Tonight on Northern Dark, we travel across Canada to four places where crime and tragedy left something behind.

From the Screaming Tunnel in Niagara — where fire and fear still echo in the stone. To Toronto’s Don Jail — its walls steeped in punishment, execution, and unrest. To the Banff Springs Hotel — where a bride’s last step became a legend that still dances. And finally, to the Gibraltar Point Lighthouse — where a keeper vanished into violence, and the light was never the same.

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A quiet evening in Owen Sound turned tragic when Sharif Rahman, the beloved owner of The Curry House, was attacked outside his restaurant after confronting three men over an unpaid bill.

What followed would send shockwaves across Canada: an international manhunt, three arrests in Scotland, and a community forever changed.

In this episode, we retrace the life of a man remembered for his kindness, his dedication to his family, and the outpouring of love that followed his death.

Sources Used (with links):

1. CBC News – CBC puts faces to names of trio charged in restaurateur’s killing (Oct 14, 2025): cbc.ca/news/canada/owen-sound/rahman-evans-extradition-hearing
2. CBC News – What we know about the 3 men in Scotland charged in killing of Owen Sound, Ont., restaurant owner (Dec 19, 2024): cbc.ca/news/canada/owen-sound/rahman-case-three-men-charged
3. Bayshore Broadcasting – Three UK Citizens Charged in Sharif Rahman Death (Dec 18, 2024): bayshorebroadcasting.ca
4. Owen Sound Sun Times – Sharif Rahman remembered as good husband, friend and community member (Aug 15, 2024): owensoundsuntimes.com
5. CTV News Barrie – Police release identities of 3 men charged in Sharif Rahman homicide investigation: ctvnews.ca/barrie
6. Bayshore Broadcasting – Tree dedicated in Owen Sound in honour of Sharif Rahman (Oct 31, 2024): bayshorebroadcasting.ca
7. GoFundMe – Support for Sharif’s Family: gofundme.com/f/support-for-sharifs-family
8. YMCA of Owen Sound Grey Bruce – 2023 Peace Medal Announcement: ymcaowensound.on.ca
9. Community Foundation Grey Bruce – Sharifur Rahman Memorial Scholarship Fund: communityfoundationgreybruce.com

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On a quiet Thanksgiving night in 2008, 18-year-old Lucas Shortreed was walking home along a rural road near Alma, Ontario. A white Dodge Neon struck him — and the driver disappeared.

For fourteen years, the case haunted the community until a single tip led police to a hidden trailer, a false wall, and a shocking confession. Now, Lucas’s family has filed a $1-million civil lawsuit against the couple convicted in his death — seeking accountability after years of silence.

Episode Resources

• Episode Resources
  1. Toronto Star – Forsaken: 14 Years, 140 Officers and a Dark Secret that Consumed a Small Ontario Town
  2. Wellington Advertiser – Lucas a “Gentle Giant” (Letter to the Editor by Judie Moore, Oct. 5, 2023)
  3. CBC News – Car That Killed Lucas Shortreed Was Found Behind Fake Wall: OPP
  4. EloraFergusToday.com – Couple Accused in Lucas Shortreed Death Appear in Court
  5. Guelph Mercury Tribune – Police Continue to Look for Driver Behind Hit and Run that Killed Fergus Teen a Decade Ago (Oct. 11, 2018)
  6. CBC News – Family of Fergus Teen Killed in 2008 Hit-and-Run Files $1M Lawsuit Against Convicted Couple (2023)
  7. Wellington Advertiser Archives – Letters and Community Reflections on the Lucas Shortreed Case
  8. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) – Press statements and official case summaries, Wellington County Detachment (2022–2023)
  9. Centre of Forensic Sciences (CFS) – Technical findings credited to analyst Gerri Lynn Vardy (as cited in Toronto Star)
  10. Court Proceedings (Guelph, Sept. 26, 2023) – Statements of fact and sentencing remarks by Justice Matthew Stanley

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