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Episode 175: Like any other region, Canada has its share of stories of fantastical creatures that may or may not exist. Dark Poutine has covered a few of them. In episode 25 we learned of Swift Runner, believed to be possessed by the cannibalistic spirit known as Wendigo, we talked about, Ogopogo, the giant serpent in Okanagan Lake in episode 113 and of course, in episode 131 we gave you a primer on Sasquatch aka Bigfoot in Western Canada and the USA. In this episode, you will learn about some of Canada’s lesser-known cryptids, The Loup-Garou, The Thunderbird, The Toronto Tunnel Monster and The Giant Spider Bat.  Source: [Loup-Garou | The Canadian Encyclopedia] [The Werewolf of Quebec City — CANADIANA] [Le loup-garou du Kamouraska (1766-1767) – Patrimoine, Histoire et Multimédia] [Les Loups-Garous du Québec – Werewolves of Quebec  | Julian Peters comics] [Thunderbird | New Cryptozoology Wiki | Fandom] [Thunderbird: a symbol of power, strength and nobility - Ecstatic Trance Postures] [Thunderbird- A Canadian Legend] [Toronto Tunnel Monster | Cryptid Wiki | Fandom] [The Toronto Tunnel Monster | Cryptozoology News Articles & Investigations] [Toronto Urban Legends: The Real Toronto Underground] [Strange Encounters with Bizarre Tunnel-Dwelling Monsters | Mysterious Universe] [A guide to the secret tunnels hidden beneath Toronto] [Little people (mythology) - Wikipedia] [What Lies Beneath: Toronto and The Tunnel Monster of Cabbagetown] [ParaResearchers Of Ontario - Toronto Tunnel Monster] [The Creepy Cabbagetown Monster Lurking in Toronto’s Underground] [Cryptids of Canada and Other Toronto Urban Legends We Bet You Didn’t Know About - Mary-am Suites] [C.H.U.D. (1984) - IMDb] [Myths & Monsters - DIBAAJIMOWIN] [memegwesi (na) | The Ojibwe People’s Dictionary] [Mysteries of Canada – Canada History and Mysteries] [Stranger Things: Four-in-Five Canadians believe] [Giant Canadian Spiderbat | Cryptid Wiki | Fandom] [North American House Hippo - YouTube] Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine

Episode 150: Beginning at 7:19 pm Atlantic Daylight Time, on the evening of October 4, 1967, an airline pilot reported seeing an unidentified flying object heading east over Southern Quebec. About 30 minutes later, calls began coming into local authorities reporting strange lights in the sky over the Atlantic Ocean along Nova Scotia’s South Shore. The multiple sightings continued until 11:20 pm that evening when something large crashed into the water just off Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia. The mysterious and odd events of that evening are one of Canada’s most enduring and well-documented UFO sightings. Sources: https://shagharbourincident.com/ https://shagharbourufoexpo.com/ http://www.roswellproof.com/Shag_Harbour/Shag_Harbour1_summary.html   http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread485206/pg1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shag_Harbour,_Nova_Scotia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shag_Harbour_UFO_incident http://www.ufoevidence.org/Cases/CaseSubarticle.asp?ID=179 https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/unusual/ufo/Pages/default.aspxhttps://globalnews.ca/news/3761270/canadas-best-documented-ufo-sighting-still-intrigues-50-years-on/ https://globalnews.ca/news/4319302/cousteau-family-members-shag-harbour/ https://www.ufocasebook.com/Shagharbor.html https://ns1763.ca/war-monuments/roycan63anchor/ Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine

Episode 131 - For centuries, the indigenous peoples of the western Canada and in the forest along the west coast of the United States told tales of a an elusive massive, hair covered bipedal creature leaving giant footprints behind. Called Sasquatch by some, and Bigfoot by others, this giant man of the forest has been described as gentle but potentially dangerous. In this our inaugural episode on a massive topic Mike and Scott give listeners an overview of the legend, some examples of encounters and some of the theories. Special Guest Dave Scott of Spaced Out Radio tells of his own run ins with the creature. Happy Canada Day!! Sources & Further Reading: https://www.cryptozoology.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptozoology https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sasquatch https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1728-8 https://www.outsideonline.com/2095096/man-who-created-bigfoot https://web.archive.org/web/20150819101546/http://www.sasquatchdatabase.com/ https://www.sasquatchcanada.com/https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1oUzrtOcvHs6Px-EfTRTdLt0cfDA&ll=50.639428965645266%2C-124.09120342344102&z=6&fbclid=IwAR1rnPwm8tRVUhqkHeT02B0geq-mV1O-Gz0eiXwLzzHp1qO87380nzTdPVc more than 900 sightings at CanadianSasquatch.com http://anyflip.com/pzdt/mwly Bigfoot Sightings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Willison_Green http://www.cryptozoonews.com/johngreen-obit/ https://kilby.ca/learn/museum-exhibits/ https://vault.fbi.gov/bigfoot/bigfoot-part-01-of-01/view https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2fsMsPz1DQ MONSTER of the WOODS the John Green interview 1999 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKwc331mnxc John Green - Sasquatch Summit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeJ-KORUt5E Bigfoot Man or Beast 1972 Patterson-Gimlin 16mm film Robert Morgan documentary full movie Sasquatch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7SpzTeodx0 Discovering Bigfoot - movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOxuRIfFs0w&feature=emb_title Patterson Gimlin film https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent/northwest-coast/haida https://www.sesqui.ca/en/news/kristi-lane-sinclair-on-the-legend-of-the-sasquatch/ http://www.native-languages.org/legends-bigfoot.htm http://www.sesqui.ca/en/news/legendary-creatures-from-around-the-world/ https://www.mymondotrading.com/native-meanings-symbology-myths-legends https://scenicsasquatch.com/2018/04/18/sasquatch-in-the-traditions-of-the-coast-salish-tribes/ Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine

Episode 126 - On the morning of June 18, 1906, on the trail on the west side of the Two-Mile House, a drinking establishment outside Hazelton, B.C., the body of local tough guy, Alex McIntosh, was found. He had been ambushed and shot through the back. A short time later on the trail to the east of the Two-Mile House, the body of a labourer, Max Leclair, was discovered. He'd died in exactly the same manner. As McIntosh and an indigenous business man named Simon Peter Gunanoot had had a brutal fight only hours prior, suspicion fell on Gunanoot. When the posse went to arrest him he had already taken off into the wilderness and would lead police on the most expensive manhunt in B.C. history. Gunanoot managed to evade capture for over a decade and was not brought in until he was ready to turn himself in. Sources: [Simon Gunanoot - Chasing Shadows by Monty Bassett] [Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada] [Kispiox Band Site] [Gitxsan Nation Site] [Emily Carr paintings near Kispiox - Contact Sheet] [Simon Gunanoot - Wikipedia] [Newspapers.com search - Simon Peter Gunanoot in Canada] [Echoes of British Columbia by Robert Budd - goodreads.com] [My Country by Pierre Berton - goodreads.com] [100 years since the surrender of Simon Gunanoot – BC Local News] [The man who stayed invisible for thirteen years | Maclean’s | JULY 5, 1958] [HistoricPlaces.ca - Simon Gun-an-noot’s Grave] Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine

Episode 121: In this episode we examine 3 different Canadian legends. First we look at Demon Isle a phantom island somewhere in or near the Gulf of St Lawrence. This is where French noblewoman Marguerite de Roberval was marooned by an evil uncle to star in her very own tale of demons, love, loss and survival in New France in the 1500's. Then we're off to Moncton, New Brunswick, one of the most haunted cities in the Maritimes, and the the story of Rebecca's Grave, the resting place of a supposed witch who was executed, buried upside down and concrete was poured over her tomb. Finally we hear the story of Chasse-Galerie in, or in English The Flying or Witched Canoe, one of the most famous Québecois folktales. Isle of Demons [Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic Index] [Dale Gilbert Jarvis: Marguerite de Roberval and The Isle of Demons] [Stranded on the Isle of Demons | Mysterious Universe] [Phantom island - Wikipedia] [Mystery of the phantom islands solved: Lands that disappeared on ancient maps are explained as mistakes, mirages and myths | Daily Mail Online] [How to Put a Fake Island on the Map - Atlas Obscura] [Dale Gilbert Jarvis: The Phantoms of Fishot Island, on Newfoundland’s Northern Peninsula] Rebecca Lutes, The Moncton Witch [Rebecca’s Concrete Grave] [NB - Haunted Locations] [Rebecca Lutes Gravesite - YouTube] [New Brunswick’s 7 Most Haunted Places - Huddle] [Local Haunts – The Greater Moncton Paranormal Society] [Rebecca’s Grave | Flickr] [Do you know the story of Rebecca’s Grave? | Bobsroom Dot Com] [GCR0WN Haunted Tour of Moncton (Unknown Cache) in New Brunswick, Canada created by Energizer Bunny] [Great Canadian Ghost Stories: Legendary Tales of Haunting from Coast to Coast: Smith, Barbara: 9781771512794: Books - Amazon.ca] [Rebecca’s Grave Investigation - YouTube] Flying Canoe in Quebec [French Canadian Legends - The Witched Canoe] [The Century Magazine, August 1892, pp. 496-501] [Chasse-galerie - Wikipedia] [Forteresse: Chasse Galerie] [Histoire Canada - Histoire Canada] [La légende du canot d’écorce par Robert Doucet - ONF] [Claude Dubois-  Chasse-galerie - YouTube] Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine

Episode 117 - In this away game Mike and Scott explore the wacky world of the origins of Hollow Earth movement. We hear about Captain John Cleves Symmes Jr's desires for an expedition to the hole in the North Pole, Cyrus Reed Teed's Hollow Earth cult in Florida and Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd's supposed secret journey into the hidden world filled with fanatical creatures and advanced aliens within the Antarctic continent. NOTE: Scott's audio is a little wonky as he had to record on location to maintain social distance. In crisis?Crisis Text Line serves anyone, in any type of crisis, providing access to free, 24/7 support and information via a medium people already use and trust: text. In the US text 741741, in Canada text 686868 or 741741, and in the UK text 85258. Sources and Further Reading: [Flat-Earth martyr or victim? ‘Mad’ Mike Hughes dies in DIY rocket crash - National | Globalnews.ca] [At the Earth’s Core (novel) - Wikipedia] [Journey to the Center of the Earth - Wikipedia] [goodreads.com - Hollow Earth: by David Standish] [Hollow Earth - Wikipedia] [The Philosophical transactions of the Royal society of London, from their commencement in 1665, in the year 1800] [King Koresh | Sun | Stars] [Fantastically Wrong: The Legendary Scientist Who Swore Our Planet Is Hollow | WIRED] [Cyrus Reed Teed (1839-1908) - Find A Grave Memorial] [John Cleves Symmes Jr. - Wikipedia] [The Project Gutenberg eBook of Symmes’s Theory Of Concentric Spheres, by A Citizen of the United States.] [The Earth is Hollow] [Symzonia, Voyage of Discovery Index] [Phantom of the Poles Index] [Richard E. Byrd - Wikipedia] [Admiral Richard B. Byrd’s, Diary Feb. Mar. 1947] [Real footage of Admiral Richard E Byrd’s secret expedition part 2 the Russian leaks] [Admiral Byrd’s North Pole Flight to “Agartha” (diary audiobook) - YouTube] [The Inner Earth Realm of Agartha | Compass | Earth] [The Hollow Earth Is Filled With Giants, Germans, and A Little Sun - Atlas Obscura] [World Top Secret - Our Earth is Hollow !!! Decrypt | North Pole | South Pole] [ADMIRAL BYRD’S SECRET JOURNEY BEYOND THE-POLES (Tim R. Swartz)] Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine

Episode 113 - This week Mike and Scott present some lighter fare in the form of a mystery that has persisted for generations surrounding a mysterious creature said to inhabit the waters of Lake Okanagan. Sightings of the serpent like cryptid called Opopogo or in Salish, n'ha-a-itk, continue to this day without an accepted scientific explanation for the phenomenon. Come see us at CrimeCon in Orlando from May 1-3, 2020. For 10% off your purchase please use POUTINE2020 when buying your tickets. Sources and Further Reading: [Okanagan Nation Alliance – ałi kwu_swiwi-numtax, ałi kwu_suknaqinx, ałi axa/ L/tmxwula/xw.] [Is Ogopogo real?  Incredible sightings in Lake Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada!] [Extended interview with legend hunter about Ogopogo | Watch News Videos Online] [‘It was like a giant snake’: Did Kelowna man capture video of Ogopogo?  | Globalnews.ca] [RAW VIDEO: David Halbauer says he saw Ogopogo | Watch News Videos Online] 2011 [Possible Ogopogo sighting? - YouTube] 2018 [OGOPOGO SIGHTING July 10, 2018 cryptid - YouTube] [Ogopogo - Wikipedia] [Ogopogo: Canada’s Loch Ness Monster | Live Science] [Cryptomundo » Ogopogo Photo Reward] [Kelowna, BC, Canada - Ogopogo Lake Monster] [The legendary Ogopogo lake monster, caught on video | Fox News] [Lake Monsters: Ogopogo, Canadian Lake Monster] [Ogopogo - Mythical Cryptid Lake Monster | Mythology.net] [Stories of Ogopogo] [Ogopogo the Chameleon | Skeptical Inquirer] [Videos – Red Earth Uncovered] [Legend of Ogopogo in the Okanagan Valley | Tourism Kelowna] [Ogopogo – Okanagan Okanogan] [36 Times Ep.32 East Meets West | Podbean] [ogopogo | Mysterious Universe] [Buy Canada #1292 - Ogopogo  (1990) 39¢ | Arpin Philately] [Susan Louisa Moir Allison - Wikipedia] [A Pioneer Gentlewoman in British Columbia: The Recollections of Susan Allison by Margaret A. Ormsby] [People are Seeing Something: A Survey of Lake Monsters in the United States and Canada eBook: Denver Michaels: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store] [Syilx - Wikipedia] [“The Ogo-Pogo” Harry Fay (as George Berry) YouTube] [Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra [Ogo Pogo - YouTube] [Legendary giant sturgeon caught on British Columbia’s Fraser River | Watch News Videos Online] [Beyond Loch Ness aka “Loch Ness Terror”] [Beyond Loch Ness trailer - YouTube] [“Ogopogo” Now Has a Price in His Head] [Ogopogo protector passes on | News | kelownadailycourier.ca] Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine

Episode 98 - After a life long career as a notorious thief, safe cracker, international bank robber and jail break artist in 1913, charismatic Bloody Jack Krafchenko made his final score; the bank in his home town of Plum Coulee, Manitoba. During the daytime robbery the bank's manager, H.M. Arnold was shot once and killed by the fleeing bandit. After a few days Krafchenko was apprehended in nearby Winnipeg. Before he was to  go on trial for his life, he escaped from prison again, using his as yet undiscovered cache of riches as leverage to bribe his own lawyer, a prison guard and two other men into assisting him. Sources: R. v. Krafchenko, 1914 CanLII 618 (MB QB), R. v. Hagel, 1914 CanLII 769 (MB QB), R. v. Lakes, 1988 CanLII 3343 (BC SC), Manitoba History: The Story of “Bloody Jack” Krafchenko Memorable Manitobans: John “Bloody Jack” Krafchenko (1881-1914) Winnipeg Police Service - Bloody Jack Settling the West: Immigration to the Prairies from 1867 to 1914 | Pier 21 Finding ‘Bloody Jack’ beyond the perimeter  – Spectator Tribune West End Dumplings: The Toronto Street hideout of “Bloody Jack” is for sale! John Larry “Bloody Jack” Krafchenko (1881-1914) - Find A Grave Memorial Self-incrimination - Wikipedia Canada Evidence Act Bloody Jack: Dennis Cooley, Douglas Barbour: 9780888643919: Books - Amazon.ca Ben Bertram Full text of “Vulcan Advocate” Running With Dillinger: The Story of Red Hamilton and Other Forgotten Canadian Outlaws Catalog / Sears, Roebuck and Company. Spring 1910 (no.120) Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine

In this episode we tackle the Falcon Lake UFO event in May of 1967, one of Canada's most investigated sightings.

Episode 66 - This week we go back in time to 1878 in Amherst Nova Scotia. We learn about one of Canada’s most documented and as yet unexplained paranormal events. Esther Cox, an ordinary 18-year-old in the town was at the center of these horrific psychic attacks, some people believe to have been poltergeists. It began with the feeling of something under the bed, odd noises and Esther suffering a weird illness. The events went on for months, eventually led to items flying around the home and mysterious fires being set seemingly out of nowhere. In the second half of the show we speak to paranormal investigator, author, teacher and media personality, Morgan Knudsen of entityseeker.ca. She gives us some insight into the case of Esther Cox as well as some others including those included in Blue Ant Media’s Paranormal 911 which can be seen here in Canada on Sunday nights at 8:00 pm Eastern. Sources: The Great Amherst Mystery - Wikipedia A Critical Study of "The Great Amherst Mystery Proceedings of the American Society for Psychical Research Walter Hubbell's - The Great Amherst Mystery aka The Haunted House Personal Experiences in Spiritualism Promos: For 10% off your CrimeCon tickets, please use the code POUTINE19 at checkout Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine