The highest homicide and hate crime rates in the country. A mayor charged with extortion. A police chief who faced trial for obstruction of justice. Nine tragic deaths of Indigenous high schoolers. Why does it all happen here?  

The highest homicide and hate crime rates in the country. A mayor charged with extortion. A police chief who faced trial for obstruction of justice. Nine tragic deaths of Indigenous high schoolers. Why does it all happen here?&nbsp;Thunder Bay debuts on October 22, 2018.

Introducing: Thunder Bay

Locals call it Murder Bay.It might be the most dangerous city for Indigenous youth in the world. But to others, it's their white nirvana.Host Ryan McMahon wants to know - not who killed all those kids, but what killed them. This is Thunder Bay....

Locals call it Murder Bay.It might be the most dangerous city for Indigenous youth in the world. But to others, it's their white nirvana.Host Ryan McMahon wants to know - not who killed all those kids, but what killed them. This is Thunder Bay.&nbsp;Support us here:&nbsp;<a href="http://canadaland.com/join" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">canadaland.com/join</a>.

Chapter 1 - There Is A Town In North Ontario

A dark, grainy, cellphone video leads to criminal charges against the mayor, his wife, the chief of police, and a multimillionaire lawyer turned convicted sex offender, whose wife disappeared years ago.

A dark, grainy, cellphone video leads to criminal charges against the mayor, his wife, the chief of police, and a multimillionaire lawyer turned convicted sex offender, whose wife disappeared years ago.Support us here:&nbsp;<a href="http://canadaland.com/join" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">canadaland.com/join</a>.

Chapter 2 - Clowns

Nine teenagers died. There is evidence of foul play. There are suspects. There are motives. There have even been confessions. But nobody has ever been charged. In a town with no consequences, it will happen again.

Nine teenagers died. There is evidence of foul play. There are suspects. There are motives. There have even been confessions. But nobody has ever been charged. In a town with no consequences, it will happen again.&nbsp;Support us here:&nbsp;<a href="http://canadaland.com/join" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">canadaland.com/join</a>.

Chapter 3 - Deathly Low Priority

Agnew Johnston was a lawyer who represented the state against criminals. But he was a criminal himself, paying underage girls for sex. His defence? Everybody in Thunder Bay is doing it, so why are you picking on me? The story of a case that implicated ...

Agnew Johnston was a lawyer who represented the state against criminals. But he was a criminal himself, paying underage girls for sex. His defence? Everybody in Thunder Bay is doing it, so why are you picking on me? The story of a case that implicated Thunder Bay's elite.&nbsp; Support us here:&nbsp;<a href="http://canadaland.com/join" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">canadaland.com/join</a>.

Chapter 4 - The Ruthless Game

What if Thunder Bay isn't broken? What if it's working just as it's supposed to?

What if Thunder Bay isn't broken?What if it's working just as it's supposed to?Support us here:&nbsp;<a href="http://canadaland.com/join" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">canadaland.com/join</a>.

Chapter 5 - Burners

New stories from Thunder Bay. Coming November, 2020.

New stories from Thunder Bay. Coming November, 2020.Original artwork by Blake Angeconeb and Michah Dowbak.Support us at <a href="http://canadaland.com/join" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">canadaland.com/join</a>.

Introducing: Return to Thunder Bay

It’s infamous as the homicide and hate crime capital of Canada. And now, Thunder Bay has been officially diagnosed as racist.But so what? Does knowing this mean that anything will change? Welcome to Canada's first post-truth town.

It’s infamous as the homicide and hate crime capital of Canada. And now, Thunder Bay has been officially diagnosed as racist.&nbsp;But so what? Does knowing this mean that anything will change?Welcome to Canada's first post-truth town.Support us here:&nbsp;<a href="http://canadaland.com/join" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">canadaland.com/join</a>.

Return to Thunder Bay - A Post-Truth Town

When a system is broken, you can work outside of it to create something new, or you can try to change it from within. But what happens when you need the system?

When a system is broken, you can work outside of it to create something new, or you can try to change it from within. But what happens when you need the system? Support us here:&nbsp;<a href="http://canadaland.com/join" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">canadaland.com/join</a>. This episode is brought to you by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Missing From the Village</a> and <a href="http://hellofresh.ca/thunder80" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HelloFresh</a>. ﻿Additional music by AudioNetwork. CORRECTION: An earlier edit of this episode presented an incomplete criticism of the editorial focus of CBC Thunder Bay. Apologies to Michael Dick and his team for this oversight.

Return to Thunder Bay - It Happens Because You're Indigenous

The highest homicide and hate crime rates in the country. Why does it all happen here?

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