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Canada was well represented at the 30th Annual International UFO Congress and Film Festival which ran from Sept. 7 to Sept. 12. Winnipeg-based editor-in-chief, and co-founder of the Debrief, MJ Banias, joined his team members to discuss a year in UFO news via a virtual panel on the conference’s last […]
It’s hard for Stan Michalak to discuss what happened to his father Stefan during Victoria Day weekend, 1967. The elder Michalak, an industrial mechanic and amateur geologist was looking for silver not far from Falcon Lake on May 20 when he saw two cigar-shaped crafts in the sky. One of […]
UFO investigator Ryan Stacey’s greatest concern for the 2020 Canadian Current Event Survey was the heightened amount of misinformation, disinformation and confirmation biases surrounding Unidentified Aerial Phenomena in Canada. Other organizations compile data from various sources, and Stacey’s hope is that everyone from MUFON and independent researchers can bring all […]
Saloon Media producers Paul Kilback and Tara Elwood netted stories from Redditors online and extrapolated them for the new T+E series “‘Web of Darkness.” The inspiration resulted in a collection of horrific tales diving deep into the folklore of ghosts, UFOs, witches and more. “Web of Darkness” premieres June 8 […]
When it comes to paranormal investigation, those with a critical eye perceive the field as being rather populist and not answering to the same scientific theories as academia. This can lend itself to inaccurate data, and oftentimes, as in the case of the Surgeon’s Nessie photo, or the Fox Sisters, […]
Every so often — maybe once or twice a year — Peterborough-based horror writer Ian Rogers is surprised to get a message inquiring about his UFO past. The 44-year-old was keen on the unknown as a teen and took an active interest in the Guardian UFO case that happened in […]
UFO investigator Ryan Stacey’s acquisition of an unclassified report has lent credence to his idea that the Canadian government still investigates UFO phenomenon. Released as part of a compilation of the Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System (CADORS) reports on March 24, by The Experiencer Support Association (TESA), the 2019 […]
Melynda Jarratt first met renowned ufologist Stanton Friedman 25 years ago while working on a Vision Television documentary. Back then she was putting together films for journalist Rita Deverell called “Sense of Place” instead of installations as executive director for the Fredericton Region Museum. Jarratt recalled, in a February phone […]
The University of Manitoba Archives has received an out-of-this-world donation for their Psychical Research and Spiritualism collection. Respected Canadian ufologist, Chris Rutkowski, author of the Canadian UFO Survey, was asked by head archivist Shelley Sweeney what he planned on doing with his work after he retired. “I have a little […]
The Royal Canadian Mint prides itself on storytelling, even if it’s of the unexplained variety. It’s a message Christa Bruce, the product manager for the Mint, imparts during an October phone call when discussing the release of the Shag Harbour Incident coin just in time for its 52nd anniversary. “At […]