Episode 3 - The Explosion

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09/19/22 • 30 min

On September 18th, 1992, nine men showed up for work at Giant Mine, but never made it out. Grief and anger spread throughout the city as investigators try to piece together how a fatal explosion happened underground.

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Episode 4 - The Investigation

Police begin what still stands as one of the most labour intensive murder investigations in RCMP history. Investigators hone in on two suspects. Union members believe the police are on the side of the company and unfairly targeting them.

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Episode 2 - The Lockout

The hostility between the union and the company boils over when union members vote to go on strike, but are locked out by the company first. Peggy Witte brings in replacement workers, infuriating strikers who resort to escalating levels of violence, that spills into the city.