Stay ConnectedThe 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.
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia on New Year's Eve 2020
21 year old Zack Lefave rings in the new year partying with friends, but as the final moments of 2020 played out something happens that Zack, or any of his loved ones, could have imagined.
Zack walked away leaving a trail that only created more questions.
The last known sighting of Zack Lefave was at 1225am, on New Year's Day 2021 when a passing motorist noticed a young man, not wearing pants, walking alone along a dark stretch of road.
In this episode we continue to explore Zack’s disappearance with a focus on the New Year's party. Our guest is Mandie Penney who was one of the last people to speak with Zack before leaving the party.
Links:
Bring Zack Lefave Home Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/394333384970825/
RCMP Statement regarding disappearance of Zack Lefave:
https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2021/missing-person-help-the-rcmp-find-zachery-lefave
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Musical Theme - Noir Tokyo by Monty Datta
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Yarmouth, Nova Scotia on New Year's Eve 2020
21 year old Zack Lefave rings in the new year partying with friends, but as the final moments of 2020 played out something happens that Zack, or any of his loved ones, could have imagined.
Zack walked away leaving a trail that only created more questions.
The last known sighting of Zack Lefave was at 1225am, on New Year's Day 2021 when a passing motorist noticed a young man, not wearing pants, walking alone along a dark stretch of road.
In this episode we will continue to explore this unexplained disappearance with a focus on the search. Our guest is Victoria Samson, the coordinator of the civilian search for Zach Lefave
Links:
Bring Zack Lefave Home Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/394333384970825/
RCMP Statement regarding disappearance of Zack Lefave:
https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2021/missing-person-help-the-rcmp-find-zachery-lefave
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Musical Theme - Noir Tokyo by Monty Datta
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Yarmouth, Nova Scotia on New Year's Eve 2020
21 year old Zack Lefave rings in the new year partying with friends, but as the final moments of 2020 played out something happens that Zack, or any of his loved ones, could have imagined.
Zack walked away leaving a trail that only created more questions.
The last known sighting of Zack Lefave was at 1225am, on New Year's Day 2021 when a passing motorist noticed a young man, not wearing pants, walking alone along a dark stretch of road.
In this episode we are joined by the Lefave family spokesperson Kimberly Morton.
Links:
Bring Zack Lefave Home Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/394333384970825/
RCMP Statement regarding disappearance of Zack Lefave:
https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2021/missing-person-help-the-rcmp-find-zachery-lefave
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Musical Theme - Noir Tokyo by Monty Datta
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In Keep Canada Weird Jordan and his pal Aaron Airport seek out and explore offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week.
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Andra Adams life was cut tragically short during a domestic violence incident that culminated with her be run over by her boyfriend's vehicle.
the Seattle police investigation into the event has drawn criticism by both Andra's loved ones and advocacy groups, but perhaps most of all by Andra's mother Lillith who is far from willing to accept their conclusion that this was simply an accident during a lover’s quarrel.
In this episode Lilith Adams will join us to discuss the life and death of her daughter Andra Adams and the MANY things she believe the Seattle Police got wrong.
Links:
Justice For Andra: https://www.justiceforandra.ca/
Andra’s obituary: https://12ft.io/https://www.saltwire.com/halifax/obituaries/andra-piper-frances-adams-47596/
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Romana Didulo, the self declared Queen of Canada, has managed to convince her followers that she is leading this country with the help of both international partners and... well... aliens.
In past Nighttime episodes we looked at this story in a variety of ways; we discussed the fake queen's background, we examined the attempt her followers made to arrest the Peterborough, Ontario police force, and we've watched along with the ongoing siege of a small town in Saskatchewan the group is currently residing in.
Throughout most of those episodes there was a bit of an undercurrent of "how can people believe this?"
Romana Didulo's followers view her as much as a religious deity as a political leader and that's why when I heard a professor and a lecturer from Queen's University's School of Religion published a research paper on Romana Didulo I had to learn more.
'Reviving the violet Flame' examines the religious concepts and ideas that have somehow found their way into the bizarre world of Romana Didulo.
In this episode we are joined by Dr. Carmen Celestini to talk us through her research into this stranger than fiction phenomenon.
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Reviving the Violet Flame: http://www.carmencelestini.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/celestini-amarasingam-2023-reviving-the-violet-flame-the-new-age-conspiratorial-journey-of-canada-s-queen-romana-didulo.pdf
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In a prior episode we learned how the self-declared Queen of Canada Romana Didulo (and her unconventional pseudo-government) had occupied an abandoned schoolhouse in Richmound, Saskatchewan.
It may be difficult to believe, but this situation has only become more bizarre and complicated since then.
In this episode, we are again joined by Tom who produces the guerilla news site Community TV for a discussion surrounding the more significant events that have played out since the Richmound protests.
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In a past episode, I shared the story of Romana Didulo, the Pilipino immigrant who, from a bedroom in a Victoria, BC boarding house, convinced a surprising number of Canadians that she is the true queen of Canada and our Kingdom's commander in chief.
Via a series of follow up episodes we also heard how she and her followers attempted a sort of twisted siege of a Peterborough police station.
Despite the failed arrest of a police force, Romana Didulo and her followers haven’t slowed down. Earlier this month they arrived in Kamsack, Saskatchewan with plans to rebuild the town under Didulo’s rule only to be chased out of town by locals… but they didn’t travel far.
The Queen and her followers are now sheltering in an abandoned school house in the town of Richmound, Saskatchewan and the towns people have been circling it in protest almost since their arrival.
In this episode, we are joined by Tom who produces the guerilla news site Community TV.
When the protests started in Richmound Tom was there.
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Listen to this prior episode covering Romana Didulo’s background: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com/episodes/romana-didulo
Listen to this 2 part series covering Romana Didulo’s attempted take over of the Peterborough Police Station:
https://www.nighttimepodcast.com/episodes/peterborough-police-siege-1
https://www.nighttimepodcast.com/episodes/peterborough-police-siege-2
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Caryma S'ad is an Ontario based lawyer, journalist, and activist. When she heard the self declared queen of Canada was planning a siege of a police station she did what any reasonable lawyer/journalist/activist would do…She grabbed her helmet, hoped on an electric scooter, and got right in the middle of it.
She was one of the first on the scene that day, and she left when Romana DIdulo did. In fact, Caryma all but chased her out of there.
In this episode of Nighttime Caryma S'ad will share her experiences with Romana Didulo and the Peterborough SIEGE.
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Using little more than a Youtube account a middle aged woman living in a boarding house in Victoria, BC has convinced thousands of people across the country that a global group of allied countries have appointed her Queen of Canada and Commander in Chief of Canada.
Her followers (who refer to themselves as We The People) believe her many royal decrees to be law and they act accordingly. One such decree, an end to all covid related mandates, slowly evolved and mutated into a group of her followers laying Siege to the Peterborough Police Station with the goal of arresting the staff and turning them over to the American military to face charges of crimes against humanity.
In this episode of Nighttime, I'll be using Romana Didulo’s and her follower’s own words to explain exactly what led to, and what went down with Queen Romana and the Peterborough Police Siege
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