Helga Rausch 🇨🇦
@helgarausch.bsky.social
Veteran. Writer and word nerd. Doting Oma. Dog person. Religion: Old-school courtesy, kindness, and respect for the dignity of all people.
“A beautiful symphony of chaos.” www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
#TheMoment a huge inflatable pumpkin went rogue
Katie Morgan tells The National about the moment she saved her giant inflatable pumpkin from blowing away in the wind.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
“A beautiful symphony of chaos.” www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Dumb idea. #lightpollution www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Giant mirrors in space to reflect sunlight at night? No thank you, astronomers say | CBC News
A U.S. company is proposing to 'sell sunlight after dark,' saying it could help power solar farms and provide access to light in emergency situations. Astronomers are not only concerned about what thi...
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October 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Dumb idea. #lightpollution www.cbc.ca/news/science...
N.I.C.E ♥️
October 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
N.I.C.E ♥️
This cannot help but lift one’s spirits.
To end up on a joyful note. These kids are fine musicians. The dog is at least part ham.
October 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This cannot help but lift one’s spirits.
Jays got it done again. AL Champions! World Series here we come! GO JAYS! #torontobluejays #baseball www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Jays down Mariners in Game 7 of ALCS to send Toronto to World Series | CBC News
The Toronto Blue Jays staged a dramatic, late-game comeback to beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night, allowing Canada's only Major League B...
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October 21, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Jays got it done again. AL Champions! World Series here we come! GO JAYS! #torontobluejays #baseball www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Rx for wellness: exercise, sleep, drink water, eat healthy food, get social. #agingwell #health
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Why some older Canadians bounce back after a period of bad health | CBC News
People can take action at any age to become more resilient, according to researchers involved in a recent Canadian study tracking older people with a variety of health issues. It found that those who ...
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October 13, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Rx for wellness: exercise, sleep, drink water, eat healthy food, get social. #agingwell #health
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Jays got it done. Next up, ALCS! GO JAYS! #torontobluejays #bluejays
October 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Jays got it done. Next up, ALCS! GO JAYS! #torontobluejays #bluejays
October 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I wished that Jane Goodall could live forever; she had true gravitas, and was a strong voice for the planet and humanity. But she has surely earned her rest. It falls to us to carry on her legacy. #janegoodall
October 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I wished that Jane Goodall could live forever; she had true gravitas, and was a strong voice for the planet and humanity. But she has surely earned her rest. It falls to us to carry on her legacy. #janegoodall
So sad to hear that Ken Dryden has died from cancer at age 78. He was my hero, my idol, my crush, when I was a kid. #hockey #kendryden #habs
September 6, 2025 at 11:21 AM
So sad to hear that Ken Dryden has died from cancer at age 78. He was my hero, my idol, my crush, when I was a kid. #hockey #kendryden #habs
Because this is what we do 🇨🇦https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/dog-rescue-northwestern-ontario-1.7623286
How Thunder Bay, Ont., climbers rescued a Tennessee hunter's dog, who fell off a cliff | CBC News
After being stranded on a cliffside for two nights, Boomer the dog has been reunited with his owner — who has left northwestern Ontario with a newfound appreciation of Thunder Bay, Ont.'s climbing com...
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September 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Because this is what we do 🇨🇦https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/dog-rescue-northwestern-ontario-1.7623286
An untimely loss for Canada. Rest in peace, Graham Greene. www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
Oscar-nominated actor Graham Greene dead at 73 | CBC News
Graham Greene, an Oneida actor from the Six Nations of Grand River in Ontario who was Oscar-nominated for his role in Dances With Wolves, died Monday in Stratford, Ont., at the age of 73.
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September 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
An untimely loss for Canada. Rest in peace, Graham Greene. www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
Rain, at last.
Parched trees reaching up
To slake their thirst,
Like hungry robins in the nest
Greet their mother bearing worms.
#rain #hotdrysummer
Parched trees reaching up
To slake their thirst,
Like hungry robins in the nest
Greet their mother bearing worms.
#rain #hotdrysummer
August 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Rain, at last.
Parched trees reaching up
To slake their thirst,
Like hungry robins in the nest
Greet their mother bearing worms.
#rain #hotdrysummer
Parched trees reaching up
To slake their thirst,
Like hungry robins in the nest
Greet their mother bearing worms.
#rain #hotdrysummer
So he’s not backing down. Good for him. Nor should we. Grab your pride flags and protest his concert. Don’t cancel; heckle! #freespeech #protest www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
MAGA-affiliated musician scheduled to play in 2 B.C. public parks despite pushback | CBC News
Sean Feucht's Let Us Worship tour events in West Kelowna and Abbotsford remain on the schedule, despite public pushback and multiple cancelled events elsewhere in Canada.
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July 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
So he’s not backing down. Good for him. Nor should we. Grab your pride flags and protest his concert. Don’t cancel; heckle! #freespeech #protest www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I confess I felt compelled to use vulgar language toward someone in public. Turtle: safe. Me: home safe but still shaking. 3/3. #turtlecrossing
June 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I confess I felt compelled to use vulgar language toward someone in public. Turtle: safe. Me: home safe but still shaking. 3/3. #turtlecrossing
A snapping turtle, way older than me, crossing the busy road. I got off my bike to shepherd it across.
Everyone clued in and stopped or slowed down, except for the dump truck driver who kept barrelling toward me at 60 kph+ till someone on the sidewalk screamed at him. 2/3 #turtlecrossing
Everyone clued in and stopped or slowed down, except for the dump truck driver who kept barrelling toward me at 60 kph+ till someone on the sidewalk screamed at him. 2/3 #turtlecrossing
June 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM
A snapping turtle, way older than me, crossing the busy road. I got off my bike to shepherd it across.
Everyone clued in and stopped or slowed down, except for the dump truck driver who kept barrelling toward me at 60 kph+ till someone on the sidewalk screamed at him. 2/3 #turtlecrossing
Everyone clued in and stopped or slowed down, except for the dump truck driver who kept barrelling toward me at 60 kph+ till someone on the sidewalk screamed at him. 2/3 #turtlecrossing
As we observe #juneteenth, today’s arcane word of the day is appropriate, and the accompanying text reveals the troubling history of how the Catholic Church and American universities benefited from slavery.
June 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
As we observe #juneteenth, today’s arcane word of the day is appropriate, and the accompanying text reveals the troubling history of how the Catholic Church and American universities benefited from slavery.
In interview a representative of the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority decried the decline in visits. “Our hearts our broken,” he said but carefully avoided any criticism of the Trump regime.
These guys keep acting like this is a mystery. It ain’t.
Talk to your President. #elbowsup
These guys keep acting like this is a mystery. It ain’t.
Talk to your President. #elbowsup
June 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
In interview a representative of the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority decried the decline in visits. “Our hearts our broken,” he said but carefully avoided any criticism of the Trump regime.
These guys keep acting like this is a mystery. It ain’t.
Talk to your President. #elbowsup
These guys keep acting like this is a mystery. It ain’t.
Talk to your President. #elbowsup