Laura Palmer 'Island Crime'ππ
@palmerl.bsky.social
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Host Island Crime
https://islandcrime.ca/
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π Can you take on this case? π°How much money do you make? βπΌHow big is your team? I get a lot of questions about my
#truecrime
#podcast
'Island Crime.' Here are some answers:
islandcrime.ca/island-crime...
Working on Season 8 now...
about 1 year ago
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The Jack of Kingfield
25 days ago
Mood in minneapolis right now
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Katie Phang
about 1 month ago
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar. βThere is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,β Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
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Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administrationβs plan following the ouster of NicolΓ‘s Maduro.
https://www.semafor.com/article/01/14/2026/us-gets-first-500-million-venezuelan-oil-deal-holding-some-proceeds-in-qatar
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Valerie
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I find it a little unfair, honestly, that I didnβt get to call Trump a pedo protector to his face. That shouldβve been me.
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Mueller, She Wrote
about 1 month ago
Someone bought the domain
Nazis.us
and pointed it to the DHS website.
#GoodTrouble
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Home | Homeland Security
U.S. Department of Homeland Security: With honor and integrity, we will safeguard the American people, our homeland, and our values.
https://Nazis.us
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Charlie Angus
about 1 month ago
It begins. Time to step up.
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βNo man is a failure who has friends.β Itβs a Wonderful Life was Rob Reinerβs favourite movie. Watching it tonight (Wed, 9 pm ET) instead of the Trump speech. You should too!
2 months ago
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Charlie Angus
2 months ago
This CBC article reads like a tourism brochure for the US travel industry. Not one mention of the boycott. The article says that if you travel to Montana you can buy one beer and get one free. Frick...I value our sovereignty to a higher value than a free bottle of Coors.
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Canadians travellers are resisting the U.S. Can ski vacations entice them back? | CBC News
American ski towns bracing for a steep decline in Canadian tourism are still hoping they can coax their northern neighbours back this holiday season.Β Ultimately, the decision to travel south might hin...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/canadian-american-ski-resorts-alberta-whitefish-montana-9.7018711
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George Conway βοΈπΊπΈ
2 months ago
Feverishly working on this
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CHEK News
2 months ago
Saanich Police are asking for the publicβs help in locating a missing man who was last seen nearly two weeks ago.
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Saanich Police seek missing man last seen nearly 2 weeksΒ ago
Saanich Police are asking the publicβs help in locating a missing man who was last seen nearly two weeks ago.
https://cheknews.ca/saanich-police-seek-missing-man-last-seen-nearly-2-weeks-ago-1294467/
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Canadian History Ehx
3 months ago
For over 130 years, Canadians either loved or hated Cherry Blossoms. Considered a staple of the Christmas season, these candies were often found in stockings. In January 2025, it was announced Cherry Blossoms were being discontinued. This is their history. π§΅ 1/6
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David Eby
3 months ago
Today, we remember women hurt or killed by cowardly violence and stand with survivors and their loved ones. As the 16 Days of Activism begins, we recommit to preventing violence, strengthening supports, and doing the work so every woman in our province feels safe.
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CHEK News
3 months ago
Terry Chase and his biological father, Dorman Joseph, have filed a lawsuit saying Chase was conceived when Joseph was sexually assaulted as a teen by a female supervisor at residential school on Vancouver Island.
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The lost child: A sex assault, a secret and a familyβs fight for justice for residential schoolΒ abuse
Terry Chase and his biological father, Dorman Joseph, have filed a lawsuit saying Chase was conceived when Joseph was sexually assaulted as a teen by a female supervisor at residential school on Vancouver Island.
https://cheknews.ca/the-lost-child-a-sex-assault-a-secret-and-a-familys-fight-for-justice-for-residential-school-abuse-1290413/
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Golly. 'Island Crime has been named to a year-end βBest Ofβ list! Huge thanks to Apple Podcasts for including the show among the best podcast series of 2025. π
3 months ago
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Freedom of the Press Foundation
3 months ago
Mohammed bin Salman should be in a courthouse facing justice for ordering the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Instead, he's at the White House.
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After years away from Washington, Saudi crown prince gets warm embrace from Trump, US business
President Donald Trump is welcoming Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House. The de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia arrived Tuesday morning for his first White House visit since the 2018 killi...
https://apnews.com/article/trump-saudi-crown-prince-mbs-505b32527e58d4bd49d5bc917efb4936
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CHEK News
3 months ago
Neighbours gathered for a candlelight vigil and potluck Saturday night to honour Sherry Shelley, the 65-year-old Nanaimo woman whose disappearance police are treating as highly suspicious.
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βThe whole front of the building is Sherryβ: Candlelight vigil held as search continues for missing NanaimoΒ woman
Neighbours gathered for a candlelight vigil and potluck Saturday night to honour Sherry Shelley, the 65-year-old Nanaimo woman whose disappearance police are treating as highly suspicious.
https://cheknews.ca/the-whole-front-of-the-building-is-sherry-candlelight-vigil-held-as-search-continues-for-missing-nanaimo-woman-1289707/
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Bree's story is featured at the top of the Apple Podcast app this week. It still boggles my mind that a podcast created under my stairs in Port Alberni rubs shoulders with the New Yorker & the CBC. π Listen here:
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3 months ago
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Canadian History Ehx
3 months ago
Fellow podcasters, I am currently up for four awards at the Canadian Podcast Awards! Voting ends on Nov. 22 Very much appreciate a vote in these categories :)π
canpodawards.ca/vote
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Thanks to
@cheknews.ca
for sharing Bree's story with their audience. New details on Beacon Hill Park homicide revealed on Island Crime podcast
cheknews.ca/island-crime...
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New details on Beacon Hill Park homicide revealed on Island Crime podcast
A Vancouver Island crime podcasterβs latest season shares new information about Bree Gamble, the woman whose body was found in Beacon Hill Park in 2021 and remains an unsolved homicide case with littl...
https://cheknews.ca/island-crime-podcaster-revisits-unsolved-homicide-of-bree-gamble-found-in-beacon-hill-park-1288398/
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Grateful to be included in this new collection of Indie Canadian podcasts π
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The trailer for my new season of Island Crime just dropped. It's about the life & death of Bree Gamble. Bree was murdered in Victoria on March 3, 2021. Her case remains unsolved. π to Bree's family and wide circle of friends who spoke to me. π here:
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...
4 months ago
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CHEK News
4 months ago
The federal government has transferred nearly 200 acres of former Department of National Defence land to the Snuneymuxw First Nation near Nanaimo.
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Canada transfers nearly 200 acres of land to Snuneymuxw First Nation nearΒ Nanaimo
The federal government has transferred nearly 200 acres of former Department of National Defence land to the Snuneymuxw First Nation near Nanaimo.
https://cheknews.ca/canada-transfers-nearly-200-acres-of-land-to-snuneymuxw-first-nation-near-nanaimo-1283952/
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CHEK News
6 months ago
UPDATE: The Mount Underwood wildfire has grown to 3,406 hectares as of Thursday morning.
cheknews.ca/crews-not-re...
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'Buy us some time': Crews not relying on rain as Mount Underwood wildfire continues to burn over 3.4K hectares
Firefighting crews are expecting rain to fall over the Mount Underwood wildfire on Thursday, which will bring some relief but will not move the dial as far as efforts go.
https://cheknews.ca/crews-not-relying-on-rain-as-mount-underwood-wildfire-continues-to-burn-over-2-1k-hectares-1272365/
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Freedom of the Press Foundation
6 months ago
Everyone who has been angered by horrific images of starvation in Gaza needs to recognize that they wouldnβt see those images, and wouldnβt know about the atrocities their governments bankroll, without journalists risking their lives. That is exactly why Israel is targeting and killing them.
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The Onion
7 months ago
Orlando Bloom Spotted At Dinner With Angela Merkel
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Charlie Angus
7 months ago
Trump has never wavered in his attack on Canada. He has stated his intention to use economic tariffs to break our will. Rhetoric from MAGA officials continues to escalate. The 35% threat is not about trade. This is war by other means. We need to be strong.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ttd...
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CHARLIE ANGUS - THIS IS MORE THAN A TARIFF WAR
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ttd3R4z9QQ&t=22s
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My partner in crime, Judge Wolf, has been involved in working with the community to get this up and running. So proud of the big guy.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Why a First Nation in B.C. moved a courthouse to the site of a former residential school | CBC News
The provincial courthouse in Tofino, B.C., has been moved to the site of a former residential school. The Tla-o-qui-aht spearheaded the move, as part of an effort to indigenize the criminal justice sy...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/first-nation-courthouse-former-residential-school-1.7581134
7 months ago
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Charlie Angus
8 months ago
The one thing that every Canadian knows - if you are confronted by ICE you don't ever slam on the brakes. You put both hands on the wheel and drive right over ICE. True. North. Strong. Free.
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This is journalist Shelley Fralic. She died suddenly in 2021. I never met Shelley but knew of her many contributions. I'm so proud to be the recipient of the Jack Webster Foundation's 'Shelley Fralic Award.' Congrats to fellow recipients, Keith Baldrey & Sean Holman!
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8 months ago
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Paul Myers
8 months ago
For Canada Day, allow me to share an earlier episode of the Record Store Day Podcast celebrating The Tragically Hip, featuring my conversations with Hip guitarist Rob Baker, and filmmaker Mike Downie. (This is the Apple link but itβs available everywhere) π¨π¦πΈ
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Seth Abramson
8 months ago
Stunning how media has turned passage of the Abominable Bill into a will they-or-won't they romcom with a July 4th deadline for Cinderella to kiss the prince, rather than a situation in which multiple members of Congress say they're terrified they or their families will be killed if they cross Trump
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Ever ask yourself....I wonder what happened to TV News legend Kevin Newman? Listen up. Kevin and a team of volunteers have a new project you may find interesting. Listen here:
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/h...
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How to get totally fact up
Podcast Episode Β· Elbows Up Β· 2025-06-24 Β· 39m
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/how-to-get-totally-fact-up/id1800592241?i=1000714326899
8 months ago
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Senator Bernie Sanders
8 months ago
The American people were lied to about Vietnam, with tragic consequences. The American people were lied to about Iraq, with tragic consequences. The American people are being lied to again today. We cannot allow history to repeat itself.
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TheGentYYC
8 months ago
Each one of these Americans KNOW they are asking Canadians to trade their own personal safety in order to give THEM our money. Like your neighbour inviting you over to their fire hazard of a crack den so they can ask for a loan but somehow even worse. Grotesque behaviour,
#America
#ElbowsUp
#cdnpoli
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Monica Morrill
8 months ago
Hi! My name is Monica and I'm a landscape painter from Canada π¨π¦ This is my art, let me know what you think!
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Grebcomics πΈ
8 months ago
hello butterfly π¦
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Charlie Angus
8 months ago
Thanks to
@meidastouch.bsky.social
for keeping Canadians and Americans informed about the resistance to fascism and gangster regimes. Here is my latest update for Meidas following Trump's G7 dumpster fire.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVzC...
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FURIOUS Canada DESTROYS Trump after MEETING STUNT
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVzCPfk7G6k
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Charlie Angus
8 months ago
Lay the proud usurper low! Tyrants fall in every foe! Liberty's in every blow! - Robbie Burns
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Jordan Heath-Rawlings
8 months ago
Jim is the very best, and this was such a smart, plainspoken and factual episode on where Canada's economy actually is right now, and where it could be going. Have a listen!
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Hmmm. I haven't had a favourite economist since I left Uni. But now I do. π to
@jimstanford.bsky.social
for joining
@jordanhr.bsky.social
& the Elbows Up crew for this week's episode on trade, tariffs and a look ahead to the G7.
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As the G7 looms, the worst tariff impacts are yet to come
Podcast Episode Β· Elbows Up Β· 2025-06-10 Β· 44m
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/as-the-g7-looms-the-worst-tariff-impacts-are-yet-to-come/id1800592241?i=1000712236435
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Senator Paula Simons π¨π¦
8 months ago
π§΅I was 12 the summer that Star Wars was first released. It cost $1 to see it at the Meadowlark Theatre and I could bike there from my house. So let's just say I watched it early and often. Of course, no sequels ever measured up for me - because I wasn't 12 anymore. But....
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π³οΈβπ@oldtimeygayπ¨π¦
9 months ago
For a deep dive into the disappearance of Michael Dunahee, with updates as recent as last week, I highly recommend listening to Season 3 of journalist
@palmerl.bsky.social
's podcast "Island Crime".
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/i...
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Season 3: Missing Michael
Podcast Episode Β· Island Crime Β· S3 Trailer Β· 3m
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/island-crime/id1513479877?i=1000546865820
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Catherine Rampell
9 months ago
"It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guyβ
www.wnep.com/article/news...
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Wayne County community rally amid ICE raid at restaurant
Newswatch 16's Emily Kress spoke with people in the Honesdale community who are shaken after watching three restaurant employees get detained.
https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/wayne-county/its-just-made-to-instill-fear-ice-detains-3-restaurant-employees-in-wayne-county-honesdale/523-e463cdf3-4464-44f3-89ae-08a499f77768
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Made in Canada
9 months ago
Every time you choose local, youβre helping build something stronger for all of us. π¨π¦ π
madeinca.ca
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ππMylesππ
9 months ago
Good morning rebels...
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Podcast Delivery
9 months ago
In Elbows Up, journalist βͺ
@jordanhr.bsky.soci
al⬠navigates Canada's place in a shifting global landscape. This podcast explores how Canadians can respond to threats, turning chaos into opportunity, and preparing for any challenge that comes our way.
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Spudislander45 π¨π¦β€οΈππͺπ«‘
9 months ago
#Canadaβs
economy could see $8.8 billion boost from the
#tourism
sector as Canadians stay closer to home and
#travel
within the country
#cdnpoli
#TourismCanada
#USBOYCOTT
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Canada's Domestic Tourism Industry Could Net Billions Due to U.S. Trade War: Report
OTTAWA β A new report argues that Canadaβs trade war with the United States might come with a silver lining for the domestic tourism industry. The Conference Board of Canada says its April travel inte...
https://ground.news/article/strategic-tariffs-and-their-impact-on-travel-and-hospitality?utm_source=mobile-app
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