Podcast Episodes

The Clara Ford Affair: Race, Rumour, and the Shooting of Frank Westwood

Episode 400

Episode 400: In October 1894, 18-year-old Frank Westwood was shot on the doorstep of his Parkdale home. The killing shocked Toronto and sparked a fra…

2 months, 1 week ago

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Out With the Old: The Dark and Weird Side of New Year’s Traditions

Episode 386

Episode 399: As the clock strikes midnight, not everyone welcomes the New Year with champagne and resolutions. In this episode of Dark Poutine, we ex…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Christmas Special 2025: The Great Canadian Butter Tart Heist

Episode 398

Episode 398: It was supposed to be a quiet Canadian Christmas—until every butter tart in the country vanished overnight. From Nanaimo to Newfoundland…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Demon of the Belfry: The Murders of Blanch Lamont and Minnie Williams

Episode 397

Episode 397: In April 1895, two young women, both twenty-one, from San Francisco’s Emmanuel Baptist Church vanished days apart. Blanche Lamont, a ded…

3 months ago

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Road Trip: Deadly Prophecy — The Children of Thunder

Episode 396

Episode 396: In this episode, we learn about an enigmatic narcissistic psychopath who led the Californian cult called The Children of Thunder. Glenn …

3 months, 1 week ago

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Bound by Silence: The Murder of Dr. Edith Wightman

Episode 395

Episode 395: On a cold December day in 1983, McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, was shaken by a deeply unsettling crime. Dr. Edith Wightman, a…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Guardian UFO: The Carp, Ontario Mystery

Episode 394

Episode 394: On an August night in 1991, the quiet fields near Carp, Ontario, were interrupted by strange lights arcing across the sky—a sight so odd…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Really, I Did It: The Murders of Julia Howe & David Creamer

Episode 393: On a cold February day in 2022, tragedy struck the small communities of Creston and Kimberley, British Columbia. Julia Howe, a familiar …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

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Mayhem in Saanich: The 2022 Bank Shootout

Episode 392

Episode 392: On the morning of June 28, 2022, as staff and customers began their day at the Bank of Montreal in Saanich, British Columbia, twin broth…

4 months ago

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Canadian Connections: The 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami

Episode 391

Episode 391: At dawn on December 26, 2004, a massive undersea earthquake off Sumatra’s west coast — one of the strongest ever recorded — triggered a …

4 months, 1 week ago

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