Canadian Creepies

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! By the time investigators began to take a closer look, the pattern was impossible to ignore. In this episode, we examine the escalating violence of Terry Arnold—a man who moved through cities, left behind victims, and repeatedly slipped through the cracks of the system meant to stop him. From missed opportunities and ignored warning signs to multiple v...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! In the 1800s, in rural Ontario, one woman became known for what she could see. Elizabeth “Mother” Barnes—often called the Witch of Plum Hollow—was said to read tea leaves, predict futures, and help locate missing people in her community. Some believed she was gifted. Others weren’t so sure. Rumoured to be the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter, her...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! As the case against Thomas Sophonow begins to unravel, another name comes into focus—one that was present from the very beginning. In this episode, we examine the man who slipped through the cracks. From early warning signs and escalating violence to repeated police contact that led nowhere, the pieces were there. They just weren’t put together. We als...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! For centuries, people along Canada’s eastern shores have reported the same impossible sight: A glow on the water.  Fire where there should be none.  A ship appearing… and disappearing just as quickly. From the Northumberland Strait to Baie des Chaleurs, sightings of burning vessels have been recorded for generations—some vivid, others just a flicker on...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! We are headed back to episode 004 this week. We will return to The Barbara Stoppel Case next week. This episode Ali & Valerie discuss Evelyn Dick. Evelyn was a Canadian socialite suspected of killing her husband and son. Although she never confessed to either crime. Evelyn Dick - The Forgotten Rebels https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slN2h-afbEI   To...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! Deep in the wilderness of Canada’s North—where the mountains cut through the sky and the land feels untouched by time—there are whispers of something that shouldn’t exist. A valley hidden within Nahanni National Park Reserve…  A place said to be warm in the dead of winter.  Where snow refuses to settle.  Where green life thrives against all odds. Prosp...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! Amanda and Valerie are back again to discuss the absolute trash police work that was conducted throughout this case. Thank you to our research queen, Christine! Nominate your Creep of the Week at speakpipe.com/canadiancreepies ✨ This episode also highlights the work of Niagara Reproductive Justice (NRJ) — Learn more or support their work by visiting t...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! In this episode of Down the Crooked Path , we step into a series of encounters that don’t quite fit within the lines of traditional folklore. It begins with a report from northern Canada. A man driving a remote highway sees something ahead of him — pale, hairless, and moving low to the ground in a way that doesn’t match anything he knows. What follows...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! Today we begin The Barbara Stoppel Case . It’s a story filled with frustration, missteps, and twists that don’t sit right the deeper you go. This is Part 01 of a case that raises a lot of questions and doesn’t offer easy answers. This week’s Creep of the Week is Bob Gale, following controversy surrounding the ownership of a signed copy of Mein Kampf wh...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! One night, British man George Hayward had a dream that felt different from the rest. In it, he saw his brother in danger. The dream was vivid, unsettling, and anchored to a place he had never seen before — a remote stretch of land in Canada. When he woke, he told his family the dream felt disturbingly real. Days later, the news arrived. George’s brothe...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! He was a familiar face on Winnipeg television. Confident. Charismatic. The kind of broadcaster viewers trusted to deliver the news each night. Some even called him “Winnipeg’s Sexiest Man.” But years after leaving the spotlight, Steve Vogelsang would reappear in headlines for something very different: a string of bank robberies across the Canadian Prai...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! At Frog Lake, Cree warriors led by Wandering Spirit killed nine settlers in an event that would become one of the most remembered and misunderstood moments of the North-West Resistance. In the aftermath, Canadian forces retaliated swiftly, and several Cree leaders were executed. But alongside the official records and military reports, another story sur...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! On April 27, 2024, thousands gathered along a Vancouver street to celebrate Lapu-Lapu Day , a festival honouring a Filipino hero and the strength of the Filipino community in Canada. Families filled the streets. Music played. Food vendors lined the blocks. It was meant to be a day of culture, celebration, and community. In a matter of seconds, that cel...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! She doesn’t drift through old cemeteries or crumbling ruins. She appears where chandeliers once glittered, where music played late into the night, and where glamour and tragedy quietly collided. Known as the Lady in Red, this spectral figure is defined by her striking scarlet dress — a vivid counterpart to the more familiar White Lady. Across Canada, s...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! Not all cults gather in compounds or behind closed doors. Some form quietly, hidden in plain sight, built through screens, messages, and digital connection. In this episode of Canadian Creepies , we examine the disturbing rise of an online network known as 764, exploring how internet spaces can be used to manipulate, isolate, and radicalize vulnerable...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! Surrounded by violent waters and sharp stone, Bird Rock earned a deadly reputation long before a lighthouse was built to protect passing ships. After countless wrecks, a beacon was finally raised, but the danger did not end there. The lighthouse’s first keeper reportedly lost his sanity on the isolated island, warning as he was taken away that no keepe...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! In a profession built on trust, compassion is supposed to be the foundation. Doulas are invited into some of the most vulnerable moments of people’s lives — offering support, reassurance, and care when families need it most. But what happens when that trust is carefully studied, copied… and exploited? In this episode, we explore a disturbing case of de...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! In this episode of Down the Crooked Path , Amanda Joy explores the lingering shadows hidden within one of Canada’s oldest historic districts, where centuries of history have left more than stories behind. With more than 500 documented hauntings tied to the area, this episode focuses on three locations where tragedy, mystery, and memory appear to overla...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! This week, Valerie and Kyle examine one of the most disturbing and least discussed policies in modern Canadian history: the High Arctic relocation. In the 1950s, Inuit families were moved more than 2,000 kilometres north from their homes in Northern Quebec to remote Arctic settlements. Promised better hunting, housing, and support, they instead arrived...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! This week on Canadian Creepies , Valerie is joined by Mandy and Avery from Thick Thighs & Creepy Vibes for a crossover episode that blends Canadian true crime with a touch of the paranormal. The episode kicks off with Creep of the Week , as Valerie, Mandy, and Avery trade the kinds of eerie stories that make you pause and rethink what you thought y...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! In 1978, beneath the streets of Toronto’s Cabbagetown neighbourhood, one man stepped into a place most people never think about—and came back with a story that would quietly enter the city’s folklore. In this episode of Down the Crooked Path , Amanda Joy explores the chilling account of the Cabbagetown Tunnel Monster . A narrow drainage tunnel. A brief...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! Canada has a reputation for being polite, reasonable, and fair. But its legal history tells a more complicated story. In this episode, we examine some of the strangest, harshest, and most revealing punishments in Canadian law. From public shaming and corporal punishment to mandatory death sentences and laws that criminalized everyday life, these practi...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! In June of 1960, something disturbed the surface of a remote northern lake — and then disappeared without a trace. Reported weeks later by a prospector working near Clan Lake in the Northwest Territories, the incident described a loud mechanical sound with no aircraft in the sky, followed by a rotating object striking the water, spinning briefly on the...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! Indian Day Schools are often described as a lesser harm. A softer version of a system we already know was devastating. In this episode of Canadian Creepies , we challenge that narrative. Not So Different, Not So Distant examines the similarities and differences between Indian Day Schools and Residential Schools, asking what really changed—and what didn...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! Along the frozen trails of the Mackenzie River , travellers have long reported something unsettling: voices cutting through the winter air, firm and commanding, as though someone is still giving orders long after their journey should have ended. This episode explores the historic account of Augustus Richard Peers , whose body was transported by dog sle...