Haunted Canada: Ghost stories and the unexplained

Inside the only fully intact walled city in Ireland, the dead have never been far from the living.  Derry, Northern Ireland, survived a siege, centuries of division, and three decades of the Troubles, and somehow became the place known as the Home of Halloween. 

In the episode, Nadine Bailey is joined by Charlene McCrossan of McCrossan city tours to hear about a banshee, bells on graves, a priest, and a caretaker who still keeps watch over the Guildhall.

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Charlene McCrossan, Manager.

Martin McCrossan City Tours

Derry, Northern Ir...

Jesse Tretick has never known what it’s like to really be alone. His entire life he has been followed.

No matter where he went from his childhood bedroom, to apartments to the home he now shares with his wife and son, something has also been there.

In this episode Jesse joins Nadine to share how a lifetime of paranormal activities have shaped his identity, from his early years all the way to what he does today as an artist and owner of Sea of Trees Tattoo and Barber in Chilliwack, BC.Guest info:

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Hype Chocolate looks like the last place you would expect to find supernatural occurrences.  Located in Vancouver’s East Hasting in the historic Strathcona neighbourhood, it’s a bright,playful chocolate factory and ice cream shop.In this episode, Nadine Bailey is joined by co-founder Marlayna Pincott who says there’s an entity living within the building that causes chocolate bars to fly off the walls.Is it a haunting, or a factory full of coincidences?  Either way, you may never look at a chocolate bar the same way again.

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Marlayna Pincott, Co-founder and Co-o...

What happens when the past refuses to stay buried?

In this episode, Nadine Bailey and Kate Almeida explore the stories of strange encounters, unexplained sounds, eerie sightings, and paranormal activity said to linger within the historic walls of Ireland House.

They delve into the legends and firsthand accounts that have given Ireland House a reputation for being more than just a historic building.

Are these encounters the echoes of people who once walked its halls or is it something else?

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Kate Almeida, Manager of Education Outreach

Behind a wall of stacked mirrors in a New Westminster gallery, something has been waiting since long before the art went up. In this episode, Nadine Bailey sits down with Jay Groening, Cree and Saulteaux artist and founder of Native Art Renaissance, to talk about the hidden tunnel, and the wooden cross they found  behind the hundred-year-old wall.

Along the way, Jay opens up about building an Indigenous-led gallery from nothing, the history of the street it sits on, and what happened the night a painting fell off the wall at the worst possible moment. Is it t...

Backstage of one of British Columbia’s oldest surviving music venues, some of its former residents are still waiting for the next song to play. In this episode, Nadine Bailey and paranormal investigator Amanda Quill, star of the APTN series Unsettled Spirits, step inside Metro Hall to explore its colourful past, the people who passed through its doors, and the paranormal legends that have made this New Westminster landmark one of the city’s more intriguing haunted locations.

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Amanda Quill, Paranormal Investigator/Host

The Metro

Unsettled Spirits

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Perched along the windswept coast of Northern Ireland, Ballygally Castle is a place steeped in centuries of history. In this episode of Haunted Canada, Nadine Bailey steps inside the legendary Ghost Room to uncover the tragic story of Lady Isabella Shaw, whose spirit is said to roam the castle to this day. 

On her journey she is joined by the Duty Manager, Norma Craig to find out what really happened to Isabella? And why does her story continue to haunt Ballygally Castle centuries later?

Together, they explore the castle’s dark history, the legend behind its...

Just outside Hamilton, Ontario, water still tumbles over Albion Falls  but the town that once surrounded it has all but vanished, wiped off the map by a highway and swallowed back into the forest. Founded by Loyalist settlers in the late 1700s, Mount Albion earned a reputation as one of the roughest corners of the Niagara Escarpment, and that reputation followed it long after the mills went quiet.

In this episode, Nadine Bailey sits down with Daniel, with longtime Ghost Walks’ tour guide with over 20 years experience who escorts visitors around  Hamilton and Niagara-on-the-Lake, to uncover three terr...

Deep beneath the rugged shores of Bell Island, Newfoundland, lies a mine with a dark history.

In this episode, Nadine Bailey is joined by Teddy McCarthy, Executive Director of the Bell Island Mine #2 Tour and Museum,  as they explore the abandoned Bell Island mine, uncover its history, the tragedies that shaped the community, and the ghost stories that have made it one of Newfoundland’s most intriguing haunted locations.

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Teddy McCarthy, Executive Director

Bell Island Mine #2 Tour and Museum

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Built in 1787, the Cossit House Museum is one of the oldest surviving homes on Cape Breton Island. Once the residence of Reverend Ranna Cossit, this beautifully preserved Georgian house offers a glimpse into 18th-century life. According to staff and visitors, it’s also a place where history refuses to stay in the past.

In this episode of Haunted Canada, host Nadine Bailey is joined by Michaela Ryan, social media coordinator for the Old Sydney Society, to explore this remarkable landmark that has earned a reputation as one of Nova Scotia's most quietly haunted homes.

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Behind the black basalt walls of Crumlin Road Gaol in Belfast, Northern Ireland, 150 years of history refuses to stay buried. 

Once the county gaol for Antrim, "the Crum" as it was known is Northern Ireland's only remaining Victorian-era prison. It operated from 1845 until its closure in 1996. It imprisoned thousands, including suffragettes, murderers, and political rebels, and now functions as a popular museum and visitor attraction.

In this episode, Nadine Bailey sits down with general manager Bobby Blair inside one of Belfast’s most haunted buildings.

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Bobby Blair, General Manager

Inside one of Cape Breton's oldest surviving homes, history and the paranormal seem to share the same address.

Locals call it the House of Whispers and in this episode, Nadine Bailey is joined by  Roberta Lynch, Bennett McIntyre and Emily Maroon from the Jost House to dig into 240 years of history and explore the mysteries inside the Sydney, Nova Scotia, beautifully preserved 18th-century home.

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Roberta Lynch,  Manager

Bennett  McIntyre, Tour Guide

Emily  Maroon,  Tour Guide

Jost Heritage House Museum

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The Oshawa Museum's Henry House has stood since the 1840s, and staff, students, and visitors have reported unexplained encounters for decades.

In this episode, Nadine Bailey is joined by Lisa Terech from the Oshawa Museum to share the Henry family's history and the paranormal encounters that keep giving her reason to doubt herself. 

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Lisa Terech, Communications Coordinator

Oshawa Museum

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Behind the weathered walls of the Albert County Museum in Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick, history refuses to stay buried. Once the county courthouse and jail, this site has become the center of chilling paranormal encounters. Visitors and staff have  felt an unsettling presence in the old jail cells.

In this episode, Nadine Bailey and the Managing Director, Janet Clouston, explore the museum's dark past. From notorious criminals and tragic courtroom stories to the restless spirits said to remain. Are these lingering echoes of history, or is something truly supernatural haunting the museum?

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The Playboy Mansion's hauntings continue in Part Two of our conversation with Bridget Marquardt , Ghost Bunny podcast host, certified paranormal investigator, and former star of The Girls Next Door. This episode uncovers the mansion's original ghost story, the legend of Mrs. Letts, said to have fallen to her death from the balcony just outside Bridget's old bedroom, and the decades of strange encounters that followed in her wake.

We go deeper into the mansion's most unsettling spaces, the game house where pinball machines and arcade games reportedly switch on when no one near them, the locked library...

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.

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Bridget Marquardt Ghost Bunny Podcast

Instagram: @BridgetMarquardt 

@GhostBunnyPodcast

Girls Next Level Podcast with Holly Madison

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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 Haunted Canada, he shares what he captured across four investigations with Spirit Seekers Paranormal Unit inside this designated Alberta heritage siteIf you love Canadian ghost stories, haunted history, and paranormal investigations done...

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 buildings, sharing the real, documented stories behind twelve spirits who remain by choice,  including a servant who died on the staircase, four children who never made it past Christmas 1884, a young mother still watchi...

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 down with Caitlyn Paxson, Programming and Education Officer for the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation, to uncover the dark history, the ghostly encounters, and the mystery of Wheelie,  a...

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 case, sent a mysterious text message to the museum's new manager on her very first week on the job, and may or may not have burned down the house of...

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, about the dark history of the Cariboo Gold Rush, the infamous Agnes MacVee who allegedly murdered over 60 people and vanished without a trace, and the extraordinary paranormal activity documented across 13 historic bui...

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 Ralph Wall, graphic designer and assistant curator at the Homer Watson House, who shares his own chilling encounters with the resident spirits  If you love Canadian ghost stories, haunted heritage sites, paranormal history, and dark tour...

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 historian Roham Alvandi from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

While conflict and armed rebellion have evolved to look very differently ove...

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 experiences, investigators, and staff. This is a haunted house where the spirits aren’t violent… but they are very much present.

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Brent Lafava, Paranormal Events Coordina...

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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 story so completely that the poem the Forgotten Man. was written about him.

The outside world may have moved on but the house never did.

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 the Wellington County Museum and Archives, about the strange encounters inside one of Canada's last remaining poorhouses — from footsteps heard walking down carpeted hallways when no one is 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 in the Brougham Temperance House, to a mysterious fainting couch that makes visitors feel sick and dizzy. Children on school trips have pointed to figures watching from upstairs windows when no one else was in...

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 — from a rocking chair that moves on its own, to chess pieces that change positions overnight,. Some believe that Roderick Matheson never truly left the house he built, and t...

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 cells. Inside the Dorchester jail, the line between past and present feels thin, and some believe there are unseen forces still living inside.

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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. Come along with us if you dare. 

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Keagan Nagy, Curator and Manager

Pitt Meadow Museum

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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 startling responses during paranormal investigations.

Mallory Salmon, Collections Technologist shares firsthand stories from staff and visitors, uncovering the eerie encounters and lingering mysteries said to surround this historic site where Alberta history and the paranormal ap...

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 house—including the apparition of a mysterious man believed to be connected to the Macdonald family.

From the tragic story of Jack Macdonald to sightings in the attic and bedroom, the Dalnavert Museu...

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 chilling encounters from inside the village’s oldest structures.

Join us as we uncover the eerie stories, unexplained sounds, and lingering spirits said to haunt this historic village.

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Elizabeth King, Operations Manager

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.

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Emma Ens-MacIver,  Director

www.fortlareinemuseum.com

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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 only came after dark. In this episode Millie shares the chilling details of the ghostly friendships that ended as suddenly as they began — and why she still believes they were real.<...

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 and a presence believed to still be searching for his wife.

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Ricardo Albino, Manager

https://www.deanehouse.com/

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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 celebrated writers. 

Is the spirit of Leacock still wandering his beloved summer home? Or are other, older presences lingering on the property?

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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 unexplained phenomena that makes Citadel Hill one of Canada’s most haunted sites. Because some places don't just preserve history, they remember it.

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Craig Baird, Host of Canadian History Ehx Podcast

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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 spiritualism. I'm joined by A Ghost in the Room author Ann McDougall

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Ann McDougall,  Author of A Ghost in the Room

TideWater Press

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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, strange sounds echoing through empty halls, and the unsettling feeling of being watched long after closing time. 

History never truly rests and in this courthouse, it may still be mak...