Earlier this week, I came across a very compelling story out of Canada. The headline: “Fly At Your Own Risk: Why is Transport Canada moving toward self-regulation for the country’s airlines?”
I find that my mind keeps going back to reporter Carol Shaben’s story, featured in The Walrus magazine. So, I’ve decided to write a bit [...]
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"Fly At Your Own Risk" is excellent journalism
Foot found on Michigan beach
POLICE TURNING TO RCMP IN B.C. FOR HELP
(August 1) A human foot encased in a sock and size 10 Reebok sandal was found washed-up on a Lake Huron (Michigan) beach this week. Investigators already have a few missing persons cases that may, ultimately, help solve the mystery.
One of those cases, according to the globeandmail.com, concerns [...]
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Breaking News: Body found in barrel floating in river (PODCAST)
NEW: Phone interview with George Knight; the man who first saw the body.
*PLEASED BE ADVISED THAT PODCAST IS UNEDITED & CONTAINS SOME PROFANITY
(July 24) While the Royal Canadian Mounted Police already have quite a mystery concerning the human feet that have emerged along the shores of British Columbia, another Canadian waterway has just served-up [...]
Newspaper: Police knew about footless body before last week
NEW/Related: Washington officials to send piece of footless skeleton to B.C. (Vancouver Sun, July 22)
(July 21) How do you have a high-profile investigation about five mystery feet washing-up along the coast of British Columbia and not look into the case of a footless body found washed ashore just across the border?
That’s been the question slowly-aimed [...]
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Breaking News: Missing foot man won't be named
In a case that has fascinated people worldwide, police say they will not release the name of a missing man whose foot washed-up in Canada’s Strait of Georgia.
DNA was used to make this first match in the case of the five mystery feet that have surfaced from the waters off the coast of British Columbia.
The [...]
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Breaking News: Possible match in mystery feet case
Update: July 19, 6:57pm PST Feet mystery unrelated to downed plane, CTV (link includes VIDEO)
DNA testing has eliminated the possibility that the feet found washing ashore in B.C. are linked to two brothers whose bodies were never found after a plane crash in 2005. -CTV
(July 18 ) Exclusive CTV video below
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