The World Premiere of Culling the Cure

Friday, September 18, 2026 • Kelowna, B.C. • Doors at 5:30 p.m. • Showtime at 6 p.m.  • Tickets $30

On November 6, 2025, federal marksmen opened fire on a family farm in Edgewood, British Columbia. By the time the Canadian Food Inspection Agency was finished, roughly 330 ostriches at Universal Ostrich Farms were dead — the flock Karen Espersen and Dave Bilinski had built their lives around.

The "exposure" the CFIA pointed to dated all the way back to December 2024 — nearly a year before the kill order was carried out, with no confirmed signs of illness in the flock and mounting scientific, political and public opposition to the cull. Karen and Dave fought all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada. The court wouldn't even hear their case. And the bill for destroying their animals? Nearly $7 million of your tax dollars.

The legacy media parroted the government's talking points. Rebel News was on the farm. Our B.C. Bureau Chief, Drea Humphrey, embedded at Universal Ostrich Farms for weeks — through the vigils, the arrests, the roadblocks, and finally the gunfire — capturing what really happened when Ottawa turned its full force on two farmers and a flock of ostriches.

Now, for the first time anywhere, you can see the whole story on the big screen — right here in the B.C. Interior, in the region where it happened.

About the film

Culling the Cure is Rebel News' feature documentary probing the Edgewood ostrich slaughter and the system behind it. Produced by Drea Humphrey and Sydney Fizzard, the film goes far beyond the headlines: why millions of animals are being destroyed under Canada's mass-cull "stamping out" policy, how "animal health" is being used against farming families, why the farmers believed their birds' antibody-rich eggs held real scientific promise — and what ordinary Canadians face when they dare to push back.

You'll see exclusive footage our journalists gathered on the ground at the farm — footage the mainstream media never showed you — along with the voices of the farmers, the supporters, the scientists and the officials at the centre of this story.

If you followed our Save the Ostriches coverage, this is the film that story was building toward. If you're new to it, prepare to be shocked. Learn more about the documentary project here.

Event details

• Date: Friday, September 18, 2026
• City: Kelowna, British Columbia
• Doors: 5:30 p.m. • Showtime: 6:00 p.m.
• Program: Feature film (approx. 1 hour 45 minutes), followed by a live Q&A
• Tickets: $30 — reserve yours right here on this page
• Refreshments: Fresh popcorn and beverages available for purchase
• Venue: Central Kelowna — the exact location will be shared directly with ticketholders before the event.

So here's the deal: grab your ticket, and we'll send the exact Central Kelowna location straight to ticketholders in advance.

Live Q&A with Drea Humphrey

After the credits roll, stick around. Drea Humphrey — the Rebel News B.C. Bureau Chief who lived this story from inside the farm gates — will take your questions live. Ask her what the cameras couldn't capture, what the farmers are facing now, and what this fight means for every farm family in Canada.

Don't wait — this will sell out

This is the very first public screening of Culling the Cure, anywhere in the world — and we chose the B.C. Interior on purpose, because this story belongs to this community first. Seating is limited, and at just $30 a ticket, we expect it to go fast.

Reserve your seat now using the ticket form on this page. Bring your family, bring your friends, and be in the room the night the truth about Canada's ostrich massacre finally hits the big screen.

— Rebel News Events