Should Regina Change Its Name?
It was the summer of '69 and change was in the air. Regina was filled with over 3,500 tractors and 6,900 farmers, all protesting Prime Minister Trudeau's policies on farming subsid ...
Categories: Canada, Regina, Saskatchewan
The Possession of Barbe Hallay
Barbe Halley was born in France in 1645 and immigrated to Quebec City, New France on June 16, 1659. The world Hallay found herself in is very different than what we know today. ...
Categories: Canada, Dark Tourism, Paranormal, Quebec
The Abduction of Davy Mercer
The Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and Language Archive, or MUNFLA, was created in 1968 for the purpose of recording folk stories of and around Newfoundland and Labra ...
Categories: Canada, Dark Tourism, Newfoundland and Labrador, Paranormal
The Mystery of Dagg’s Demon
In 1899, the Dagg family lived in a small cottage about eleven kilometers from Shawville, Quebec. The family consisted of George Henry Dagg, his wife Susan, their 5-year-old daught ...
Categories: Canada, Dark Tourism, Paranormal, Quebec
The Last of the Wendigo Hunters
The Wendigo is one of the most feared creatures in Canadian legend. As with any story that spans different cultures and languages, it has different variations, different spellings, ...
Categories: Canada, Dark Tourism, Manitoba, Paranormal
The Vampires of Wilno, Ontario
Wilno, Ontario's claim to fame is that they have the oldest Polish community in Canada. It was established in 1858, primarily by settlers from Kashubia, a territory in Poland. The ...
Categories: Canada, Dark Tourism, Ontario, Paranormal
Six Creepy Canadian Stories
During the past few months, I've been very interested in Canadian folk stories. Part of this is because of the podcast I co-host called Unsolved Canadian Mysteries, but my interest ...
Categories: Canada, Dark Tourism, History, Paranormal
An Interview With YQR Affirmations
I didn't know her name, and I didn't ask. She wore a pretty red dress. She had an iPhone, and an Apple smartwatch and ordered a Hibiscus Berry kombucha and a Coffee Glazed Donut ...
Categories: Canada, Regina, Saskatchewan
Unboxing Canada – Nunavut
It's been 23 years since Nunavut became a new territory in Canada, but I'll admit, beyond that, I know very little about it. I know the capital is Iqaluit and it's on Baffin Island ...