A haunted restaurant. A mummified toe. A porter who’s been dead for decades, but still helps guests with their luggage. Welcome to the creepy side of Canadian history! From unexplained encounters to stories of lingering spirits, Jennie Bovard explores the strange tales connected to places you can still visit today, drawing on firsthand experiences, secondhand accounts, and expert perspectives.
Author Vernon Oickle unravels the hauntings at the Five Fishermen Restaurant in Halifax, Nova Scotia, widely considered the most haunted building in the country.
The spirit of Sam McCauley, former Head Bellman at the Banff Springs Hotel, continues to help guests with their bags, directions, and sticky elevator buttons. Samantha Welanc of Banff Canmore Ghost Walks tells us the story of Sam McCauley.
And legend has it that in the 1920s, a Yukon rum runner cut off his frostbitten toe with an axe and placed it in a jar of alcohol. Forty years later, a local bartender found the mummified toe in a remote cabin and created the world-famous Sourtoe Cocktail! Kim Hovey, who participated in the Sourtoe Challenge, shares her experience.
Are you brave enough to explore the places where Canada’s past refuses to stay buried?
28 Oct 2026
To Archive or Not: The Importance of Keeping Our Media
Kelly MacDonald learns from the pros about the power of preserving our past.
Reflections Senior Producer Matt Agnew is in his element as he shares his passion and purpose behind archiving. Ed Conroy, Creator of Retro Ontario, explains how reviving forgotten analogue footage online brings communities together. Disability Media Historian Michael Marlatt reminds us that archives represent our history, and disability history is still being discovered.
27 Oct 2026
Spook-tacular Season: Treating Accessibly this Halloween
This episode features un-aired clips and interviews from last year's coverage of the Toronto Treat Accessibly's Halloween Village.
Joeita Gupta is inviting you to join her and Producer Matt Agnew for a spook-tacular afternoon at the 2025 Toronto Treat Accessibly Halloween Village, where families living with disabilities can safely and accessibly celebrate the spookiest time of the year! Making Halloween Accessible has been Treat Accessibly’s mission since 2017, and it takes a village to make it happen! Joeita takes to the street full of characters from Paw Patrol, Star Wars, and Disney Princesses to talk with kids, parents, and homeowners who take part in the Treat Accessibly Halloween Village. Plus, Joeita speaks with founder of Treat Accessibly Rich Padulo who tells us how the event started, and how much it’s grown! Listen in to the Halloween fun in Toronto that will surely make you want to shout Trick or Treat! For more information about how to treat accessibly visit: www.treataccessibly.com
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