The Canadian Gothic
The Canadian Gothic uncovers Canada’s most mysterious, unusual, and fascinating stories.
The show dives deep into true crime, unsolved disappearances, paranormal encounters, and bizarre events using a blend of meticulous research, archival audio, interviews, and firsthand accounts.
Each episode, whether a standalone mystery or part of an ongoing series, offers a richly woven narrative that brings Canada’s most enigmatic cases to life.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 55 minutes
- Episodes
- 490
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Steve Smith's Bad Trip - LSD, torture, and the Oak Ridge Medical Asylum
Would you believe me if I told you that a Canadian mental health hospital was conducting cruel experiments on patients, using LSD, rape, embarrassment and torture as recently as the 1980s?
If you don…
00:56:57 |
Tue 27 Sep 2022
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - Sept 18, 2022 - a killer's photo, more slashed screens, and a reflexologist... errr.. pervert?!?
Jordan and his pal Aaron discuss, explore, and celebrate the week in offbeat Canadian news.
In this episode we consider the consequences of sharing a killer’s photo, we pursue the mystery of Canadian…
00:54:59 |
Mon 19 Sep 2022
the Disturbing Story of Dale 'Klutzy the Clown' Rancourt - 3 - What Dale Rancourt Did to Me
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, wi…
00:53:09 |
Sat 10 Sep 2022
the Disturbing story of Dale 'Klutzy the Clown' Rancourt - 2 - a documentary that didn't age well
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 lif…
00:53:59 |
Sat 10 Sep 2022
the Disturbing story of Dale 'Klutzy the Clown' Rancourt - 1 - Discussing Cape Breton's Disgraced Clown
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…
01:04:27 |
Sat 10 Sep 2022
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - Sept 8, 2022 -a donkey for mayor, sugar tax, a beaten pharmacist, and true Canadian stereotypes
Jordan and his pal Aaron discuss, explore, and celebrate the week in offbeat Canadian news.
In this episode we consider if a donkey is a good fit for mayor, we give our opinion on Newfoundland's new …
01:17:01 |
Fri 09 Sep 2022
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - Sept 1, 2022 - an exorcism in Saskatchewan, a standoff, dueling brothers, and a stolen bike
Jordan and his pal Aaron discuss, explore, and celebrate the week in offbeat Canadian news.
In this episode Aaron and I catch up with the freedom convoy adjacent group that has been using a 100 year …
01:01:32 |
Sun 04 Sep 2022
the Death of Andrew Gnazdowsky - 2 - a lawsuit, a dog park, and a demand for accountability
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 st…
01:09:30 |
Thu 01 Sep 2022
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - Aug 18, 2022 - dirt in Toronto, a psychic scam, B.C.’s worst cop, and Zellerss
Jordan and his pal Aaron discuss, explore, and celebrate the week in offbeat Canadian news.
In this episode Aaron and I dig into a mysterious pile of dirt that recently showed up in Toronto, we demys…
01:00:36 |
Sun 21 Aug 2022
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - Aug 11, 2022 - new residents in Ottawa, the new world order, and two missing pets
Jordan and his pal Aaron discuss, explore, and celebrate the week in offbeat Canadian news.
In this episode Aaron and I feel a little suspicious about some new residents in Ottawa, we contemplate the…
01:04:53 |
Sat 13 Aug 2022
UFOs ABOVE CANADA - reviewing reports of UFOs above Canada with Chris Rutkowski
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 r…
00:58:33 |
Fri 12 Aug 2022
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - Aug 4, 2022 - Trudeau in PEI, a drunk/hungry cop, a wet cop, and Tim Horton's class action nonsense
Jordan and his pal Aaron discuss, explore, and celebrate the week in offbeat Canadian news.
In this episode we sort through the fallout from a recent Trudeau visit to PEI, we investigate a drunk hung…
00:55:34 |
Fri 05 Aug 2022
Tamara and Her Incredible Parrot Kiwi
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 e…
00:40:38 |
Wed 03 Aug 2022
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - July 27, 2022 - RCMP's stock images, the big potato conclusion, a creep, and an axe attack
Jordan and his pal Aaron discuss, explore, and celebrate the week in offbeat Canadian news.
In this episode we discuss the RCMP's usage of stock images, we wrap up the Maugerville Potato story, we cr…
00:57:42 |
Mon 01 Aug 2022
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - July 21, 2022 - sex toys in Burlington, hacker/MLA, and WTF is Tim Hortons up to in the USA
Jordan and his pal Aaron discuss, explore, and celebrate the week in offbeat Canadian news.
In this episode we discuss sex toys in Burlington Ontario, an ethical hacker/MLA, and we question WTF is Ti…
00:53:53 |
Fri 22 Jul 2022
Child Sex Trafficking, Survival, and Justice - 2 - catching up with Jane Doe
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 …
00:45:52 |
Wed 20 Jul 2022
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - July 13, 2022 - Toronto's online dating blacklist, drones above Canadian prisons, and wtf deer and cats
Jordan and his pal Aaron discuss, explore, and celebrate the week in offbeat Canadian news.
In this episode we discuss Toronto's online dating blacklist, drones above Canadian prisons, and a duo of W…
00:55:05 |
Thu 14 Jul 2022
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - July 5, 2022 - fake toonies, Calgary's hottest sculpture, and ten Canadian snacks you can't get in the USA
Jordan and his pal Aaron discuss, explore, and celebrate the week in offbeat Canadian news.
In this episode we discuss fake toonies, Calgary's hottest sculpture, and ten Canadian snacks you can't get…
01:02:06 |
Wed 06 Jul 2022
the Unsolved Murder of Donna Jean Awcock (London, Ontario - Oct 13, 1983)
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'…
00:47:25 |
Sun 03 Jul 2022
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - June 28, 2022 - bill C-11, an IDIOT in Cape Breton, a discovery in the Yukon, and Canada's most trusted brand
Jordan and his pal Aaron discuss, explore, and celebrate the week in offbeat Canadian news.
In this episode we discuss bill C-11, an IDIOT in Cape Breton, a discovery in the Yukon, and the result of …
01:01:25 |
Thu 30 Jun 2022
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