Canadian Scandal: True Crimes and Dirty Secrets From the Great White North

Every country has its justice system failures...those moments where the pursuit of a conviction outruns the full truth. Here in Canada, that moment has a name: Karla Homolka Homolka and her husband, Paul Bernardo, were a seemingly normal happy young couple, a facade that made it much harder for the public to accept that they were at the centre of one of the most disturbing criminal cases in Canadi...

February 20, 1959...a day that would come to be known in Canada as "Black Friday". On that day, thousands of workers showed up for their shifts at the Avro Aircraft plant thinking it would just be a regular day. These workers had spent the last several years working on something truly extraordinary: A 100% Canadian-made supersonic jet known as "The Avro Arrow". But by the end of th...

In depression-era Canada, a rural farmhouse in Northern Ontario became the unlikely stage for a global sensation. Five tiny lives entered the world and, against all odds, became the first known surviving identical quintuplets. But behind the starstruck gazes and celebratory headlines, a different story was unfolding; one of unprecedented intervention, lives under constant scrutiny, and of innocenc...

"Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine. But do I? Am I an addict? No. Have I tried it? Probably in one of my drunken stupors, probably approximately a year ago." That gem of a quote comes courtesy of the late Rob Ford, who served as the Mayor of Canada's largest city for 4 years. Throughout his term in office, he faced numerous scandals, but it all came to a head when rumours started swirli...

When you think of "election scandals" there's probably a few high profile ones that come to mind including alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. Presidential election or claims of voter fraud in the 2020 U.S. Presidential election that fuelled the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol building. But would you believe that Canada once dealt with its own major election scanda...

** LISTENER NOTE ** This episode deals with disturbing and sensitive subject matter including forced sterilization, medical abuse, and systemic racism. It also contains outdated terminology and beliefs that are considered offensive and harmful by today's standards. These elements are included for historical accuracy and context only. Listener discretion is advised. Eugenics is defined as the b...

The history of the United States is dotted with some pretty notable high profile heists - but what if I told you that Canada's biggest heist didn't involve money, jewels, or precious metals and it was pulled off with absolutely ZERO violence? You'd probably think that was pretty "on brand" for Canadians. Back in 2011, over the course of several months, a group of thieves manage...

Canadian Scandal: True Crimes and Dirty Secrets from the Great White North Canada has a reputation for being peaceful, polite, and a little boring — the land of friendly neighbors, free health care, hockey obsessions, and people who say “sorry” when you bump into them . Basically, the well-behaved upstairs neighbor to the U.S. But that clean-cut image is only part of the story. Beneath the snow an...