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Giant - Murder Underground

Giant - Murder Underground

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Enter one of the most bitter labour disputes in Canadian history. The plan to extract the last gold from a once booming mine in Canada’s North pits a shrewd new president against an increasingly agitated workforce in a clash that divides a city, and descends in to violence and murder. Host Rachel Zelniker lays bare the lingering impact and hard lessons when a conflict spirals out of control.

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Episodes
  • Episode 1 - Money Place

    Episode 1 - Money Place
    Sep 21 2022
    How did Canada’s deadliest labour dispute begin? By the 1990s the once-booming ‘Giant’ Gold Mine in Yellowknife is nearing the end of its lifespan. It’s bought by an ambitious American woman named Peggy Witte who is determined to make a profit with what remains — but the union’s convinced she’s out to bust them.
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    37 mins
  • Episode 2 - The Lockout

    Episode 2 - The Lockout
    Sep 20 2022
    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.
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    41 mins
  • Episode 3 - The Explosion

    Episode 3 - The Explosion
    Sep 19 2022
    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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    31 mins
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