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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A veteran safe breaker cracked a decades-old mystery safe at Winnipeg’s historic Garrick Hotel on Saturday. The safe had been there since at least the 1990s and no one had ever been able to open it. Winnipegger Rick Ammazzini has been cracking …
Read More »Century-old B.C. scrapbook a bit of a mystery as police seek owner’s family
Call it the Case of the Century-Old Scrapbook. A brief social media post regarding a B.C. scrapbook from the early 1900s is turning into a fun genealogical hunt for some. On Wednesday, the Vancouver Police Department went onto Facebook regarding the item and its colourful cover, saying it had been …
Read More »Canadian cartoon mystery finally solved after 6 years, thanks to the internet
How well can you remember the names of cartoon characters from your childhood? Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny and Pikachu are easy enough. But a non-descript cartoon elf seen in a Christmas photo has had the internet stumped for years, with some losing sleep trying to figure out exactly where it came …
Read More »Mystery of dead sturgeon in northern B.C. have scientists asking for help
The province is asking for help with a mystery after 11 dead adult white sturgeon were found last week on the Nechako River in northern B.C. The unusually high number has scientists asking people to report and submit photos of dead sturgeon sightings on the Nechako and Upper Fraser Rivers. Samples …
Read More »Viral infections, genetic factors may be linked to mystery hepatitis in kids, studies suggest
As scientists around the world are racing to understand what caused a spate of so-far unexplained cases of hepatitis in children — including some who needed liver transplants — two new U.K. studies are offering fresh clues. In both papers, an unusual virus called adeno-associated virus-2 (AAV2) is implicated as …
Read More »How a Canadian team solved a century-old mystery to lay WW I soldier to rest
A young soldier from Newfoundland killed during the First World War has finally been laid to rest by the Canadian military after a century-long mystery into his death. Archeologists unearthed the remains of Pte. John Lambert in a Belgian farmer’s wheat field in 2016, almost 100 years after he died. But it wasn’t …
Read More »A researcher has spent decades trying to unravel the mystery of a 95-year-old missing plane
Pilots Francois Coli and Charles Nungesser disappeared along with the L’Oiseau Blanc — the White Bird — in 1927 attempting the first non-stop transatlantic flight. (The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery) The disappearance of the L’Oiseau Blanc — the White Bird — in 1927 has left historians and aviation enthusiasts stumped. One man …
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