Haunted Canada: Ghost stories and the unexplained

Before she became one of the most recognized faces on reality television, Bridget Marquardt lived inside one of the most famous and allegedly most haunted estates in the world.  In this episode the former Playboy Bunny, Girls Next Door star, and Ghost Bunny podcast host shares the paranormal stories, legends, and unexplained encounters linked to America's most famous mansion. Guest info: Bridget M...

Cronquist House in Red Deer, Alberta has been haunted since before anyone was willing to say it out loud. Built in 1912 by Swedish immigrant Emanuel Cronquist on land with centuries of Indigenous history, this iconic Victorian mansion at Bower Ponds is now home to something that doesn't want to leave and paranormal investigator Thomas Martell has the evidence to prove it. In this episode of Haunte...

Built in 1819 to house the commander of the Royal Navy's North American fleet, Admiralty House in Halifax, Nova Scotia has sheltered admirals, survived the largest pre-nuclear explosion in history, and according to its curator  never lets its dead go.  In this episode of Haunted Canada, Jennifer Gamble, curator of the Naval Museum of Halifax, takes us inside one of Halifax’s most  haunted historic...

On the northwestern shore of Prince Edward Island stands a Victorian mansion that has never truly emptied. The Yeo House was built by one of PEI's most powerful shipbuilding dynasties but long after the family was gone, staff and visitors began reporting a woman on the second floor, doors opening by unseen hands, and a whisper in a kitchen where no one stood.  In this episode, Nadine Bailey sits d...

Deep in the heart of British Columbia's Cariboo Gold Rush country sits a community museum with a sixty-year history — and one very famous resident who has never technically been alive.  Her name is Mandy. She is a cracked-faced composition doll dating back to the early 1900s, and since arriving at the Quesnel Museum and Archives in 1991, she has allegedly made a child faint dead in front of her ca...

Deep in British Columbia's Cariboo region sits a museum built from the logs of a horrible crime  where over 60 people were killed, their gold stolen, their bodies buried.   More than 150 years later, the money is still missing and the dead refuse to leave.  In this episode of Haunted Canada, Nadine Bailey speaks with Dave Scott, host of Spaced Out Radio and founder of Haunted 108 Ghost Tours, abou...

Tucked away in a leafy Kitchener, Ontario neighbourhood, is one of Canada's most quietly extraordinary haunted locations. It was once home to Homer Watson — Canada's first internationally recognized landscape painter and a man admired by both Oscar Wilde and Queen Victoria. However, the Homer Watson House and Gallery holds more than art.  In this episode of Haunted Canada, Nadine sits down with Ra...

Since the dawn of time, humanity has been at war.  Conflict in one form or another has been part of our existence since we first walked the earth.   In this first episode of a four-part series, join military historian David Borys as we travel back in time to Iran, where we chart how a modern monarchy, which was armed, wealthy, and globally backed, lost control. On our journey, we'll be helped by h...

A restored 18th-century manor house stands as a monument to Canada’s Loyalist past in the quiet riverside village of Williamstown, Ontario. It was built in 1784 by Sir John Johnson,  and it is said that something inside its walls still lingersIn this episode, Nadine sits down with the Sir John Johnson Manor House Paranormal Events Coordinator - Brent Lafave, as he shares stories  from decades of e...

Episode description: Joshua Bates was a wealthy merchant who arrived in Smiths Falls, Ontario with big dreams in 1861. He had built mills along the Rideau Canal, courted the railway, and then constructed a beautiful home  where he could greet the world from any direction. Sadly, he only lived in it for six months and when he died, his rival moved in. Then, Joshua Bates was erased from his own stor...

There's a grand stone building in Fergus, Ontario, that has stood for nearly 150 years. It was built as a poorhouse in 1877 — a place for the destitute, the sick, the aged, and the forgotten. But according to staff who work there today, some of those who lived and died within its walls may never have truly left. In this episode of Haunted Canada, we speak with Katie Clark, heritage programmer at t...

There's a Pioneer Village in Pickering, Ontario, where 19 heritage buildings stand frozen in time. But according to staff who work there after dark, the people who once lived in these homes may never have truly left. In this episode of Haunted Canada, we speak with heritage programmer Ali Crone about the strange encounters inside Pickering Museum Village — from disembodied voices calling out names...

There’s an old stone house that has stood at the center of the historic town of Perth, Ontario,  for nearly two hundred years. But according to staff and locals, the house may not be empty when the doors are locked and the visitors go home. In this episode of Haunted Canada, Nadine Bailey speaks with local historian Susan Code about the strange and well-documented encounters inside Matheson House...

On the edge of the Bay of Fundy, in Dorchester, New Brunswick there’s a bed and breakfast that was once a jail. In this episode of Haunted Canada, we explore the chilling history of the Dorchester jail with owners Bill Steele and Natasha Marsh who share with us the strange activity reported by guests and staff alike—from phantom knocks and unseen touches to figures seen peering out from empty cell...

In a riverside community in southwestern  British Columbia, stands a building with over a century of history. It’s now home to the Pitt Meadows Museum. But according to staff, the stories inside may not belong only to the past. In this episode we explore reports of a shadowy figure, unexplained footsteps, mysterious voices, and other unexplained phenomena with museum manager-curator Keagan Nagy. C...

Set in the foothills of southwestern Alberta, Kootenai Brown Historical Park in Pincher Creek is a living history museum made up of more than thirty preserved buildings that reflect life on the prairie frontier. In this episode, we explore the unexplained experiences reported throughout the village — from sudden cold spots and shadowy figures in windows to voices heard inside empty buildings and s...

Step inside the historic Dalnavert Museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and you may discover that history isn’t the only thing that lingers within its walls. Once the Victorian home of Sir Hugh John Macdonald, the mansion has long been the site of strange encounters reported by staff and volunteers. Museum volunteer Inés Bonacossa, shares her personal experiences with unexplained presences inside the hou...

Explore the mysteries of Lang Pioneer Village Museum, Where history and the Paranormal seem to walk hand in hand.  From unexplained footsteps echoing through historic buildings to a baffling boombox that began playing with no electricity or batteries, staff have experienced moments they still can't explain.  Elizabeth King the Operations Manager and Hailey Doughty, Operations coordinator share chi...

Explore Fort La Reine in Portage la Prairie, where history and the paranormal collide. From the creaking floorboards of century old homes to the eerie sites and sounds that haunt Burton’s House.  Emma Ens-MacIver, the Museum's director, shares her first-hand experiences with the unexplained.   Join us as we uncover the ghosts, legends, and lingering spirits that bring Manitoba's past to life. Gues...

When rising Canadian musician Millie Shadget — known to fans as Irish Millie — was just four years old, she began seeing two children in her bedroom at night. She vividly remembers a little boy and a little girl but they weren’t imaginary friends, and she remembers them to this day.  As her parents struggled to understand why she wouldn’t sleep, Millie revealed the reason: her nighttime visitors o...

It's one of Calgary's most elegant restaurants but up stairs in the attic, something still wanders around.  Built in 1906 for Captain Richard Burton Deane, the historic Deane house has witnessed widowhood, suicide, murder, and decades of whispered rumors. In this episode, manager Ricardo Albino shares firsthand experiences from inside the house from unexplained tobacco smoke to phantom footsteps a...

On the shores of Lake Couchiching you’ll find the Leacock Museum National Historic Site which looks peaceful by day, but can be unsettling by night. In this episode of Haunted Canada, Nadine Bailey shares the stories from visitors and staff that have reported phantom footsteps, moving doors, and an eerie sense of being watched inside the former home of Stephen Leacock, one of Canada’s most celebra...

Discover the haunted history of Halifax’s most iconic landmark, Citadel Hill. From centuries of military life to ghostly encounters reported by staff and visitors, this episode explores the spirits that still linger in the fortress’s halls, barracks, and hidden chambers. With insights from historian Craig Baird and Citadel Hill’s Hal Thompson, we uncover the eerie stories, chilling footsteps, and...

In 1874 Toronto, a séance meant to contact the dead ended in tragedy. When a man named John Saunders witnesses a glowing spirit during a private sitting, a dangerous deception turns fatal. As newspapers label the incident The Fatal Séance, fear spreads through Toronto’s Victorian society. This episode uncovers a true story behind one of Canada's earliest séance related deaths and the dark cost of...

Step inside the walls of the former Kings County Courthouse where justice was once served and secrets may still linger.  Built in 1903, this imposing building witnessed decades of trials, verdicts, and human drama in the heart of Kentville, Nova Scotia.  From stern judges and anxious defendants to prisoners who may never have truly left. Today we explore chilling reports of unexplained footsteps,...