068 Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker Part 02

DTCP 053 - The Devils Head

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2406711/fan_mail/new] A hidden face. A national panic. A banknote that became one of Canada's strangest urban legends. In 1954, the Bank of Canada released a new series of banknotes featuring a redesigned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. It didn't take long for Canadians to notice something unsettling hidden within the curls of the Queen's hair—a shadowy face that many believed resembled the Devil. Rumours spread quickly. Some refused to accept the bills. Others claimed the image was evidence of occult influence, political sabotage, or a secret message hidden in plain sight. As the panic grew, the Bank of Canada quietly altered the design, creating one of the country's most sought-after collector's items. Join Amanda Joy as she explores the history of the infamous Devil's Head banknotes, the conspiracy theories they inspired, and why one accidental illusion became a lasting piece of Canadian folklore. 🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being. This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back. If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca [https://www.payyourrent.ca/]. Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment.  Your next creepy obsession starts here. [https://linktr.ee/CreatorsCollectivePodcasters?fbclid=PAb21jcAMuouBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp64eNXUSNGcFLWZK0RvQu8qDv4YMCA8a9Mfsu22WdDVpmTyfG8H3M3rOQvyP_aem_qyEPfUV2MZiozhxyBK5ruA%20]  ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨ [https://www.fableandframecreative.com/] Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one. 🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods [https://www.instagram.com/backfromthedeadgoods/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw%3D%3D#]—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy [https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/BACKFROMTHEDEADCA] & Poshmark [https://poshmark.ca/closet/bftd]. 👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off! 🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts. Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path. Edited by Kyle McDonnell

071c Pain for Profit: Canada's Opioid Crisis

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2406711/fan_mail/new] The opioid crisis in Canada didn't end with fentanyl—it evolved. In the final installment of this series, we examine how fentanyl transformed the illicit drug supply, why substances like xylazine and benzo-dope have made overdoses even more dangerous, and what the latest national data reveals about the crisis today. We also discuss practical ways to protect yourself and your loved ones, from carrying naloxone to recognizing the signs that someone may be struggling. Finally, we turn to the people demanding accountability. From class-action lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies to the advocacy of Moms Stop the Harm, we explore how grieving families have become some of the country's most powerful voices for change. This episode is about more than statistics. It's about survival, resilience, and refusing to let corporate greed, stigma, and systemic failures define the lives of the people they have harmed. Because real kindness isn't passive—it demands accountability. ✨ This episode also highlights the work of Niagara Reproductive Justice (NRJ) [https://niagarareproductivejustice.com/]— Learn more or support their work by visiting their social media or emailing niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com.  Your next creepy obsession starts here. [https://linktr.ee/CreatorsCollectivePodcasters?fbclid=PAb21jcAMuouBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp64eNXUSNGcFLWZK0RvQu8qDv4YMCA8a9Mfsu22WdDVpmTyfG8H3M3rOQvyP_aem_qyEPfUV2MZiozhxyBK5ruA%20]  🖤 Ghoul Gang, we've got double the creep for you today! 📸 First up: Darkroom Photography, based in the Niagara Region. Mel captures everything from spooky to sweet with creative, lifestyle shoots—and yes, her Halloween sessions are legendary. Transparent pricing, seasonal specials, and all the eerie vibes you could want. 👉 Book at darkroomphotography.ca [http://www.darkroomphotography.ca/] or email mel@darkroomphotography.ca 🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods [https://www.instagram.com/backfromthedeadgoods/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw%3D%3D#]—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy [https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/BACKFROMTHEDEADCA] & Poshmark [https://poshmark.ca/closet/bftd]. 👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off! Support spooky small biz and creep it cute, creeps. Edited by Kyle McDonnell

DTCP 052 - St. Louis Ghost Light

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2406711/fan_mail/new] On a quiet stretch of abandoned railway near St. Louis, Saskatchewan, a mysterious light has puzzled witnesses for generations. Some believe it's nothing more than distant vehicle headlights bending through the landscape. Others see it as something far stranger—a modern example of the mysterious lights that have appeared in folklore around the world for centuries. Local legend tells of a headless railway conductor, forever searching the tracks with a lantern in hand. Is the St. Louis Light a trick of the eye, a natural phenomenon, or a ghost story that refuses to fade? Join Amanda Joy as she explores the history, folklore, and competing theories behind one of Saskatchewan's most enduring mysteries. 🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being. This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back. If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca [https://www.payyourrent.ca/]. Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment.  Your next creepy obsession starts here. [https://linktr.ee/CreatorsCollectivePodcasters?fbclid=PAb21jcAMuouBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp64eNXUSNGcFLWZK0RvQu8qDv4YMCA8a9Mfsu22WdDVpmTyfG8H3M3rOQvyP_aem_qyEPfUV2MZiozhxyBK5ruA%20]  ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨ [https://www.fableandframecreative.com/] Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one. 🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods [https://www.instagram.com/backfromthedeadgoods/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw%3D%3D#]—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy [https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/BACKFROMTHEDEADCA] & Poshmark [https://poshmark.ca/closet/bftd]. 👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off! 🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts. Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path. Edited by Kyle McDonnell

071b Pain for Profit: Canada's Opioid Crisis

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2406711/fan_mail/new] Pain for Profit: Canada's Opioid Crisis – Part Two Who pays the price when healthcare fails the people it's supposed to protect? In the second half of our investigation into Canada's opioid crisis, we examine the human cost of a system that too often mistakes treatment for a prescription pad. We explore the gender bias that leaves women's pain dismissed, the patients abandoned as prescribing practices suddenly changed, and the lasting trauma created when healthcare turned its back on those it once encouraged to trust it. We also travel to Pembroke and Renfrew County to examine Ontario's new HART Hub model, asking one of the most difficult questions facing the province today: can recovery-first treatment replace harm reduction, or do both need to exist side by side to save lives? Through research, lived experience, and an emotional interview with a mother who lost her daughter to fentanyl, this episode looks beyond statistics to the people, families, and communities forever changed by Canada's deadliest public health crisis. Because behind every number is a name, and behind every policy decision is someone trying to survive. ✨ This episode also highlights the work of Niagara Reproductive Justice (NRJ) [https://niagarareproductivejustice.com/]— Learn more or support their work by visiting their social media or emailing niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com.  Your next creepy obsession starts here. [https://linktr.ee/CreatorsCollectivePodcasters?fbclid=PAb21jcAMuouBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp64eNXUSNGcFLWZK0RvQu8qDv4YMCA8a9Mfsu22WdDVpmTyfG8H3M3rOQvyP_aem_qyEPfUV2MZiozhxyBK5ruA%20]  🖤 Ghoul Gang, we've got double the creep for you today! 📸 First up: Darkroom Photography, based in the Niagara Region. Mel captures everything from spooky to sweet with creative, lifestyle shoots—and yes, her Halloween sessions are legendary. Transparent pricing, seasonal specials, and all the eerie vibes you could want. 👉 Book at darkroomphotography.ca [http://www.darkroomphotography.ca/] or email mel@darkroomphotography.ca 🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods [https://www.instagram.com/backfromthedeadgoods/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw%3D%3D#]—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy [https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/BACKFROMTHEDEADCA] & Poshmark [https://poshmark.ca/closet/bftd]. 👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off! Support spooky small biz and creep it cute, creeps. Edited by Kyle McDonnell

DTCP - 051b Beneath the St.Lawrence

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2406711/fan_mail/new] For centuries, something has been reported moving through the waters of the St. Lawrence River. From Jacques Cartier's 1535 account of a strange white creature near Tadoussac to the famous Lake Ontario serpent, lighthouse keepers, bridge workers, and modern-day witnesses have all described seeing long, serpentine animals gliding through the river's currents. Could these encounters be misidentified wildlife, forgotten folklore, or evidence of something that has remained hidden in the depths for generations? In Part Two of Beneath the St. Lawrence, we trace nearly 500 years of sightings and explore why one of Canada's most important waterways continues to inspire stories of an elusive creature that refuses to disappear. Down the Crooked Path releases new episodes every Tuesday. 🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being. This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back. If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca [https://www.payyourrent.ca/]. Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment.  Your next creepy obsession starts here. [https://linktr.ee/CreatorsCollectivePodcasters?fbclid=PAb21jcAMuouBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp64eNXUSNGcFLWZK0RvQu8qDv4YMCA8a9Mfsu22WdDVpmTyfG8H3M3rOQvyP_aem_qyEPfUV2MZiozhxyBK5ruA%20]  ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨ [https://www.fableandframecreative.com/] Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one. 🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods [https://www.instagram.com/backfromthedeadgoods/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw%3D%3D#]—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy [https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/BACKFROMTHEDEADCA] & Poshmark [https://poshmark.ca/closet/bftd]. 👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off! 🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts. Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path. Edited by Kyle McDonnell