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.
Episodes
the Woman in the Well - Alice Spence (Saskatoon, SK)
In 2006, a construction crew in Saskatoon unearthed a barrel hidden in an abandoned well, containing the preserved remains of a young woman murdered a century earlier. For nearly twenty years she was known only as The Woman in the Well, as …
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 182 - 2025/10/03 - APPLE CHAOS, MYSTERIOUS DUST, CHERRY BLOSSOMS RESELLERS
In Keep Canada Weird Jordan and Aaron Airport explore the weird and offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week. In this episode your hosts discuss; Canada Post Strikes Again U-Pick Apple Chaos in Ontario Mysterious Blackis…
The Bizarre Murder of Blair Adams
In July 1996, Blair Adams left his home in Surrey, British Columbia, convinced someone was trying to kill him. Over the course of just a few days, he emptied his savings and safety deposit box, attempted to cross the U.S. border multiple …
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 181 - 2025/09/27 - a tunnel, idling cars, Doug Ford's ice cream, and continued bannings
In Keep Canada Weird Jordan and Aaron Airport explore the weird and offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week. In this episode your hosts discuss; the weird neighbor and his creepy tunnel Attacks on idling cars in Toronto …
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 180 - 2025/09/19 - Michael Mallinson didn't do it, a teacher's bad decision, Grand Theft Ribfest, banned from costco
In Keep Canada Weird Jordan and Aaron Airport explore the weird and offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week. In this episode your hosts discuss; a Toronto senior falsely accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk a Toronto eleme…
Introducing 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 …
The Disappearance of Jane Smith (Sudbury, Ontario - August 9, 1975)
On August 9, 1975, 20-year-old Jane Smith vanished from her Sudbury apartment without a trace. Fifty years later, her family is still living with the pain of not knowing what happened. In this episode, I speak with two people at the center …
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 179 - 2025/09/12 - a drunk on a barbie jeep, security cameras, teens vs Winnipeg walmart
In Keep Canada Weird Jordan and Aaron Airport explore the weird and offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week. In this episode your hosts discuss; the fella in the pink Barbie Jeep in Prince Albert, BC the security cameras of…
Romana Didulo - 7 - The Arrest, Release, and Re-Arrest of the "Queen of Canada"
In this episode we catch up with the strange saga of Romana Didulo, the self-proclaimed “Queen of Canada.” In previous episodes, we’ve traced her bizarre rise from a Victoria, BC boarding house to her group’s nearly two year long occupation…
Production Updates -Good Night to Nighttime and the Birth of Canadian Gothic
Ten years ago today the first episode of Nighttime was released, telling the story of a UFO sighting over Cape Breton Island. In the decade since, Nighttime has produced over a thousand episodes, covered stories from nearly every corner o…
Where are Lilly and Jack Sullivan - Part 11: Four Months Missing
We continue our coverage of the heartbreaking and still-unfolding disappearance of 6-year-old Lilly and 4-year-old Jack Sullivan, who were reported missing from their rural Nova Scotia home on the morning of Friday, May 2. In this episode, …
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 178 - 2025/09/04 - STAIRS, Francis the Pig, downspouts, and a beat down
In Keep Canada Weird Jordan and Aaron Airport explore the weird and offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week. In this episode your hosts discuss; the tragic tale of Francis the Pig a car with stairs on it the stairmast…
Encounters With Creeps - Volume 28
In Encounters with CREEPS, Nighttime listeners are invited to share their unsettling experiences with the many CREEPS lurking in everyday life. In this episode, Jordan and Madelayne unpack the 28th volume of your Encounters with CREEPS. Thi…
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 177 - 2025/08/29 - Justin Bieber Impersonator, The Asylum Seeker, Missing Swans, and Banning Norm
In Keep Canada Weird Jordan and Aaron Airport explore the weird and offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week. In this episode your hosts discuss; the Justin Bieber impersonator who disappointed attendees at a Vegas night club …
Where are Lilly and Jack Sullivan - Part 10: Sixteen Weeks Missing
We continue our coverage of the heartbreaking and still-unfolding disappearance of 6-year-old Lilly and 4-year-old Jack Sullivan, who were reported missing from their rural Nova Scotia home on the morning of Friday, May 2. In this episode,…
KEEP CANADA WEIRD MAILBAG - Vol 8
The Keep Canada Weird Mailbag is a collection of listener mail that, for one reason or another, was unable to fit into the weekly weird news round up. Series Links Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com/keep-canada-we…
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 175 - 2025/08/15 - a $28K walk in the woods, the Nicki Minaj Challange, the BC Osprey Bombing
In Keep Canada Weird Jordan and Aaron Airport explore the weird and offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week. In this episode your hosts discuss; Timmy the mini pigs bacon gets saved a $28K walk in the woods the viral …
the Release of Doug "The Pictou Sadist" Worth
In this episode, we unravel the story behind a recent high-risk offender release notice issued by the Nova Scotia RCMP. The notice revealed that Douglas Worth, a man convicted of the brutal 1987 rape, murder, and decapitation of 12-year-old…
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 175 - 2025/08/07 - assault via fireworks, another bakery burglary, save the pig in Montreal
In Keep Canada Weird Jordan and Aaron Airport explore the weird and offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week. In this episode your hosts discuss; DON’T GO IN THE WOODS! assault (with fireworks) in New Brunswick another b…
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 174 - 2025/08/01 - Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry, camera lens/staples, ebike drugs, and Montreal's trash lady
In Keep Canada Weird Jordan and Aaron Airport explore the weird and offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week. In this episode your hosts discuss; Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry a camera lens made of staples trafficking …
Where are Lilly and Jack Sullivan - Part 9: Thirteen Weeks Missing
We continue our coverage of the heartbreaking and still-unfolding disappearance of 6-year-old Lilly and her 4-year-old brother Jack Sullivan. The siblings were reported missing from their home in rural Nova Scotia on the morning of Friday, …
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 173 - 2025/07/25 - Tesla, What Tree, Torbo the fake, Rob Robinson
In Keep Canada Weird Jordan and Aaron Airport explore the weird and offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week. In this episode your hosts discuss; a Tesla that fell off a ferry in Quebec a Toronto developer who asked “what …
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 172 - 2025/07/18 - Rotten racoons, rats in Alberta, a maniac in a Saskatoon attic
In Keep Canada Weird Jordan and Aaron Airport explore the weird and offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week. In this episode your hosts discuss; a Canadian goose vs the Colorado cops a rotten racoon in Toronto Albert…
The Summer of UFOs: Canada’s 1975 Wave (with Chris Rutkowski)
In the summer of 1975, Canada experienced one of its most intense and widespread waves of UFO activity. From glowing orbs lighting up the skies over Manitoba to structured craft witnessed by RCMP officers in Saskatchewan, hundreds of report…
Where are Lilly and Jack Sullivan - Part 8: Ten Weeks Missing
We continue our coverage of the heartbreaking and still-unfolding disappearance of 6-year-old Lilly and her 4-year-old brother Jack Sullivan. The siblings were reported missing from their home in rural Nova Scotia on the morning of Friday, …
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 171 - 2025/07/11 - Gross Canada Places, and three stories of mischief, madness, and misfortune
In Keep Canada Weird Jordan and Aaron Airport explore the weird and offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week. In this episode your hosts discuss; KFC’s SWIMMING POOL OF DOOM Goose poop in Nova Scotia Pantless chaos on …
The Three Cape Breton Boys on the Tracks (the deaths of Kenny Novak, David Burrows, and Terry Burt,
In this episode, we revisit the tragic and puzzling deaths of three Cape Breton teenagers, Kenny Novak (15), David Burrows (17), and Terry Burt (20), who were struck and killed by a freight train in the early morning hours of July 10, 1970,…
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 170 - 2025/07/04 - Tim Hortons, recycling, cats on a leash, a ghost story
In Keep Canada Weird Jordan and Aaron Airport explore the weird and offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week. In this episode your hosts discuss; Tim Horton’s possible buying MANY boats the proposed recycling lottery cat…
Encounters With Creeps - Volume 27
In Encounters with CREEPS, Nighttime listeners are invited to share their unsettling experiences with the many CREEPS lurking in everyday life. In this episode, Jordan and Madelayne Klein unpack the 27th volume of your Encounters with CRE…
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 169 - 2025/06/27 - the disobedient driver, excavator vs bank, robbing the dead, mall managers
In Keep Canada Weird Jordan and Aaron Airport explore the weird and offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week. In this episode your hosts discuss; Canada’s most disobedient driver an excavator vs a bank in Scarborough w…
Where are Lilly and Jack Sullivan - Part 7: Seven Weeks Missing
We continue our coverage of the still-unfolding disappearance of 6-year-old Lilly and her 4-year-old brother Jack Sullivan who were reported missing from their home in rural Nova Scotia on the morning of Friday, May 2nd. In this episode Jor…
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 168 - 2025/06/20 - Drake, modern man does research, the SLIDE TO HELL, and the 84 year old and her escort
In Keep Canada Weird Jordan and Aaron Airport explore the weird and offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week. In this episode your hosts discuss; Drake vs. Jagmeet Singh the ‘modern man does research’ art installation th…
Where are Lilly and Jack Sullivan - Part 6 - Six Weeks Missing
We continue our coverage of the heartbreaking and still-unfolding disappearance of 6-year-old Lilly and her 4-year-old brother Jack Sullivan. The siblings were reported missing from their home in rural Nova Scotia on the morning of Friday…
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 167 - 2025/06/13 - Tim Horton's fight, cow wedding, a headless deer, THE FENCE
In Keep Canada Weird Jordan and Aaron Airport explore the weird and offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week. In this episode your hosts discuss; the senior vs teenager fight at Tim Hortons the cow wedding a headless d…
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 166 - 2025/06/06 - Kenzie gets caught, a creepy misunderstanding, and two ghost stories
In Keep Canada Weird Jordan and Aaron Airport explore the weird and offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week. In this episode your hosts discuss; Kenzie is no longer on the lam a creepy misunderstanding in Guelph an inco…
the Murder of Valerie Stevens (Toronto, Ontario - 1989)
In September 1989, 19-year-old Valerie Stevens kissed her daughter goodnight and left their Toronto apartment for a night out. She never made it to the nightclub—and never came home. Three years later, Valerie’s remains were discovered in…
Where are Lilly and Jack Sullivan - Part 5 - Four Weeks Missing
We continue our coverage of the heartbreaking and still-unfolding disappearance of 6-year-old Lilly and her 4-year-old brother Jack Sullivan. The siblings were reported missing from their home in rural Nova Scotia on the morning of Friday, …
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 165 - 2025/05/30 - Toronto's psychic fugitive, kenzie on the lam, a moose attack, Air Canada
In Keep Canada Weird Jordan and Aaron Airport explore the weird and offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week. In this episode your hosts discuss; how the psychic fugitive got caught how Kenzie got on the lam a moose at…
Where are Lilly and Jack Sullivan - Part 4 - Three Weeks Missing
We continue our coverage of the heartbreaking and still-unfolding disappearance of 6-year-old Lily and her 4-year-old brother Jack Sullivan. The siblings were reported missing from their home in rural Nova Scotia on the morning of Friday, M…
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 164 - 2025/05/23 - cows on a highway, psychic fugitive, armed donair robbery, and the cringy escaped inmate
In Keep Canada Weird Jordan and Aaron Airport explore the weird and offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week. In this episode your hosts discuss; cows on an Ontario highway armed donair robbery in New Westminister, BC …