Canada is Boring
Canada, boring? Nope, its a land of bizarre events and crazy people. Join Rhys (A new Canadian) as he attempts to convince Jesse (Your average disengaged Canadian) that it’s actually a fiery rollercoaster of a country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ludwig was born in the Netherlands during World War II and built a new life in Alberta as a religious community leader. When 'Tickle Creek', his paradise on earth was threatened by pollution from oil and gas exploration, he turned to homemade bombs as a solution. But this story has some very unexpected twists.
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Adolfo Bresciano was an Italian-Canadian professional wrestler and promoter, better known by the ring name Dino Bravo. Growing up in Montreal, he rose to the top of global wresting fame, only to end up dangerously entangled in organized crime.
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What turned London, Ontario into the 'serial killer capital' of the world? Known as the Forest City, the town is the birthplace of Justin Bieber, Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams. And between 1959 and 1984, it was home to the largest known concentration of serial killers in the world.
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Kosmos 954 (Russian: Космос 954) was a reconnaissance satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1977. A malfunction prevented safe separation of its onboard nuclear reactor; when the satellite reentered the Earth's atmosphere the following year, it scattered radioactive debris over northern Canada.
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The Manitoba Agriculture and Immigration Department recruited from the schoolyard in it's endless battle against gophers! In 1917, some 100,000 gopher tails were turned in during four days of effort.
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Ken Carter, a Montreal-born stunt driver, escaped poverty to spend his life entertaining crowds with his daredevil antics. Seeking to outdo the worlds most famous stuntman, Evel Knievel, he planned to launch a rocket powered Lincoln over the St Lawrence River. A feat that shocked even Evel Knievel himself. Eventually Ken's quest for glory cost him everything.
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The story of the Toronto chapter of the Process Church of the Final Judgment, a small sect that received a grant from the Liberal Government in the 1970's. Church leaders wore weird capes and crucifixes featuring snakes, often spotted walking the streets and looking to recruit new members. The Church was partial to the Goat of Mendes emblem, which consists of a goat’s head in a pentagramConservatives lost it and demanded to kn...
In the American Wild West, annual homicide rates were fifty to several hundred times higher than those of eastern cities and midwestern farming regions. So why was Canada's west so mild in comparison.
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We uncover the weird history of bootleg Newfoundland margarine, big Dairy and weird coloured spreads.
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In April of 1989, a plane crash landed in Burtts Corner, New Brunswick carrying 500 kg of cocaine worth $250 million USD. The cocaine was from Colombia, specifically from Pablo Escobar's Medellin cartel. What followed, played out like a Hollywood movie in small town New Bruswick.
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A new secret RCMP report warns Canadians may revolt once they realize how broke they are. It claims the coming period of recession will accelerate the decline in living standards that the younger generations have already witnessed compared to earlier generations.
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Point Roberts is a pene-exclave of Washington on the southernmost tip of the Tsawwassen peninsula, south of Vancouver, British Columbia. And it's weird position makes it a great and sometimes hard place to live!
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The life of Brain Mulroney, well just the bits where he sang....
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From a police officer, to fateful hero, to diplomat to politician.
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Rhys here, I just want to share this new Season of Somebody Must Say These Things.
In this episode, we look into these changes and the increasing demand for support services during post-pandemic economic hardship. "The Silent Depression" is a term used to describe the observed increase of people seeking help for basic needs like food and shelter post COVID-19. The effects of this depression has exasperated the existing shortage ...
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The life and times of Joey Sh*thead! Joseph Edward "Joey Shithead" Keithley is a Canadian punk musician who is best known as the lead guitarist and vocalist of the punk band DOA. He was elected a city councillor in Burnaby, BC in the 2018 municipal elections.
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We follow up to an email from a nice listenter with a great point! Thanks Darren!
Hi Guys,
Just a quick note. I think you're missing the main point about the porn passport. The biggest problem with having a porn passport is the creation of a government ID. Not only that, but a government ID that can conceivably used anywhere on the internet.
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