The Canadian Gothic

Dale Rancourt is a former children’s entertainer and registered sex offender who is known widely as the disgraced ‘Klutzy the Clown’, In this episode his victim , who we will refer to as Jane Doe, will tell their story publicly for the first time. A different and much darker story than the one he admitted to in his guilty plea. Links Dale ‘Klutzy the Clown’ Rancourt - Part 1: https://www.nighttime...

Dale Rancourt is a former children’s entertainer and registered sex offender who is known widely as the disgraced ‘Klutzy the Clown’, As you heard in my prior episode while researching Rancourt's life and crime I referenced a documentary film (Big Shoes) about him, produced several years before his arrest. As you may have expected, the film really didn't age well and not because of any creative of...

For a period spanning a little more than a decade you would have been hard pressed to find a Cape Bretoner unfamiliar with Dale Rancourt and his character Klutzy the Clown. He was both a children and adult entertainer bouncing his way between birthday party's, old folks homes, and public events being a not an especially good performer. He certainly wasn't universally respected, but somehow he mana...

Andrew's story, and his sister Nicole's advocacy for him have been pulled into the headlines several times since her last appearance on Nighttime. Her families battle for accountability took a big step forward, as a lawsuit against the provincial government has been announced but also, the battle got ugly. An encounter at a dog park between Nicole, and Ian Rankin, the ex premier of Nova Scotia, be...

In this episode UFO writer and researcher Chris Rutkowski and I unpack a collection of the many Canadian UFO reports we received over the past 60 days. These reports, submitted by listeners via the reporting tool on nighttimepodcast.com, come from coast to coast and range from the mundane light in the sky to the fantastic life altering encounter. Chris and I do our best to understand each of them....

These may be the most famous duo to ever speak into my microphones. Millions of folks, from all over the world, have watched along in amazement as this Nova Scotia based pair kiss, cuddle, and call each other baby. She is Tamara and he is Kiwi and in the world of online pets this human/avian duo, known by their social media handle Tamarasbluechicken, are a big deal and for good reason. In fact, my...

Our guest (who will have their voice altered and will be referred to simply as Jane) has a story that begins in Halifax, Nova Scotia, back when she was just 14 years old. A chance encounter at a bus stop led her through experiences she is very fortunate to have survived. In this episode of Nighttime, I'm again joined by Jane Doe to continue our discussion surrounding child sex trafficking, surviva...

London, Ontario - Oct 13, 1983 17-year-old Donna-Jean Awcock was babysitting a neighbour's child in the apartment building next door to where she lived… Something she did regularly. When the child's mother returned home, in the early morning hours, she asked Donna run across the street to a convenience store before she left. This visit to the store which was only a stones throw away from her home...

In this episode Chris Rutkowski and I discuss one of Canada's many UFO secrets. This isn't one of those secrets anyone is trying to keep though... I'm sure the town of St. Paul, Alberta would love to have the world find out about their unique contribution to Canada's UFO history. Many Canada's may be unaware that back in 1967, the mayor of St. Paul Alberta decided to have the world's first UFO lan...

Then 26 year old civil engineer Andrew Gnazdowsky and a co-worker were on site completing a survey of a Nova Scotia Power dam near Sheet Harbour in October of 2020. When a technology failure disrupted their work, Andrew made the fateful decision to enter the water and collect a piece of equipment. Moments later, Andrew would yell for help before ultimately disappearing below the still water. In th...

Our guest (who will have their voice altered and will be referred to simply as Jane) has a story that begins in Halifax, Nova Scotia, back when she was just 14 years old. A chance encounter, during an age and time of vulnerability, led her through experiences she is very fortunate to have survived. Thankfully, she did and she is willing to share her story with us in hopes that it shines a light on...

In this episode our story will take us to Bathurst, New Brunswick. On the morning of May 11th, 14-year-old Madison Roy Boudreau left home heading towards her school bus stop. When Madison didn't return home after school as expected, her dad was concerned. When she didn't return by curfew that night her father knew something was wrong. It's at that point the search for Madison begins. In the nearly...

Just after 4pm on August 18th, of 2021, 76 year old Paul Doughty walked up to McKay’s Wild Blueberrie’s roadside stand in Pennfield, NB and purchased a blueberry pie and a small cupcake style treat. Security camera footage shows the thin elderly man pay the cashier with a bill he pulls from his pocket before he walks out of view towards his parked vehicle pie in hand. This otherwise completely une...

November 9 1996, three brothers spend the day with their non custodial father at his home in Torbay, Newfoundland. An hour before the boys were scheduled to be returned to their mother, she received a phone call from her estranged husband telling her he was not going to return the boys to her and had rigged his house to explode if anyone entered it. Despite the passage of over 25 years the father...

According to statements made to her family, 37 year old Military veteran Katrina Blagdon planned to ring in the new year with a quiet night at home. The next morning when family and friends were unable to reach her they became concerned. According to the last person to see her, her boyfriend, the couple went to bed together just before midnigh and when he woke... she was gone. In this episode we a...

According to statements made to her family, 37 year old Military veteran Katrina Blagdon planned to ring in the new year with a quiet night at home. The next morning when family and friends were unable to reach her they became concerned. According to the last person to see her, her boyfriend, the couple went to bed together just before midnight, and when he woke... she was gone. Aside from a missi...

Nova Scotia, April 18-19, 2020 Over a period of thirteen hours 51 year old denturist Gabriel Wortman, dressed as a police officer and driving a replica police car, carried out Canada’s most deadly act of mass murder. In this ongoing series Nighttime will explore the many elements of this tragic story. What happened, why it happened, and what could have been done to stop him. In this episode, I avo...

Unexpectedly, but not completely surprisingly, I received an email from a very excited lady from Quebec who claimed to have filmed some odd objects hovering in the sky near her home. She didn’t believe they planes or helicopters… Belia was convinced she witnessed something very unique and she wanted my opinion on the footage she captured. The video (which I’ve since enhanced and added to the Night...

11 year old Geraldine Settee was last seen leaving her home with some change in her pocket and a craving for a snack from a neighbourhood drug store a short, safe, walk away. When Geraldine didn't return within the expected time, her father grew worried and worry turned to panic when he learned the drugstore wasn't even open that evening. Where is Geraldine? A gruesome discovery the next morning w...

11 year old Geraldine Settee was last seen leaving her home with some change in her pocket and a craving for a snack from a neighbourhood drug store a short, safe, walk away. When Geraldine didn't return within the expected time, her father grew worried and worry turned to panic when he learned the drugstore wasn't even open that evening. Where is Geraldine? A gruesome discovery the next morning w...

Just as I had expected, Nighttime listeners are as haunted as any abandoned greenhouse with a horrifying backstory. In this episode we hear from several listeners of Nighttime who have had encounters with GHOSTS. Nicole P.’s Childhood Haunting and/or Possession (Victoria, BC) Shannon G’s Unexpected Vistor (Barrie, ON) Laura Keating’s Invisible Housemate (St. Andrews, NB) Marisa and the Jam Packed...

Nothing brings life to the Halloween spirit like a good ghost story, and no one tells a ghost story like Steve Vernon. Longtime listeners will know Steve well. He's a favorite author of mine and has joined us several times in the past to share his unique style of storytelling. Just a few nights back, Steve and I ventured into one of Halifax's many forests for a night of storytelling. I brought my...

Incels are the online community, made up predominantly of men, who define their identity in the fact that they are involuntarily celibate. the Incel subculture, as regular listeners of Nighttime know, doesn't just wallow in misogynism, self pity, and entitlement in the internet’s dark corners.. Some self identifing Incels have seen their inability to get laid as justification to commit horrific ac...

In this episode, Canadian UFO Researcher, Chris Rutkowski and I discuss the phenomenon of UFOs and review some recent reports received via the UFOs Above Canada Facebook group. Welcome to UFO Night in Canada. Links: Join the UFOs Above Canada Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ufosabovecanada Report a Canadian UFO Sighting: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com/report-a-canadian-ufo-sigh...

In a prior episode we joined Craig Ferguson (Dead in Halifax) for a walk amongst the dead who lay in Halifax's Camp Hill Cemetary. In this episode, we are gonna go back a bit further in time, as Craig offered to introduce us to some of those buried at the site that serviced Halifax's dead in the years before Camp Hill. the Old Halifax Burying Ground has sat solemnly in the heart of downtown Halifa...