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“Fly At Your Own Risk” is excellent journalism

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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