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The Canadian Gothic
Hosted by CanadianGothic / Curiouscast · EN
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.
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Parker Wells, Darius MacDougall, and the fight to strengthen Canada's Emergency Alert System
2d ago01:05:36Tap to summarizeCanada 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 gaps in Canada’s emergency alert system. Jennifer discusses how the disappearance of Parker Wells inspired her advocacy, while Ronald explains how the disappearance of six-year-old Darius MacDougall pushed him to call for change. Together, they discuss why AMBER Alerts do not cover many vulnerable missing-person cases, the patchwork of Silver and vulnerable-person alert policies across Canada, and what a standardized national system could look like. Episode Links: Darius’ Law Petition - https://www.change.org/p/strengthen-canada-s-amber-alert-system Project Indigo - https://indigoalertcanada.com/ Send a voicememo to the show: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/contact Subscribe to the show: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/subscribe Musical Theme: Noir Toyko by Monty Datta Social Links: Website: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCanadianGothic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecanadiangothic/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 225 - 2026/08/07 - Heavy Metal Hospital, Plastic Rocks, Fake Customer Service, and a RABID CAT
1w ago01:03:04Tap to summarizeIn 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 Send a voice memo: www.thecanadiangothic.com/contact Join the Keep Canada Weird Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/keepcanadaweird Provide feedback and comments on the episode: thecanadiangothic.com/contact Subscribe to the show: thecanadiangothic.com/subscribe Contact: Website: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCanadianGothic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecanadiangothic/ Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/thecanadiangothic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Parker Wells - 2 - The Search For Parker Wells Ends (Located Deceased in Calgary, AB on July 29, 2026)
2w ago00:53:14Tap to summarizeOn 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, trained volunteers and members of the public dedicated countless hours to finding him. In the end, new evidence led investigators back to an area near Deerfoot Trail, where Parker was found. In this episode of Canadian Gothic, we examine the final days of the search, the discovery that brought hope to an end, what investigators have revealed about how Parker was found, and the extraordinary community response that rallied around one little boy and his family. Send a voicememo to the show: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/contact Subscribe to the show: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/subscribe Musical Theme: Noir Toyko by Monty Datta Social Links: Website: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCanadianGothic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecanadiangothic/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 224 - 2026/07/31 - Grizzly Bears, Restaurants, Sinkholes, and Mosquitoes
2w ago01:08:21Tap to summarizeIn 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 Send a voice memo: www.thecanadiangothic.com/contact Join the Keep Canada Weird Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/keepcanadaweird Provide feedback and comments on the episode: thecanadiangothic.com/contact Subscribe to the show: thecanadiangothic.com/subscribe Contact: Website: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCanadianGothic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecanadiangothic/ Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/thecanadiangothic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Where is Parker Wells? (Last Seen in Calgary, AB | July 16, 2026)
3w ago00:53:43Tap to summarizeOn 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 questions remain about where he went and how he has remained missing despite such an extensive effort. In this episode of Canadian Gothic, we will focus on what is currently known, what remains unclear and how the public can help find Parker Wells. Episode Links: Calgary Police Service Map of Parker’s Movements - https://content.presspage.com/uploads/1485/c693dabe-0cd8-4239-b58f-de87ebdb92fb/1920_parkermap.jpg?10000 Send a voicememo to the show: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/contact Subscribe to the show: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/subscribe Musical Theme: Noir Toyko by Monty Datta Social Links: Website: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCanadianGothic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecanadiangothic/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 223 - 2026/07/24 - McRetirement, Seniors Behaving Badly, Coffee Cup Library, Road Work
3w ago00:59:07Tap to summarizeIn 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.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-canada-weird Send a voice memo: www.thecanadiangothic.com/contact Join the Keep Canada Weird Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/keepcanadaweird Provide feedback and comments on the episode: thecanadiangothic.com/contact Subscribe to the show: thecanadiangothic.com/subscribe Contact: Website: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCanadianGothic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecanadiangothic/ Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/thecanadiangothic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Encounters With Creeps - Volume 34
3w ago01:03:50Tap to summarizeIn 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. Submit your creep encounter: thecanadiangothic.com/contact Series Links: Encounters with Creeps series archive: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/encounters-with-creeps Subscribe to the show: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/subscribe Musical Theme: Noir Toyko by Monty Datta Social Links: Website: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCanadianGothic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecanadiangothic/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 222 - 2026/07/17 - unannounced fireworks, pokemon armed robbery, license plates
4w ago01:06:29Tap to summarizeIn 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.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-canada-weird Send a voice memo: www.thecanadiangothic.com/contact Join the Keep Canada Weird Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/keepcanadaweird Provide feedback and comments on the episode: thecanadiangothic.com/contact Subscribe to the show: thecanadiangothic.com/subscribe Contact: Website: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCanadianGothic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecanadiangothic/ Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/thecanadiangothic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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KEEP CANADA WEIRD - 221 - 2026/07/10 - senior bank robber, sleeping in a Tesla, A moose in pools, and the kissing tree
Jul 1000:52:58Tap to summarizeIn 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 Keep Canada Weird Series: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/keep-canada-weird Send a voice memo: www.thecanadiangothic.com/contact Join the Keep Canada Weird Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/keepcanadaweird Provide feedback and comments on the episode: thecanadiangothic.com/contact Subscribe to the show: thecanadiangothic.com/subscribe Contact: Website: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCanadianGothic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecanadiangothic/ Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/thecanadiangothic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Eli Wood is Missing (Last Seen in Kitchener, Ontario Oct 18, 2025)
Jul 500:52:45Tap to summarizeOn 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 suspected in Eli’s disappearance, but months later, little more than that has been revealed. Important questions like what happened that night? why was the fire considered targeted? and where is Eli? all remain unanswered as his family pleads for answers, community searches continue, and police say an investigation remains active. In this episode of the Canadian Gothic, Madelayne and Jordan discuss what we know and what we don’t know about the disappearance of Eli Wood. Episode Links: Help Find Eli Wood Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/3089763197892279 Send a voicememo to the show: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/contact Subscribe to the show: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/subscribe Musical Theme: Noir Toyko by Monty Datta Social Links: Website: https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCanadianGothic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecanadiangothic/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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