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Noah of Saskatchewan: The Tom Sukanen Saga
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 windbreaks whisper in the steady wind. It’s a landscape that makes you feel both small and free—until, in the middle of the wheat-coloured plains, you come upon a steel-hulled ship sitting high and dry on the grass. This is the Sontiainen, built by Finnish immigrant Tom Sukanen, who spent years constructing it here, hundreds of kilometres from salt water, in hopes of sailing it home to Finland. What sounds like the beginning of a folk tale is entirely true: the man, the ship, and his dream were real—and so was the heartbreak that followed. Sources: The Sad Story Behind the Prairie Ship of Tom SukanenThe Tragedy of Tom SukanenView of Little Steamship on the Prairie: Grass-Roots Preservation and Artistic Interpretation in the Construction of Ethnic, Local, and National Identities | Scandinavian-Canadian StudiesSukanen Ship Pioneer Village & Museum - A real location with a fictitious community.Dustship Glory - Athabasca University PressSukanen Ship Pioneer Village and MuseumDreams in the Dust: The Story of Tom SukanenThe tragic tale of Tom Sukanen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Darkest Depths – The Titan Submersible Tragedy
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 beneath the North Atlantic. Less than two hours into the descent, all contact with the surface vessel was lost. Over the following days, searchers scoured the area, but hopes for a rescue faded quickly. When remotely operated vehicles finally reached the seabed, they found the Titan reduced to scattered fragments, the result of a catastrophic implosion. Aboard were Oceangate CEO and pilot Stockton Rush, 61; British businessman Hamish Harding, 58; French Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet, 77; and Pakistani father and son Shahzada Dawood, 48, and Suleman Dawood, 19; all were killed instantly. Titan Submersible - Coast Guard Marine Board of InvestigationCoast Guard Marine Board of Investigation releases report on Titan submersibleSUBMERSIBLE TITAN MBI REPORT (04AUG2025)OceanGate CEO ‘completely ignored’ flawed Titan sub before deadly trip, report findsTitan sub firm used 'intimidation tactics' and 'critically flawed' safety practices, US Coast Guard report findsMeet the man taking submarine trips to the TitanicStockton Rush | WikipediaUS Coast Guard Report on Titan Submersible Implosion Singles Out OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush | WiredOceanGate's 'toxic workplace culture' was bad enough to contribute to the Titan submersible disaster, Coast Guard says | Business InsiderWho is Stockton Rush? The OceanGate CEO killed in Titanic tourist submarine | The IndependentA Deep Dive Into the Plans to Take Tourists to the 'Titanic'Titan submersible implosion final report critical of CEO's inadequate oversightCoast Guard releases final Titan sub disaster report: LiveOceangate's Titan whistleblower: 'People were sold a lie' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The 1885 Tragedy at Frog Lake
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 during the North-West Rebellion. Nine settlers, among them government officials, two Roman Catholic priests, traders, and a clerk, lost their lives at the hands of a group of Cree warriors led by Wandering Spirit. The attack stemmed from mounting desperation within the Plains Cree community, who faced starvation triggered by the near extinction of buffalo and the inflexible, often cruel administration of Indian Agent Thomas Quinn. While Cree Chief Big Bear advocated for peace and negotiation, tensions within his band and widespread hardship created a perfect storm. The violence not only shocked the young Dominion of Canada but also shaped the outcome of the North-West Resistance and left a legacy of sorrow and contested memory that resonates to this day. Sources: Parks Canada - Frog Lake National Historic Site of CanadaCanada A Country by Consent: Native Treaties 1871-1897: Big BearChief Big Bear MistahamaskwaMISTAHIMASKWA (Big Bear, Gros Ours) – Dictionary of Canadian BiographyBrowse by Subject: Mistahimaskwa (Big Bear) Plains Cree ChiefBig Bear — North-West Mounted PoliceThe Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan | DetailsBig Bear | WikipediaFrog Lake Massacre 1885 | Elk Point Historical SocietyA World We Have Lost: Saskatchewan Before 1905Two Months in the Camp of Big Bear., by Theresa Gowanlock and Theresa DelaneyBlood Red the Sun [The War Trail of Big Bear]KAPAPAMAHCHAKWEW (Papamahchakwayo) (Wandering Spirit, Esprit Errant) – Dictionary of Canadian BiographyBattleford Hangings, 1885 Riel RebellionKā-pēpāmahchakwēw = Wandering Spirit : Plains Cree war chief by Garry Radison.Narratives and Drama in 1885 | Our LegacyNorth-West Resistance - Indigenous Saskatchewan EncyclopediaNorthwest Rebellion - Frog Lake - Military HistoryCanada's Subjugation of the Plains Cree, 1879-1885 by John L. TobiasJohn McDougall publicationsA Redman's Viewpoint | Heinsburg HistoryEdgar Dewdney National Historic Person (1835–1916)Lac La Biche - History - Aboriginal Descendants - Big BearLost Harvests: Prairie Indian Reserve Farmers and Government Policy, 2nd Ed.PDF — Rethinking Treaty 6Big Bear | Creator - Land - PeopleA Tale of Two Massacres | Literary Review of CanadaBattlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Hosts Wandering Spirit CommemorationThe Life Of Big Bear | Canadian History EhxAn infamous anniversary: 130 years since Canada’s Largest Mass Hanging 27 November 1885Battleford Hangings | SASKATCHEWAN INDIAN | JULY 1972 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Pictou Sadist: The Murder of Trina Campbell
Episode 381: In December 1987, 12-year-old Trina Campbell, a Métis girl from Brampton, Ontario, was abducted and murdered by Douglas Robert Worth, a violent ex-convict known as the “Pictou Sadist.” Despite psychiatric warnings, Worth had been released months earlier. His relatives’ testimony helped lead police to her remains, and he was convicted of second-degree murder, receiving a life sentence with 23 years before parole eligibility. Now, in 2025, Worth has been released at age 73 and is living in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, under strict monitoring. Halifax police issued a public safety alert, warning that he remains a high-risk offender with a long record of extreme violence, including rape, kidnapping, and dismemberment. Sources: Pictou, NS | The Canadian EncyclopediaHistory of PictouRobert Hare - UBC Department of PsychologyMay 10, 1988, page 1 - The Expositor at Newspapers.comR. v. Worth (R.D.) vLexR. v. Worth, 1995 CanLII 366 (ON CA)R. v. Worth, 1989 CanLII 7153 (ON SC)Trina Campbell, Brampton, 1987 — 1990 | Search - Newspapers.com™Douglas Worth has been imprisoned for life; with no chance of parole...Douglas Robert Worth: The Pictou SadistYouTube — Pictou SadistPolice say high-risk offender now living in Dartmouth areaHUNTER: GTA dismemberment pedophile killer Douglas Worth out of prisonHigh-risk offender now living in Halifax area | CBC NewsKiller who raped, decapitated 12-year-old Ontario girl has been paroled: policeHome Page - Final Report | MMIWG1977 Report to Parilament by the SUB-COMMITTEE ON THE PENITENTIARY SYSTEM IN CANADA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Twice and Again: The Walpole Island Murders
Episode 380: The tragic saga of an indigenous man named Stephen Kiyoshk is one of Canada’s most haunting tales of crime, retribution, and the complexities of the justice system. Spanning nearly three decades, the case includes double murder, dramatic trials, passionate community involvement, and a final execution that left deep scars on Walpole Island and the greater Sarnia, Ontario area. The primary victims of this saga were Charles Nahdee and Adam Johns in the notorious 1912 double homicide, and, decades later, Jerry Blackbird, whose violent death in 1939 ultimately led to Stephen Kiyoshk’s execution. Sources:Stephen Kiyoshk (1891-1941)SARNIA AGENCY - MURDER ON WALPOLE ISLAND OF ADAM JOHN AND CHARLES NAHDEE BY STEPHEN KLYOSHK Archives / Collections and FondsSARNIA AGENCY - MURDER OF JERRY BLACKBIRD BY STEPHEN KIYOSHK (CLIPPINGS) Archives / Collections and FondsWalpole Island First NationStephen KiyoshkJan 15, 1912, page 10 - The Montreal Star at Newspapers.comApr 05, 1912, page 1 - The Windsor Star at Newspapers.comDec 02, 1912, page 2 - The Times Herald at Newspapers.comApr 02, 1913, page 1 - The Sault Star at Newspapers.comSept 19, 1940, page 14 - The Windsor Star at Newspapers.comSept 20, 1940, page 17 - The Windsor Star at Newspapers.comNov 25, 1940, page 15 - The Windsor Star at Newspapers.comNov 26, 1940, page 19 - The Windsor Star at Newspapers.comJan 03, 1941, page 1 - Detroit Free Press at Newspapers.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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