal.ca/topics/ontar...
Link here: thenarwhal.ca/topics/ontar...
Utterly unCanadian! Thank heavens such trumpish politicization of the judiciary could never happen in Ontar-
January 28, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Utterly unCanadian! Thank heavens such trumpish politicization of the judiciary could never happen in Ontar-
Lo siento si el hilo ha quedado largo pero era para ontar a la gente que no asistio para entender la situación
Si alguien que tambien asistera quiere compartir su experiencia en los comentarios o opinar es mas que bienvenido
Si alguien que tambien asistera quiere compartir su experiencia en los comentarios o opinar es mas que bienvenido
September 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Lo siento si el hilo ha quedado largo pero era para ontar a la gente que no asistio para entender la situación
Si alguien que tambien asistera quiere compartir su experiencia en los comentarios o opinar es mas que bienvenido
Si alguien que tambien asistera quiere compartir su experiencia en los comentarios o opinar es mas que bienvenido
He’s also the only one among those posting on the etymology of “Ontario” that got it correct.
Otherwise, I keep seeing “Wyandot” or “Iroquois”, but no, it is Wendat (Huron).
ontarïioʼ /ǫtariyoʼ/
(*i)-ontar-ïio-ʼ ɴᴇᴜ.sɢ.ᴀɢᴛ-lake-grand-sᴛᴀᴛ
‘it is a grand lake’
In Wyandot, that’d be ǫtarižoʼ.
Otherwise, I keep seeing “Wyandot” or “Iroquois”, but no, it is Wendat (Huron).
ontarïioʼ /ǫtariyoʼ/
(*i)-ontar-ïio-ʼ ɴᴇᴜ.sɢ.ᴀɢᴛ-lake-grand-sᴛᴀᴛ
‘it is a grand lake’
In Wyandot, that’d be ǫtarižoʼ.
Wake up, babe. The Prime Minister just dropped “hydronym”.
August 28, 2026 at 1:30 AM
He’s also the only one among those posting on the etymology of “Ontario” that got it correct.
Otherwise, I keep seeing “Wyandot” or “Iroquois”, but no, it is Wendat (Huron).
ontarïioʼ /ǫtariyoʼ/
(*i)-ontar-ïio-ʼ ɴᴇᴜ.sɢ.ᴀɢᴛ-lake-grand-sᴛᴀᴛ
‘it is a grand lake’
In Wyandot, that’d be ǫtarižoʼ.
Otherwise, I keep seeing “Wyandot” or “Iroquois”, but no, it is Wendat (Huron).
ontarïioʼ /ǫtariyoʼ/
(*i)-ontar-ïio-ʼ ɴᴇᴜ.sɢ.ᴀɢᴛ-lake-grand-sᴛᴀᴛ
‘it is a grand lake’
In Wyandot, that’d be ǫtarižoʼ.
Such a classic. “I’ll die with a blackfly pickin’ my bones, in North Ontar-i-o” 😂
May 29, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Such a classic. “I’ll die with a blackfly pickin’ my bones, in North Ontar-i-o” 😂
I'm old enough to remember the jingle that Ontario used to put on TV and radio to promote business in there:
"A place to go,
a place to grow, Ontar-y-airy-airyooooo!"
Don't get me going on Expo '67 in Montreal 🤣
"A place to go,
a place to grow, Ontar-y-airy-airyooooo!"
Don't get me going on Expo '67 in Montreal 🤣
October 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I'm old enough to remember the jingle that Ontario used to put on TV and radio to promote business in there:
"A place to go,
a place to grow, Ontar-y-airy-airyooooo!"
Don't get me going on Expo '67 in Montreal 🤣
"A place to go,
a place to grow, Ontar-y-airy-airyooooo!"
Don't get me going on Expo '67 in Montreal 🤣
and has been since 17th Century explorers adopted the Huron-Iroquois word Ontar"io " Lake of The Shining Waters"
August 27, 2026 at 7:48 PM
and has been since 17th Century explorers adopted the Huron-Iroquois word Ontar"io " Lake of The Shining Waters"
Simply refreshing to search with DDG.
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August 30, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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INVESTIGATION: Aamjiwnaang First Nation has spent decades battling industrial emissions from Sarnia’s Chemical Valley. Documents show the Ontario government also knew stricter pollution rules were needed long before it acted. via @emmamci.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/sarnia-ontar...
Shape-shifting pollution rules in Ontario’s Chemical Valley | The Narwhal
Aamjiwnaang First Nation declared another evacuation order last week because of benzene, but the problem of Sarnia’s toxic air pollution has been years in the making
thenarwhal.ca
June 25, 2025 at 11:07 AM
INVESTIGATION: Aamjiwnaang First Nation has spent decades battling industrial emissions from Sarnia’s Chemical Valley. Documents show the Ontario government also knew stricter pollution rules were needed long before it acted. via @emmamci.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/sarnia-ontar...
"And the black flies, the little black flies,
Always the black fly no matter where you go;
I'll die with the black fly a-pickin' my bones,
In North Ontar-i-o-i-o, in North Ontar-i-o."
Always the black fly no matter where you go;
I'll die with the black fly a-pickin' my bones,
In North Ontar-i-o-i-o, in North Ontar-i-o."
July 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"And the black flies, the little black flies,
Always the black fly no matter where you go;
I'll die with the black fly a-pickin' my bones,
In North Ontar-i-o-i-o, in North Ontar-i-o."
Always the black fly no matter where you go;
I'll die with the black fly a-pickin' my bones,
In North Ontar-i-o-i-o, in North Ontar-i-o."
You’ve got to be shitting me. Fuck the cops.
SIU no longer investigates most off-duty sex assault complaints. Advocates fear fewer people will come forward
Changes in police watchdog's jurisdiction over complaints about off-duty officers raises transparency concerns.
www.cbc.ca/news/investi...
SIU no longer investigates most off-duty sex assault complaints. Advocates fear fewer people will come forward
Changes in police watchdog's jurisdiction over complaints about off-duty officers raises transparency concerns.
www.cbc.ca/news/investi...
SIU no longer investigates most off-duty sex assault complaints. Are police picking up the slack? | CBC News
The number of police-involved sexual assault complaints reviewed by the Special Investigations Unit has been declining since 2021, data analyzed by CBC News shows. Researchers say changes to the Ontar...
www.cbc.ca
August 6, 2026 at 1:07 PM
You’ve got to be shitting me. Fuck the cops.
SIU no longer investigates most off-duty sex assault complaints. Advocates fear fewer people will come forward
Changes in police watchdog's jurisdiction over complaints about off-duty officers raises transparency concerns.
www.cbc.ca/news/investi...
SIU no longer investigates most off-duty sex assault complaints. Advocates fear fewer people will come forward
Changes in police watchdog's jurisdiction over complaints about off-duty officers raises transparency concerns.
www.cbc.ca/news/investi...
Funny how struggling businesses always become strangely combustible.
September 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Magpies, the tricky magpies
Always the magpies no matter where you go
I'll die with the magpies pecking my bones
In North Ontar-i-o-i-o, in North Ontar-i-o.
Always the magpies no matter where you go
I'll die with the magpies pecking my bones
In North Ontar-i-o-i-o, in North Ontar-i-o.
April 6, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Magpies, the tricky magpies
Always the magpies no matter where you go
I'll die with the magpies pecking my bones
In North Ontar-i-o-i-o, in North Ontar-i-o.
Always the magpies no matter where you go
I'll die with the magpies pecking my bones
In North Ontar-i-o-i-o, in North Ontar-i-o.
My latest:
Private health care providers are cashing in as Ontario hospitals fall further behind
#onpoli #cdnpoli #cdnhealth
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Private health care providers are cashing in as Ontario hospitals fall further behind
#onpoli #cdnpoli #cdnhealth
troymedia.com/health/ontar...
Ontario’s health crisis isn’t an accident
Billions are moving in health care, just not where patients expect
troymedia.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:47 PM
My latest:
Private health care providers are cashing in as Ontario hospitals fall further behind
#onpoli #cdnpoli #cdnhealth
troymedia.com/health/ontar...
Private health care providers are cashing in as Ontario hospitals fall further behind
#onpoli #cdnpoli #cdnhealth
troymedia.com/health/ontar...
That's ok, we get cheap energy from Ontar… oh wait.
March 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
That's ok, we get cheap energy from Ontar… oh wait.
Ontario hospitals spent over $9B on agency staff over 10 years, study finds www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/ontar... @cdnpress.bsky.social @alonghurst.bsky.social
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𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
May 13, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Ontario hospitals spent over $9B on agency staff over 10 years, study finds www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/ontar... @cdnpress.bsky.social @alonghurst.bsky.social
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
When a developer carved a path through a wetland, the extent caught neighbours and Severn Township by surprise — but there was little anyone could do. Wetlands are disappearing across Ontario, along with the rules meant to protect them. thenarwhal.ca/severn-ontar...
Ontario is losing wetlands: Severn's is an example | The Narwhal
A developer built a trail through a wetland near Orillia, catching neighbours and the township by surprise. Across Ontario, wetlands are getting harder and harder to protect
thenarwhal.ca
December 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
When a developer carved a path through a wetland, the extent caught neighbours and Severn Township by surprise — but there was little anyone could do. Wetlands are disappearing across Ontario, along with the rules meant to protect them. thenarwhal.ca/severn-ontar...
What can statistics tell you?
In Northern Ontario it tells a story of political disenfranchisement.
Our region was established as an economic colony and remains one to this day.
Please read my review of the new book on Northern Ontario population stats.
www.policymagazine.ca/empire-ontar...
In Northern Ontario it tells a story of political disenfranchisement.
Our region was established as an economic colony and remains one to this day.
Please read my review of the new book on Northern Ontario population stats.
www.policymagazine.ca/empire-ontar...
Empire Ontario and the Neglect of the North - Policy Magazine
Northern Ontario in Historical Statistics 1871-2021
www.policymagazine.ca
November 27, 2024 at 12:28 AM
What can statistics tell you?
In Northern Ontario it tells a story of political disenfranchisement.
Our region was established as an economic colony and remains one to this day.
Please read my review of the new book on Northern Ontario population stats.
www.policymagazine.ca/empire-ontar...
In Northern Ontario it tells a story of political disenfranchisement.
Our region was established as an economic colony and remains one to this day.
Please read my review of the new book on Northern Ontario population stats.
www.policymagazine.ca/empire-ontar...
Ontario measles case count exceeds 800 total infections, 155 new since last week www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/ontar... @cdnpress.bsky.social
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
April 11, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Ontario measles case count exceeds 800 total infections, 155 new since last week www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/ontar... @cdnpress.bsky.social
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
I could just wave around me and go, y'know, Canada. But in fact it's a particular Canadian folk song:
"And the blackflies, the little blackflies
Always the blackflies, no matter where you go
I'll die with the blackflies a-pickin' my bones
In north Ontar-i-o-i-o
In north Ontar-i-o."
#LateNightWrite
"And the blackflies, the little blackflies
Always the blackflies, no matter where you go
I'll die with the blackflies a-pickin' my bones
In north Ontar-i-o-i-o
In north Ontar-i-o."
#LateNightWrite
#LateNightWrite What were the inspirations for your world's aesthetic and vibes? If you can't think of anything, was the original idea behind its creation (or inclusion if it's a real world place)?
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April 1, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I could just wave around me and go, y'know, Canada. But in fact it's a particular Canadian folk song:
"And the blackflies, the little blackflies
Always the blackflies, no matter where you go
I'll die with the blackflies a-pickin' my bones
In north Ontar-i-o-i-o
In north Ontar-i-o."
#LateNightWrite
"And the blackflies, the little blackflies
Always the blackflies, no matter where you go
I'll die with the blackflies a-pickin' my bones
In north Ontar-i-o-i-o
In north Ontar-i-o."
#LateNightWrite
Aerial photos show devastation of #Ontario First Nation as wildfires burn across north 💔
www.ctvnews.ca/northern-ont...
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Aerial photos show devastation of Ontario First Nation as wildfires burn across north
Aerial photographs taken above Namaygoosisagagun First Nation show the devastation wrought by a fast-moving wildfire that forced residents to flee last week as flames closed in on their northern Ontar...
www.ctvnews.ca
July 23, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Aerial photos show devastation of #Ontario First Nation as wildfires burn across north 💔
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How Ontario has allowed air pollution to persist in Aamjiwnaang First Nation: thenarwhal.ca/sarnia-ontar...
Ontario's shape-shifting pollution rules for Chemical Valley in Sarnia | The Narwhal
Aamjiwnaang First Nation declared another evacuation order last week because of benzene, but the problem of Sarnia’s toxic air pollution has been years in the making
thenarwhal.ca
June 26, 2025 at 10:56 AM
How Ontario has allowed air pollution to persist in Aamjiwnaang First Nation: thenarwhal.ca/sarnia-ontar...