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Back to SearchCanadian Connections: The 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami
Episode 391
Episode 391: At dawn on December 26, 2004, a massive undersea earthquake off Sumatra’s west coast — one of the strongest ever recorded — triggered a devastating tsunami across the Indian Ocean. Waves…
Published on 11 hours ago
Halloween 2025: A Brief History of Witch Trials in Canada
Episode 390
Episode 390: When most Canadians think of occult-related witch trials, their minds drift south to Salem, Massachusetts, or across the ocean to medieval Europe. The popular narrative suggests that Can…
Published on 1 week ago
Pistols at Perth: The Wilson-Lyon Duel
Episode 389
Episode 389: On a rain-soaked evening on June 13th, 1833, two young law students faced each other across a muddy field near Perth, Ontario, pistols in hand. John Wilson, a 20-year-old from humble far…
Published on 2 weeks ago
The Campbellton Python Tragedy: Connor and Noah Barthe
Episode 388
Episode 388: On the morning of August 5, 2013, Campbellton, New Brunswick, faced an unthinkable tragedy. Police and first responders were called to an apartment above Reptile Ocean, the town’s reptil…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Boxing Day Bystander: The Murder of Jane Creba
Episode 387
Episode 387: On December 26, 2005, around 5:15 p.m., there was a gunfight outside the Foot Locker store on Yonge Street in downtown Toronto. Unfortunately, a fifteen-year-old girl named Jane Creba wa…
Published on 4 weeks ago
All That Remains: Fox Hollow Farm — Part 2
Episode 386
Episode 386: In the last episode, we explored the origins of Herbert Baumeister and the early days at Fox Hollow, tracing the stories of early disappearances of gay men around Indiana. The disappear…
Published on 1 month ago
All That Remains: Fox Hollow Farm — Part 1
Episode 385
Episode 385: The killings at Fox Hollow Farm are one of Indiana’s darkest chapters. In the early 1990s, Herb Baumeister, a husband, father, and thrift store owner, lived a double life in the upscale …
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Noah of Saskatchewan: The Tom Sukanen Saga
Episode 384
Episode 384: Driving the prairie roads south of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, your eyes adjust to an endless sea of grass and sky, where grain elevators rise like sentinels and ragged lines of poplar wind…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Darkest Depths – The Titan Submersible Tragedy
Episode 383
Episode 383: On June 18, 2023, five people boarded the experimental Titan submersible for what was meant to be a once-in-a-lifetime voyage to the wreck of the Titanic, resting nearly four kilometres …
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
The 1885 Tragedy at Frog Lake
Episode 382
Episode 382: On April 2, 1885, the tranquil settlement of Frog Lake in what is now Alberta became the scene of a devastating tragedy. Known as the Frog Lake Massacre, this violent episode unfolded du…
Published on 2 months ago