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Latest episodes

Post-Mortem, Part 2

November 20, 2023 · 37 min

Ryan McMahon and Jon Thompson team up with Cherise Seucharan for the conclusion to Post Mortem, a two-episode dive into the connection between the police, the coroners, and the canary in a coal mine for death investigations across the…
Post-Mortem, Part 1

November 13, 2023 · 40 min

For over five years, Canadaland has been investigating Thunder Bay, Ontario. Specifically, we have been trying to figure out why there were so many unanswered questions around the deaths of Indigenous people in this one Ontario town. We…
Criminally Responsible

December 15, 2020 · 43 min

The verdict arrives in the trial that everyone’s talking about. Can there be justice? As Thunder Bay grapples with the truth about itself, people are still dying. Kids are still dying. So where do we go from here? Support us…
It Happens Because You're Indigenous

November 30, 2020 · 42 min

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: canadaland.com/join. This episode is brought to you…
A Post-Truth Town

November 16, 2020 · 46 min

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…

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Introducing: Return to Thunder Bay

October 18, 2020 · 2 min

New stories from Thunder Bay. Original artwork by Blake Angeconeb and Michah Dowbak. Support us at canadaland.com/join. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Burners

November 25, 2018 · 28 min

What if Thunder Bay isn't broken? What if it's working just as it's supposed to? Support us here: canadaland.com/join. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Ruthless Game

November 12, 2018 · 46 min

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…
Deathly Low Priority

October 28, 2018 · 39 min

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. Support us…
Clowns

October 23, 2018 · 43 min

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…
There Is A Town In North Ontario

October 22, 2018 · 30 min

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…
Introducing: Thunder Bay

October 12, 2018 · 2 min

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? Hosted on…

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About the show

Thunder Bay has been named an Apple Podcasts Series Essential. When Indigenous teens start turning up dead under suspicious circumstances, host Ryan McMahon sets out to uncover the truth. What he finds is a city steeped in racism, corruption and neglect — a city with the highest homicide and hate crime rates in the country. Why does it all happen here? Thunder Bay originally ran in the fall of 2018, followed by Return to Thunder Bay (2020) and Thunder Bay: Post-Mortem (2023). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.