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
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 230 - 2026/09/11 - Lugnut Nuts, Canadiano, Yo-Da-Ley-He-Who, Cat in the Hat
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 Lugnut Challange Continues
The Launch of the Canadiano’
A Yodeling Senior
Cat in the Hat Terror Comes to Canada
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-canada-weird
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KEEP CANADA WEIRD MAILBAG - Vol 14 (Episode 211-229)
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.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-canada-weird
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KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 229 - 2026/09/04 - Mysterious Island, Ottawa's Trump Ave, Hilroy Scandal, Free Cake
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 Mysterious Floating Island in BC
Ottawa’s Trump Ave. Problem
The Hilroy Notebook Scandal
Influencers Who Desire Free Cake
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-canada-weird
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The Missing Men of Smiths Falls, Ontario
In the small eastern Ontario town of Smiths Falls, a series of missing men began to fuel widespread rumours, fear, and suspicion about what was happening beneath the surface of the community.
For years, families waited for answers while police searched for evidence and residents traded theories about whether the cases were somehow connected.
Then, just one month after a large reward was offered
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 228 - 2026/08/28 - Vigilantes, Scammed Arborist / Renaissance Fair, and Foxy Thieves
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 Knights of the Shediac Renaissance Fair vs. The Charlatan Scammers
Pokémon Vigilantes in Vancouver
The House Number Vigilante of Waterloo
A Scammed Arborist and a Cut Down Tree
Series Links
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KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 227 - 2026/08/21 - erroneous influencers, a hole in one, the Roblox Heist, a spicy license plate
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 Erroneous Influencer vs. the Zipline
the 92 Year Old’s Hole in One
The Great Canadian Roblox Heist
The Hottest License Plate in Florida
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-ca
Where are Lilly and Jack Sullivan - Part 18: Melahya Speaks
Six-year-old Lilly Sullivan and her four-year-old brother Jack Sullivan disappeared from their rural home in Lansdowne Station, Nova Scotia, on May 2, 2025, after their parents reported waking up and finding the children missing.
Despite Nova Scotia’s largest ground search involving police, volunteers, dogs, drones, and helicopters, no trace of the children has been found.
In this episode we hea
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 226 - 2026/08/14 - Fish Sauce, Saving an Otter, Coyote in a bed, and the kid on the plane
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;
Newfoundland’s Fish Sauce Nightmare: The Final Chapter?
Going mouth to mouth on an otter
Coyote Infestation: Toronto
The kid and the cancelled flight
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.co
Parker Wells, Darius MacDougall, and the fight to strengthen Canada's Emergency Alert System
Canada has an emergency alert system capable of reaching millions of people within seconds, but when a vulnerable person goes missing, whether that system can be used often depends on where they disappear.
In this episode of The Canadian Gothic, we are joined by Jennifer Ball, founder of the Project Indigo movement, and Ronald DeGagne the advocate behind the Darius’ Law petition, to examine the g
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 225 - 2026/08/07 - Heavy Metal Hospital, Plastic Rocks, Fake Customer Service, and a RABID CAT
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;
Ottawa’s Heavy Metal Hospital
Huge Plastic Rocks in Saskatoon
Fake Customer Service Scammers
Rabid Cat TERROR in Quebec
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-canada-weird
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Parker Wells - 2 - The Search For Parker Wells Ends (Located Deceased in Calgary, AB on July 29, 2026)
On July 30, 2026, the search for 11-year-old Parker Wells came to a heartbreaking end when his body was discovered in a drainage pipe in northeast Calgary.
Parker, who was autistic, neurodivergent and nonverbal, disappeared from his day home on July 16, prompting one of the largest search efforts in Calgary's recent history. Hundreds of police officers, firefighters, search-and-rescue teams, trai
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 224 - 2026/07/31 - Grizzly Bears, Restaurants, Sinkholes, and Mosquitoes
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;
Grizzly Bear Nonsense in Banff
Three Restaurants Get Screwed
Sinkholes and Mosquitoes
The Senior Situation Naming Situation
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-canada-weird
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Where is Parker Wells? (Last Seen in Calgary, AB | July 16, 2026)
On July 16, 2026, 11-year-old Parker Wells disappeared from his day home in Calgary. Parker is autistic, neurodivergent and nonverbal, and operates more like a 2-3 year old.
His disappearance has prompted an enormous search involving police, firefighters, search-and-rescue teams and hundreds of volunteers. Surveillance footage has helped investigators trace some of Parker’s movements, but major q
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 223 - 2026/07/24 - McRetirement, Seniors Behaving Badly, Coffee Cup Library, Road Work
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 McLegend in Regina Hangs Up the Golden Arches
Two Seniors Behaving Badly
A Community Coffee Cup Library in New Brunswick
Unexpected Road Work in Montreal
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangot
Encounters With Creeps - Volume 34
In Encounters with CREEPS, Canadian Gothic listeners are invited to share their unsettling experiences with the many CREEPS lurking in everyday life.
In this episode, Jordan and Madelayne unpack the 34th volume of your Encounters with CREEPS.
This time we’ve got a CREEP in a bunny mask, a CREEP waiting to use the bathroom in Yorkshire, UK, a CREEP in the woods, and so much more.
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KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 222 - 2026/07/17 - unannounced fireworks, pokemon armed robbery, license plates
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;
Unannounced Fireworks That Upset Ottawa
Armed Pokemon Card Robbery in Montreal
Sand Castle Sabotage in BC
A Forest of License Plates on Cape Breton Island
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangoth
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 221 - 2026/07/10 - senior bank robber, sleeping in a Tesla, A moose in pools, and the kissing tree
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;
Winnipeg’s Senior Citizen Bank Robber
The Woman Filmed Sleeping While Driving a Tesla on the Trans Canada Highway
The North Bay Moose Who Fell in Two Pools
Victoria’s Kissing Tree
Series Links
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Eli Wood is Missing (Last Seen in Kitchener, Ontario Oct 18, 2025)
On October 18, 2025, 25-year-old Eli Wood was last seen by his family on a video call that ended just prior to midnight. Something they did daily as a way to stay connected while Eli was attending university in Kitchener. Hours later, firefighters responded to a fire in Eli’s apartment.
But Eli wasn’t there… and hasn’t been seen since.
Police say the fire was arson and that foul play is suspecte
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 220 - 2026/07/03 - Stop Sign, Piss Christ, Pubic Places, Drake
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;
Cape Breton’s Condescending Stop Sign
Piss Christ Controversy in New Brunswick
Ottawa’s Public Places
Janice, Drake is Sorry!
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-canada-weird
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 219 - 2026/06/26 - Dancing in Alberta, Cat Custody, No Touching Store, and Ford Fest
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 End of Alberta’s Dancing Man
A Cat Custody Dispute in BC
The No Touching Store
Ford Fest Fallout
Episode Links
Aaron’s upcoming Improv Show - https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/goin-on-improv-tickets-1991389848644
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The Murder of Debbie Ann Hutchinson (Last Seen April 2017 | Sydney, Nova Scotia)
In April 2017, 59-year-old Debbie Ann Hutchinson vanished from Sydney, Nova Scotia. Days later, her white Kia Magentis was found burning in a wooded area not far from her home.
In this episode, we are joined by Debbie’s estranged daughter, Colette Deveaux to discuss her mother’s unsolved homicide, and the complicated grief that followed.
Collette shares what it is like to mourn a parent while al
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 218 - 2026/06/19 - crossbows, pervy parking, Fort McMurray's potholes, and good news!
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 coyote problemed turned crossbow issue
pervy parking in explicit Elora, Ontario
Fort McMurray’s pothole militia
three good news stories!
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 217 - 2026/06/012 - Stolen Dog, Highway of Holes, Epic Teenager bests coyotes, an unlicensedish pilot
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 stolen dog/car in Cape Breton
Nova Scotia’s Highway of Holes
Animals vs a Teenager in Ontario
Air Canada’s Unlicensed Pilot
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-canada-wei
Where is Emily Bailey - Part 5 - Recent Developments with Ben
In this episode we are rejoined by joined by Emily’s brother Ben to discuss the past four years without Emily, the slowly eroding hope for answers, and the recent unexpected Hamilton Police search of past guest Nicole Margerison’s home.
Series Links:
Missing Emily Bailey Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1364395594001265
the Unedited and Uncut Nicole Margerison Interview (from
Where is Emily Bailey - Part 4 - Brandon Hunter
Shortly after the release of the previous episode in this series, I connected with someone very close to Emily Bailey’s story. He offered to share startling new details that may shed further light on what happened in the days leading up to her disappearance.
Brandon Hunter is the father of one of Emily’s daughters. Listeners will remember his name from earlier episodes, as he was the person who r
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 216 - 2026/06/05 - a Stove, a Lotto, Stinky Places in New Brunswick, and Marrying Spencer
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 $1000 stove that needs $1600 of repairs
a 98 year old WANTS HER MONEY
two stinky places in New Brunswick
Marrying Spencer
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-canada-weird
Where is Emily Bailey - Part 3 - Nicole Shares Disturbing New Details
Shortly after the release of the prior episode in this series the show was contacted by someone claiming to be a close friend of Emily's named Nicole Margerison. Nicole offered to fill in many of the blanks related to Emily's last known whereabouts and possibly shed some light on the circumstances related to her disappearance.
Margerison was one of the last people to see Emily, was polygraphed by
Where is Emily Bailey - Part 2 - Emily's Brother Ben
This story will take us to Hamilton, Ontario in the time surrounding new year's day 2022.
23 year old mother of two Emily Bailey was juggling mental health struggles and addition while living a life resembling something between homelessness and couch surfing. Despite the instability of her lifestyle, Emily was reliable. She posted regularly to social media and had scheduled visits with her child
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 215 - 2026/05/29 - Tims/Dunkin', Lasers in Regina, Stolen Playground, and Cleaning up
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 Hortons Counter Attacks Dunkin’
A Laser, an Umbrella, and a Fool in Regina
A Stolen Playground
Calgary’s Garbage Tornado
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-canada-weird
Where is Emily Bailey - Part 1 - Emily's Mom Lori
This is an updated and remastered episode previously released in 2022
This story will take us to Hamilton, Ontario in the time surrounding new year's day 2022.
23 year old mother of two Emily Bailey is juggling mental health struggles and addition while living a life resembling something between homelessness and couch surfing. Despite the instability of her lifestyle, Emily was reliable. She p
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 214 - 2026/05/22 - Ice Cream Arrest, Poetry Phone, 6000 Hammers, and FIREWORKS
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 Arrest of the Cambridge Ice Cream Bandits
The Dartmouth Poetry Phone
The Man with 6000 Hammers
Fireworks Chaos in Ontario
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-canada-weird
Where are Lilly and Jack Sullivan - Part 17: One Year Missing
Six-year-old Lilly Sullivan and her four-year-old brother Jack Sullivan disappeared from their rural home in Lansdowne Station, Nova Scotia, on May 2, 2025, after their parents reported waking up and finding the children missing.
Despite Nova Scotia’s largest ground search involving police, volunteers, dogs, drones, and helicopters, no trace of the children has been found.
In this episode we dis
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 213 - 2026/05/15 - Dunkins', Ice Cream, U-haul, and mall benches
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;
Dunkin Donuts’ Canadian invasion
An ice cream heist in Ontario
A U-Haul Puberty Party in Ottawa
The mall bench social experiment
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-canad
Encounters With Creeps - Volume 33
In Encounters with CREEPS, Canadian Gothic listeners are invited to share their unsettling experiences with the many CREEPS lurking in everyday life.
In this episode, Jordan and Madelayne unpack the 33rd volume of your Encounters with CREEPS.
This time we’ve got CREEPs in a limo, a grabby CREEP in Calgary, a CREEP who needs directions, and so much more.
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KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 212 - 2026/05/08 - meteor, holes, burgers, and a bakery
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 Meteor vs. the chalet in B.C.
Holes in Manitoba and Quebec
Drunk and wild about burgers in Alberta
Bakery robbery nonsense in Montreal
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/keep
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 211 - 2026/05/01 - Hypocritical bird stories, peacocks, pokemon, and a moose
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;
more Pokemon card crime in Vancouver
Kelowna’s geese killers
Turkey terror in Ottawa
Stolen: 1 truck | 2 peacocks
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-canada-weird
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the Disappearance of Mekayla Bali | Part 2 | Developments, Updates, and Unanswered Questions
In April 2016, sixteen-year-old Mekayla Bali vanished from Yorkton, SK after a day marked by strange movements, unsettling interactions, and a timeline that remains one of the most detailed and puzzling in any Canadian missing persons case.
Over the years, this story has continued to evolve and Mekayla’s disappearance has stayed in the public eye through surveillance video releases, reported sigh
the Disappearance of Mekayla Bali | Part 1 | with Paula Bali
In April 2016, sixteen-year-old Mekayla Bali vanished from Yorkton, SK after a day marked by strange movements, unsettling interactions, and a timeline that remains one of the most detailed and puzzling in any Canadian missing persons case.
Over the years, this story has continued to evolve and Mekayla’s disappearance has stayed in the public eye through surveillance video releases, reported sigh
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 210 - 2026/04/24 - Woods ban, puking, runaway bus, and doggy daycare
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 woods ban breaker wins
puking in Carelton Place, Ontario
Drake’s ice castle in Toronto
a near death podcast search in Halifax
a husky who loves daycare in Regina
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KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 209 - 2026/04/17 - Sausage, Oiled Pigeons, Spiderman, Pooping in Yarmouth
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 sausage reward related to a sausage heist
Sudbury’s oiled pigeons
Spiderman’s heel turn
Upcoming changes to pooping and peeing in Yarmouth, NS
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com
The Baldoon Mystery | 1800s Haunting in Ontario
In the early 1800s, a quiet farming family in southwestern Ontario found themselves targeted by one of Canada’s most bizarre hauntings.
It started subtly, with unexplained noises and objects moving on their own, but the disturbances quickly escalated into something far more violent, destructive, and unusual.
Desperate for answers, the McDonald family turned to religion, paranormal investigators
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 208 - 2026/04/10 - a birthday, Limpy the bear, Canada's Wonderland, Pokemon Cards
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 birthday party at a British Columbia recycling depot
Limpy the aging black bear of Nova Scotia
Canada’s Wonderland declares war on puberty
Pokemon Card CHAOS
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecan
the Disappearance of Deeanna Erickson (Last Seen June 6, 2025 | Calgary, AB)
UPDATE: Calgary police have confirmed that Deeanna’s remains were discovered on April 16, 2026, and have stated that her death is not considered criminal in nature. Our thoughts are with Shelby and all of Deeanna’s loved ones during this difficult time.
When Deeanna Erickson boarded a bus in Calgary on the night of June 6, 2025, something went wrong.
Surveillance footage shows the 31 year
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 207 - 2026/04/03 - Spicy novels, big mac sauce bags, banning dogs, and hockey Chaos
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 far too large collection of spicy novels in Windsor, ON
The Big Mac Sauce Bag Mystery
Hockey chaos in Newfoundland
The Montreal mall that DARED ban dogs
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadi
The 2025 Canadian UFO Survey (with Chris Rutkowski)
In 2025, more 1052 UFO sightings were reported across Canada, an average of one every eight hours.
In this episode, we are joined by Canadian UFO researcher Chris Rutkowski to break down the findings of the 2025 Canadian UFO Survey, an annual report that collects and analyzes sightings from civilians, researchers, and government sources to better understand what people are seeing in Canada’s sky.
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 206 - 2026/03/27 - Sperm Donors, Romance Scammed Drug Mule, Border Crossing Cat, and Calgary
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 court injunction to slow Quebec’s most prolific sperm donors
The alleged romance scam victim used as a drug mule
A cat who doesn’t show much respect to the Canadian / American border
An unusual stink in Calgary
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the Murder of Paul Schmidt (the Starbucks stabbing) and the piece of crap that filmed it
This week on The Canadian Gothic, we’re revisiting a case that continues to unfold in the headlines.
Due to travel, we’re taking a short break from new releases, but rather than leave you without an episode, we’re bringing back our coverage of the murder of Paul Schmidt, a shocking and deeply disturbing act of violence that unfolded in downtown Vancouver on March 26, 2023.
In broad daylight,
KEEP CANADA WEIRD MAILBAG - Vol 12 (Episode 200-205)
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.
Episode Links
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KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 205 - 2026/03/13 - Cove Soda, Bed Bugs in the Library, Old Furnace, Sperm Donations
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 Redemption of Cove Soda
The Bed Bugs in a Montreal Library
Durham Region’s Oldest Furnace
Quebec’s Most Prolific Sperm Donors
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-canada-
Encounters With Creeps - Volume 32
In Encounters with CREEPS, Canadian Gothic listeners are invited to share their unsettling experiences with the many CREEPS lurking in everyday life.
In this episode, Jordan and Madelayne unpack the 32nd volume of your Encounters with CREEPS.
This time we’ve got a CREEP being a prick at a grocery store, some CREEPS in Saskatchewan, some CREEPS who get up early, and so much more.
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KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 204 - 2026/03/06 - Cove Soda, The Spice GIrls, Grilled Cheese Cockroach, Harley the Dog
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;
Cove Soda Falls
The Spice Girls vs. The Spyce Girlz
The Grossest Grilled Cheese
Harley the Lost Dog
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-canada-weird
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Obama, Trump, the American UFO Files, and witness reports of UFOs Above Canada
In this episode, we break down a truly unexpected UFO story. A recent interview with former U.S. President Barack Obama ended with a rapid-fire round of questions, and one of them, about the existence of aliens, set off a strange chain reaction. The moment quickly spiraled beyond the interview itself, leading to current President Donald Trump announcing a full release of government files on UFOs,
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 203 - 2026/02/27 - Cove Soda, Taco Bell, Donairs, and Power Poles
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;
Cove Soda’s ticking clock
Newfoundland’s Taco Bell Unrest Sleeps
The Donair Evangelist
Saskatchewan's Missing Power Pole
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-canada-weird
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KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 202 - 2026/02/20 - Ginger Ale, Oshawa Generals, Flooding Winnipeg Police, School Bus Bump
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 Oshawa Generals’ fans STINK
Ottawa Hospital PULLS Ginger Ale
Two trouble makers best the Winnipeg Police
School bus hits a bump in Orillia
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/k
The Tumbler Ridge, BC Shooting
On February 10, 2026, Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia became the site of one of the deadliest mass shootings in Canadian history when 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar killed their mother and half-brother at home, then went to Tumbler Ridge Secondary School where they murdered five children and an educational assistant before taking their own life.
In this episode of The Canadian Gothic, we walk t
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 201 - 2026/02/13 - Taco Bell Files, Largest Pizza, Newfoundlander clears name, Man Vs. Moose
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 Newfoundland Taco Bell Files
The largest deliverable pizza
A Newfoundlander clearing their name
The man who fought a moose and won
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-can
Where are Lilly and Jack Sullivan - Part 16: Daniel Martell Arrested, Malehya's side speaks
We continue coverage of the 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, 2025.
In this episode, we discuss the surprise arrest of Daniel Martell (on charges said to be unrelated to the children’s disappearance), and we hear from some of Malehya’s closest friends.
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KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 200 - 2026/02/06 - Juice, Dirty Oil, Cocaine Dog, and a Bus Driver CRASH OUT
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 end of frozen juice concentrate in Canada
The ‘Dirty Oil’ Scam
Vancouver dog eats cocaine
An Ottawa bus drivers CRASH OUT
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-canada-weird
BAD NEWS CANADA - EP1 - Feb 2026 - The Vernon, BC Horse Assault, Skye Atoa ,Shabaz Ahmed
In BAD NEWS CANADA Jordan and Jack Luna unpack the WORST Canadian news story of the past month.
In this episode your hosts discuss;
the bestiality case involving a horse near Vernon, BC
Skye Atoa’s 30 minutes of freedom (Lethbridge, AB)
the woman who survived, and killed, Shahbaz Ahmed (Calgary, AB)
Series Links
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KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 199 - 2026/01/30 - Weird Court Cases, a Sketchy Real Estate Agent, and a Fart Assault
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;
-Taco Bell’s continued Newfoundland invasion
-Taking the bus to court in Montreal
-Sketchy real estate agents in Saskatchewan
-the Miramichi assault on cops with fart case
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiango
Where are Lilly and Jack Sullivan - Part 15: Eight Months Missing, Abuse Allegations, Less Redactions/Same Questions
We continue coverage of the 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, 2025.
In this episode, we unpack the latest round of RCMP investigation information released by the courts, we review recent comments made by RCMP leadership, and we hear Daniel Martell respond to Melahya’s allega
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 198 - 2026/01/23 - More Taco Bell, Demolished house, horse hair cutting mystery
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;
Taco Bell’s continued Newfoundland invasion
the fastest crappiest car in BC
Newfoundland’s Stinky Rotten Mess
Ooops… I demolished your house!!!
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/keep
The 1973 Kenora Bank Robbery Explosion
On May 10, 1973, a stranger walked into a bank on Main Street in Kenora, Ontario, carrying guns, duffle bags, and a homemade bomb that was armed to a switch he clenched between his teeth. For more than an hour the standoff dragged on inside the bank as a growing crowd of onlookers crowded the street outside it’s doors.
At 4:12 p.m., a single rifle shot ended the robbery in an explosion that shat
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 197 - 2026/01/16 - WestJet's fat shamers, Taco Bell in NL, and the WORST 911 calls of 2025
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;
Taco Bell’s continued Newfoundland invasion
Being fat-shamed by WestJet
The WORST 911 calls of 2025
Two kids in court over a dinosaur
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-canad
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 196 - 2026/01/09 - Taco Bell Takeover, Dead Crows, Jesus, Trademark Nonsense
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;
Taco Bell’s NEWFOUNDLAND Take Over
Dead Crows in Chatham-Kent
The Disappearance of Baby Jesus (Peterborough, ON)
Sex, Drugs, and a Trademark Dispute
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothi
Encounters With Creeps - Volume 31 (with Lindsey Hirtreiter Updates)
In Encounters with CREEPS, Canadian Gothic listeners are invited to share their unsettling experiences with the many CREEPS lurking in everyday life.
In this episode, Jordan and Madelayne unpack the 31st volume of your Encounters with CREEPS.
This time we’ve got CREEPs at HMV in Ottawa, a CREEP who leaves CREEPy souvenirs at Bluenotes in Fredericton, a generic Newfound CREEP, and we catch up on
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 195 - 2026/01/02 - Canada's WEIRDEST stories of 2025
In Keep Canada Weird Jordan and Aaron Airport explore the weird and offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week.
In this New Year special, your hosts discuss their favorite Keep Canada Weird stories of 2025.
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-canada-weird
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2025 Wrap up Discussion (with True North True Crime)
In this episode, Jordan and Madelayne Klein are joined by Graeme and Kait of the True North True Crime Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about their experience in 2025.
Together, they reflect on the trends they notice noticed across the true crime space, the cases that had a special impact on them, and the stories that sparked the strongest reactions from our listeners.
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KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 194 - 2025/12/26 - slappy Santa, Santa the thief, Snowbanks, gift cards
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 slappy mall Santa
Santa and his thieving elves
snowbank safety in Quebec
gift cards are pointless
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-canada-weird
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UFOs Above Canada - News and Witness Reports - December 2025
In this episode we break down two major Canadian UFO news stories, including the announcement of an upcoming auction featuring a sizable and historically significant UFO document collection, and a strange August UFO event that was witnessed by people across large parts of eastern Canada.
We also turn our attention to the skies through the eyes of our listeners, reviewing and discussing several li
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 193 - 2025/12/19 - a time machine, Jellycats, North Bay tire slashings, Scarborough Grinch Gang
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 time machine being sold in Edmonton
the great Jellycat heist
the North Bay tire slashings
the Scarborough Grinch Gang
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-canada-weird
the Hockey Canada Scandal (the 2018 Canadian World Junior Team)
In June 2018, following a Hockey Canada gala in London, Ontario, a young woman alleged she was sexually assaulted by members of Canada’s gold medal winning World Junior hockey team. The case was investigated and closed without charges, and the public remained unaware for years.
That changed in 2022, when a civil lawsuit and quiet settlement from the sport’s regulating body Hockey Canada exposed t
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 192 - 2025/12/12 - trashed panda, parking pricks, snowblower attack, and disgusting nature
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 trashed panda in Virginia
Winnipeg’s parking pricks
Assault with snowblower
a stinky tree and dead birds
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-canada-weird
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KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 191 - 2025/12/05 - Amelia Earhart, Biker falls in hole, Skip delivering porch pirate
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 Amelia Earhart Heist in Newfoundland
a hole in Montreal
the Skip Delivering Porch Pirate
Christmas Special Speculation
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-canada-weird
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Encounters With Creeps - Volume 30
In Encounters with CREEPS, Canadian Gothic listeners are invited to share their unsettling experiences with the many CREEPS lurking in everyday life.
In this episode, Jordan and Madelayne unpack the 30th volume of your Encounters with CREEPS.
This time we’ve got CREEPs at bingo halls, CREEPs who massage feet, CREEPs who do cat dances, and much more.
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KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 190 - 2025/11/28 - Lotto Winner Fraud, Teenagers vs Sushi, Costco Pokemon,
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 lotto winners million secrets
a puberty problem at a sushi shop
Costco Pokemon wars
a grenade at Value Village
Series Links
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Where are Lilly and Jack Sullivan - Part 14: Six Months Missing, a Civilian Search, and a Discussion with Belynda Gray
We continue coverage of the 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, we unpack recent developments in the case, are joined by the children’s grandmother Belynda Gray, and hear from a collection of listeners who present their theories and opinions on this puzzling ca
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 189 - 2025/11/21 - Hamilton Bus Hijacking, Grave Robbing, the Carstairs Creeper
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 Hamilton Bus Hijacking
Toronto’s Most Prolific Grave Robbers
The Carstairs Alberta CREEPER
AI is Making People Crazy
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-canada-weird
Michael Slobodian and the Brampton High School Shooting (Brampton, Ontario - 1975)
In May of 1975, a high school in Brampton, Ontario became the scene of Canada's first modern mass school shooting.
Sixteen-year-old Michael Slobodian walked into Brampton Centennial Secondary School carrying two rifles in a guitar case and, within minutes, left two people dead, thirteen wounded, and an entire generation traumatized.
In this episode of the Canadian Gothic we trace the events lead
KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 188 - 2025/11/15 - Whipped Cream, Tesla's Chatboy, Racoon Robbery, and a River Otter Massacre
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;
$80K of stolen whipped cream (Guelph, Ontario)
Tesla’s spicy in car chatbot
Racoon robbery (Calgary, AB)
River otter massacre (Gimli, MB)
Series Links
Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/kee
