Warning: The following editorial is packed with pop culture references. Viewer discretion is advised. The world is what we make of it. It’s one of those lines that toxic-positivity enthusiasts love to spew into the aether. No matter how bad things get, they preach, we should “Always look on the […]
Author: Brian Baker
Simcoe County investigators host para retreat at Bala Bay Inn
Canada isn’t channelling its inner zeitgeist when it comes to hosting para retreats. That was the spirit of the conversation when Black Moon Paranormal Society investigators Vanessa Fox and Crystal Pye were asked about the impetus to host a para retreat at the Bala Bay Inn in Bala, Ontario. “I […]
‘Ghost Files’ duo Bergara and Madej yearn to return to Canada
Shine the Ghost Files beacon in the sky, “beautifully shining” behind the CN Tower, and Ryan Bergara and Shane Madej will come to Toronto’s paranormal rescue. Just make sure The Tragically Hip is playing on the radio and there’s plenty of poutine on hand. The dynamic duo is known for […]
Canadian mint releases seventh UFO coin celebrating ‘Unexplained Phenomena’
If there’s a silver lining to UFO experiences in Canada, it’s that the Canadian government is recognizing these events as culturally significant — and worth a mint. The Royal Canadian Mint, that is, as it released the seventh coin in its Canada’s Unexplained Phenomena series in September. For this moment […]
Lower Mainland sibs host audiences at immersive tours, campfire tales
If Christmas can appear before Halloween is dead and buried, then Halloween can certainly bleed into Christmas territory. Gina Armstrong of Maple Ridge and Victoria Vancek of Pitt Meadows, the mavens behind Haunted History BC and ghost walk tour guides, are eager to keep the spirit of fall alive on […]
Prince George writer Ian Gibbs takes a ghostly ride back through Calgary
There is something cathartic about revisiting the city where you spent your formative years and discovering that there was something different about how you saw the world around you. For writer, podcaster, and ghost-walk flâneur Ian Gibbs, he developed a keen sense of something extra while growing up in Stampede […]
St. John’s folklorist Dale Jarvis hits haunted terra firma with ninth book
Dale Jarvis is coming ashore with his ghost stories in his most recent book, Haunted Houses of Newfoundland and Labrador. It’s the ninth book of folklore and tales of the inexplicable on the Rock and the Big Land for Jarvis, and he’s tapped into the foundation of Canada’s youngest province. […]
Vancouver podcaster Mike Browne channels the uncanny in second book
As we get older, we often lose some of that wonder we had when we were children. With the release of Mike Browne’s second book, Strange, Spooky and Supernatural, he revisits the sense of wonder from his youth, this time examining the stories that once captivated him through older eyes. […]
Maple Ridge’s Haney House lifted by fundraising efforts of paranormal group
Paranormal organizations do help the community, especially when there’s history involved. When the Maple Ridge Museum and Archives staff connected with Cornerstone Supernatural, they went in with the intention that they didn’t want the Haney House to be cast in night-vision hue. Situated at the foot of 224 Street, overlooking […]
Halifax Paranormal Symposium, Kim Moser return for second annual show
The road to the second annual Paranormal Symposium has been paved with ghost stories and ticket giveaways for a lucky few. This was the strategy used by Paranormal Phenomena Research & Investigation President Elliott Van Dusen to generate excitement for the event. “At each public event we’ve travelled to across […]