Canadian Disasters is a captivating podcast that delves into the history and stories of various disasters that have struck Canada. From terrorist attacks and natural disasters to implosions and shipwrecks, this show explores the tragic events and the aftermath. Both well known and forgotten pieces of history will be highlighted. Canadian Disasters: True North Strong and Destructive.
Ken Leishman lived a fascinating life. He was beloved to the people of Winnipeg and Red Lake. The only people who weren't die hard fans?
The police.
Sources:
Norma Bailey: "The Flying Bandit" Documentary
Christian Cassidy, "This was Manitoba: Kenneth Leishman-the Flying Bandit"
Mark Montgomery, Radio Canada "Canada History Mar 1, 1966: the Great Winnipeg Gold Heist "
29 Feb 2024
Africville
In the 1960's, the City of Halifax decided to remove an area that they had determined to be a "slum." By 1970, the vibrant thriving community of Africville would be gone, and many of its citizens would not recover.
Sources:
Jennifer Nelson: Razing Africville
Dakshana Bascaramurty: On Africville, the razing and the racism (link: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-africville-canada-news-coverage/) (https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-africville-canada-news-coverage/))
Albert Rose: Report of a Visit to Halifax with Particular Respect to Africville
Shelagh Mackenzie: Remember Africville
1 Feb 2024
1929 Newfoundland Tsunami
On November 18th, 1929, the deadliest Tusnami in Canadian history struck the Burin Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. Ill-prepared for such a disaster, it was a race against the clock for survival.
Sources:
The Wake by Linden MacIntyre
Disasters of the Century, Season Three, Episode 34: Burin Tsunami
Video: "The 1929 Burin Tsunami" Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Website
15 Jan 2024
Coppermine Expedition
In 1819 an expedition set out from England in the hopes of mapping coastline in the remote northern stretch of Canada. What followed was a horrific bungle, more suited to the pages of a paperback thriller than actual history.
This is the story of the Coppermine Expedition
Sources:
Franklin Overland: https://franklinoverland.ca/ (https://franklinoverland.ca/)
Sir John Franklin: Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1819-22
Fergus Fleming: Barrow's Boys (Chapter: The Man who ate his Boots)
Peter Steele: The Man who Mapped the Arctic
Ken McGoogan: Dead Reckoning
1 Jan 2024
Starlight Tours
On January 28th, 1990, Darrell Night was picked up by two SPS officers and dropped off in an industrial area kilometres outside the city centre of Saskatoon. He surived. Others were not so fortunate. Having a living witness helped to uncover a systematic progam that indigenous people had been whispering about for years. This is the terrifying story of the Starlight Tours.
Sources:
Starlight Tour: The Last, Lonely Night of Neil Stonechild, revised and updated by Susanne Reber and Robert Renaud
Two Worlds Colliding by Tasha Hubbard (Documentary Film)
Report into the Commission of Inquiry Into Matters Relating to the Death of Neil Stonechild by The Honourable Mr. Justice David H. Wright
1 Dec 2023
Lac-Mégantic Derailment Disaster
On July 6th, 2013 a train carrying thousands of tons of oil careened into the Quebec town of Lac-Mégantic, killing dozens. How did an unmanned train cause so much destruction? What was the trail of errors that led to the disaster?
Sources:
Lac-Mégantic: This is not an Accident (Documentary Television Series directed by Phillipe Falardeau
Mégantic A Deadly Mix of Oil, Rail, and Avarice by Anne-Marie Saint-Cerny
15 Nov 2023
Air India Flight 182
June 23rd, 1985. The worst terrorist attack in Canadian History. So why hasn't 85% of the country heard of it?
1 Nov 2023
Frank Slide
On April 28th, 1903 the town of Frank, Alberta went to sleep, never imagining the horror that would wake them up. Listen to this episode on the deadliest Landslide in Canadian History.
15 Oct 2023
OceanGate Submersible Implosion
For a week in June 2023 the world was captivated by a missing submersible who lost contact while diving to the wreck of the Titanic. As news of the disaster broke, a trail of bad decisions emerged. This is what happened to the Titan Submersible.
1 Oct 2023
École Polytechnique Massacre
On Dec 6th, 1989 a lone gunman entered the halls of the Université de Montréal. In less than half an hour, 14 women would be dead.
Sources:
CBC The Fifth Estate: Montreal Massacre
Rampage by Lee Mellor
Ce jour-là: parce qu'elle étaient des femme, 6 Décembre, 1989 by Josée Boileau
9 Sept 2023
SS. Noronic
On September 17th, 1949 an overnight stop in Toronto on a 7 night pleasure cruise turned to terror as passengers awoke to the smell of smoke...
10 Aug 2023
S.S. Princess Sophia
October 25th, 1918. Following an over 40 hour ordeal, the S.S Princess Sophia sinks in the waters of the Lynn Canal in Alaska's Inside Passage. It is the largest loss of life in a marine accident in the entirety of the Pacific Northwest. So why haven't you heard about it?
1 Aug 2023
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Coming August 2023 to a platform near you. Canadian Disasters takes a look at the darker sides of Canada. From terrorism to tornados I'll explore events that have left a mark on this vast land. Canadian Disasters. True North Strong and Destructive.
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