This is a list of locations in
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
which are reported to be haunted. Many have been featured by television programs such as
Creepy Canada
''Creepy Canada'' is a Canadian television series that aired on OLN. It focused on paranormal activities around Canada. The show first premiered on October 23, 2002 and began its third season on May 5, 2006. With the third season, the show's sco ...
,
The Girly Ghosthunters and
Mystery Hunters
''Mystery Hunters'' is a Canadian documentary television series aimed at a young audience. It aired on YTV in Canada and on Discovery Kids and MeTV in the United States. It was also dubbed in Japanese and aired in Japan on NHK.
Teenage hosts A ...
. It is in alphabetical order by province or territory, then by the name of the location.
Alberta
*
Banff Springs Hotel
The Fairmont Banff Springs, formerly and commonly known as the Banff Springs Hotel, is a historic hotel located in Banff, Alberta, Canada. The entire town including the hotel, is situated in Banff National Park, a national park managed by Park ...
in
Banff National Park
Banff National Park is Canada's oldest National Parks of Canada, national park, established in 1885 as Rocky Mountains Park. Located in Alberta's Rockies, Alberta's Rocky Mountains, west of Calgary, Banff encompasses of mountainous terrain, wi ...
is a reported location of multiple hauntings, including the ghosts of a young bride and a bellman.
* The Bowman Arts Centre in Lethbridge
Lethbridge ( ) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. With a population of 101,482 in its 2019 Alberta municipal censuses, 2019 municipal census, Lethbridge became the fourth Alberta city to surpass 100,000 people. The nearby Canadian ...
is reported to be haunted by the ghost of a young Chinese girl who was beaten to death in the women's restroom after being mistaken for a boy in traditional Chinese attire.[
* The now-decommissioned Charles Camsell Hospital is regarded as one of Alberta's most haunted buildings. A former Jesuit College turned tuberculosis ]sanatorium
A sanatorium (from Latin '' sānāre'' 'to heal, make healthy'), also sanitarium or sanitorium, are antiquated names for specialised hospitals, for the treatment of specific diseases, related ailments and convalescence. Sanatoriums are often ...
, it was visited by the group ''Paranormal Explorers'' in 2005.
* Deane House in Calgary
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...
is reportedly haunted. It was built in 1906, and served as the official residence of Richard Burton Deane, the Superintendent of the Royal North West Mounted Police.[ It was featured on '']Creepy Canada
''Creepy Canada'' is a Canadian television series that aired on OLN. It focused on paranormal activities around Canada. The show first premiered on October 23, 2002 and began its third season on May 5, 2006. With the third season, the show's sco ...
''.
* The Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre is a palliative care centre that is speculated to be a site of multiple hauntings.[
* The Fairmont Hotel Macdonald in ]Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...
is reported to be haunted, including a spectral horse that was dropped dead during the 1914 pouring of the building's foundation.[
* The Firkins House of ]Fort Edmonton Park
Fort Edmonton Park (sometimes referred to as "Fort Edmonton") is an attraction in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Named for the first enduring European post in the area of modern-day Edmonton, the park is the largest living history museum in Canada by ...
is considered to be the home of a ventriloquist doll that suddenly materializes in cupboards, as well as a spectral small boy.[ It was featured on ''Creepy Canada''.
* ]Frank Slide
The Frank Slide was a massive rockslide that buried part of the mining town of Frank in the District of Alberta of the North-West Territories,The province of Alberta was not created until September 1905, more than two years after the slide. ...
in Crowsnest Pass
Crowsnest Pass (sometimes referred to as Crow's Nest Pass, french: link=no, col du Nid-de-Corbeau) is a low mountain pass across the Continental Divide of the Canadian Rockies on the Alberta– British Columbia border.
Geography
The pass is ...
was the site of a massive rockslide in 1903 that claimed 76 lives. Several of their bodies were never recovered.[
* The old Grace Hospital in ]Calgary
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...
is reportedly haunted by the ghost of a woman named Maudine Riley, who died in childbirth, and whose family was believed to own the land when the hospital was being constructed. The hospital is still in operation.[
* La Bohème Restaurant Bed and Breakfast in ]Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...
. According to some employees, it is haunted by the spirit of a former owner's wife who was murdered in a jealous rage.[
* McKay Avenue School in downtown ]Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...
is a museum that previously served as a school. It was the scene of the first two legislative sessions of the province. One particular entity is the spirit of a worker who perished in a fall during the construction of the building.[
* The old Princess Theatre in ]Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...
is claimed to be haunted by a spectral bride who committed suicide by hanging in the 1920s after being cast off by her loved one.[
* Strathcona Museum and Archives is a former ]RCMP
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detachment that is considered to be haunted.[
* The abandoned Taber Hospital in Taber.][
* Walterdale Playhouse in the district of ]Old Strathcona
Old Strathcona is a historic district in south-central Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Once the commercial core of the separate city of Strathcona, the area is now home to many of Edmonton's arts and entertainment facilities, as well as a local s ...
, Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...
is reportedly haunted, most notably by the ghost of "Walt," who was an old volunteer firefighter.[
]
British Columbia
* British Columbia Penitentiary
The British Columbia Penitentiary (BC Penitentiary, commonly referred to as the BC Pen and the Pen) was a federal maximum security prison located in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. The BC Penitentiary operated for 102 years, from 1878 u ...
in New Westminster
New Westminster (colloquially known as New West) is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District. It was founded by Major-General Richard Moody as the capita ...
. The former penitentiary was active for 102 years, until decommissioned during the 1980s. Little of the building's remnants are left, save for the Boot Hill graveyard.
* Craigdarroch Castle
Craigdarroch Castle in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, is a historic, Victorian-era Scottish Baronial mansion. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada due to its landmark status in Victoria.
History
It was constructed in the ...
in Victoria
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* Victoria, Seychelle ...
. This historic mansion was constructed in the late 1800s as a family residence for the wealthy Scottish coal baron Robert Dunsmuir
Robert Dunsmuir (August 31, 1825April 12, 1889) was a Scottish-Canadian coal mine developer, owner and operator, railway developer, industrialist and politician in British Columbia.
He was recognized as a National Historic Person by the governm ...
and his wife Joan. Robert died in April 1889, 17 months before construction on the castle was completed, and his sons Alexander and James took over the role of finishing the castle. Ghost sightings have been reported at this location.[
* The Empress Hotel in downtown ]Victoria
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* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
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* Victoria, Seychelle ...
. One of the oldest hotels in the British Columbian capital, it was designed by Francis Rattenbury
Francis Mawson Rattenbury (11 October 1867 – 28 March 1935) was a British architect although most of his career was spent in British Columbia, Canada, where he designed the province's legislative building among other public commissions. Divorc ...
and opened in 1908. Undergoing two expansions (the first was in 1910-1912 and the second was in 1928), it welcomed several prominent personalities such as kings, queens, and movie personalities of the 1900s. However, the existence of multiple paranormal activities is possible, most notably the ghosts of the hotel's designer (who was murdered in 1935), a maid on the 6th floor, and a construction worker who killed himself.[
* The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver in ]Downtown Vancouver
Downtown Vancouver is the central business district and the city centre neighbourhood of Vancouver, Canada, on the northwestern shore of the Burrard Peninsula in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. It occupies most of the north sh ...
. Opened in 1939, it is touted as one of Canada's grand railway hotels. It is allegedly haunted by a " lady in red", which is also said by believers to be the ghost of a Vancouver socialite named Jennie Pearl Cox.[
* ]Hatley Castle
Hatley Park National Historic Site is located in Colwood, British Columbia, in Greater Victoria. It is the site of Hatley Castle, a Classified Federal Heritage Building. Since 1995, the mansion and estate have been used for the public Royal Ro ...
in Colwood. This castle, now home to the public Royal Roads University
Royal Roads University (also referred to as RRU or Royal Roads) is a public university with its main campus in Colwood, British Columbia. It is located at Hatley Park National Historic Site on Vancouver Island. Following the decommissioning of Ro ...
, is considered to be haunted by a parlor maid named Annabelle, and James Dunsmuir
James Dunsmuir (July 8, 1851 – June 6, 1920) was a Canadian industrialist and politician in British Columbia. He served as the 14th premier of British Columbia from 1900 to 1902 and the eighth lieutenant governor of British Columbia from 19 ...
's son, James Dunsmuir, Jr.[ It was featured by ''Creepy Canada''.
* Hycroft Manor, a mansion in the upscale Vancouver neighborhood of Shaughnessy.][
* ]New Westminster Secondary School
New Westminster Secondary School is a secondary school in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. It is one of the largest high schools in British Columbia. Enrollment of students is open to those within grades 9 through 12. The school is hom ...
in New Westminster
New Westminster (colloquially known as New West) is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District. It was founded by Major-General Richard Moody as the capita ...
. One of the largest high schools in British Columbia, it witnessed the drowning of a boy in the basement pool in the early 1970s. That boy is claimed to haunt the high school.[
* The Old Spaghetti Factory in the historic district of ]Gastown
Gastown is the original settlement that became the core of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and a national historic site and a neighbourhood in the northwest section of the Downtown Eastside, adjacent to Downtown Vancouver.
Its hi ...
, Vancouver, is claimed to be haunted. Most notable is a phantom tram conductor that supposedly appears in an old trolley within the restaurant.[
]
* Tranquille Sanatorium
Tranquille Sanatorium was built in 1907 to treat tuberculosis, which was known as the "white plague" back then. It was a ranch beforehand. The BC government bought the land for the sanatorium. As the tuberculosis epidemic was spreading in the 190 ...
, located near Kamloops
Kamloops ( ) is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the South flowing North Thompson River and the West flowing Thompson River, east of Kamloops Lake. It is located in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, w ...
, is also considered by believers to be haunted. It opened in 1907 as a tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in ...
sanitorium, and witnessed the deaths of many of its patients.[
* ]Vogue Theatre
Vogue Theatre is an Art Deco/Art Moderne styled building originally built as a movie house, and currently used as an event venue for the performing arts. Situated on Vancouver’s “ Theatre Row", the building was designated as a National Hist ...
in Vancouver. Used for plays and concerts, it is reported to be haunted.[
* Waterfront Station, the main transit terminus in ]Downtown Vancouver
Downtown Vancouver is the central business district and the city centre neighbourhood of Vancouver, Canada, on the northwestern shore of the Burrard Peninsula in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. It occupies most of the north sh ...
, is considered to be the "most haunted building in Vancouver", with multiple reports of apparitions and furniture moving on their own accord.[
]
Manitoba
* Burton Cummings Theatre
The Burton Cummings Theatre is a theatre located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Built by local impresario Corliss Powers Walker, it was originally known as the Walker Theatre. The building was renamed after singer-songwriter and Winnipeg native B ...
in Winnipeg
Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ...
.[ It was featured by ''Creepy Canada''.
* Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg. Specifically, Room 202 is allegedly the spot where a woman committed suicide after knowing her husband perished in an automobile accident. One such believer was former ]Liberal
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MP Brenda Chamberlain.[ It was featured by ''Creepy Canada''.
* ]Fort La Reine
Fort La Reine was built in 1738 and is one of the forts of the western expansion directed by Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de La Vérendrye, first military commander in the west of what is now known as Canada. Located on the Assiniboine River wh ...
in Port la Prairie.
* La Barriere Park in the Rural Municipality of Ritchot
The Rural Municipality of Ritchot (french: Municipalité rurale de Ritchot) is a rural municipality in the Winnipeg Capital Region, bordering the south side of Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada. The separately-administered town of Niverville lies adja ...
.[
* Mallard Lodge in ]Portage la Prairie
Portage la Prairie () is a small city in the Central Plains Region of Manitoba, Canada. As of 2016, the population was 13,304 and the land area of the city was .
Portage la Prairie is approximately west of Winnipeg, along the Trans-Canada Hig ...
. It was featured by ''Creepy Canada''.
* Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre
Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre (Royal MTC) is Canada's oldest English-language regional theatre. Next to the Stratford and Shaw Festivals, MTC has a higher annual attendance than any other theatre in the country. It was founded in 1958 by Joh ...
in Winnipeg.[
* St. Ignatius School in Winnipeg, said to be the witness of the death of a little girl due to accident while playing in the playground.][
* St. Norbert Monastery, a former ]Trappist
The Trappists, officially known as the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance ( la, Ordo Cisterciensis Strictioris Observantiae, abbreviated as OCSO) and originally named the Order of Reformed Cistercians of Our Lady of La Trappe, are a ...
monastery in St. Norbert that was set ablaze in 1983, and is now an arts and cultural centre.[
]
New Brunswick
* The Algonquin
The Algonquin Resort is a Canadian coastal resort hotel in the Tudor Revival style, located in St. Andrews, New Brunswick. An architectural icon of New Brunswick, the hotel is the most famous symbol of St. Andrews and one of the most photograph ...
Resort in St. Andrews. It was featured by ''Creepy Canada
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''.
* Blackville. The Dungarvon Whooper reputedly haunts this Dungarvon River, which runs in Miramichi near the Bartholomew River. It was featured by ''Mystery Hunters
''Mystery Hunters'' is a Canadian documentary television series aimed at a young audience. It aired on YTV in Canada and on Discovery Kids and MeTV in the United States. It was also dubbed in Japanese and aired in Japan on NHK.
Teenage hosts A ...
'' and ''Creepy Canada''.
* Charlotte County Court House
The Charlotte County Court House (french: Palais de justice du comté de Charlotte) is a former court house located in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada. It served as the local seat of the Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick. It was the ol ...
in St. Andrews. It was featured by ''Creepy Canada''.
* Fireship of Baie des Chaleurs is a 16th-century ship of forty Portuguese
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settlers that was set afire by a British army.
Newfoundland and Labrador
* Chez Briann Restaurant in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. It was featured on ''Creepy Canada''.
* Newman Wine Vaults in St. John's.
* Wabana Iron Ore Mines on Bell Island. It was featured on Creepy Canada.
Northwest Territories
* Nahanni National Park Reserve
Nahanni National Park Reserve in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, approximately west of Yellowknife, protects a portion of the Mackenzie Mountains Natural Region. The centrepiece of the park is the South Nahanni River ('' ...
in Fort Simpson
Fort Simpson (Slavey language: ''Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́'' "place where rivers come together") is a village, the only one in the entire territory, in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located on an ...
.
Nova Scotia
* Acadia University
Acadia University is a public, predominantly undergraduate university located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, with some graduate programs at the master's level and one at the doctoral level. The enabling legislation consists of the Acadia ...
in Wolfville
Wolfville is a Canadian town in the Annapolis Valley, Kings County, Nova Scotia, located about northwest of the provincial capital, Halifax. The town is home to Acadia University and Landmark East School.
The town is a tourist destination du ...
. An apparitional Baptist girl who found out about her pregnancy in the 19th century hanged herself in "The well", a large open area on the second floor (four-long) surrounded by banisters and under a candle light. Her ghost is most often seen by faculty staff members on the back stairwell at Seminary House's campus. Other paranormal activities are people having strange visions in this location, lights that turn on and off by themselves as well as doors opening and closing on their own, light anomalies, disembodied voices, objects moving by themselves and strange unexplained noises.
* All Saints Cathedral in Halifax. This church is allegedly haunted by one of the former deans. He is mostly standing at the altar.
* Bedford Basin
Bedford Basin is a large enclosed bay, forming the northwestern end of Halifax Harbour on Canada's Atlantic coast. It is named in honour of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford.
Geography
Geographically, the basin is situated entirely within th ...
in Halifax. This site is reportedly haunted by spirits of Native Canadians, French, British and Canadian soldiers and family members. There are touches, pushes and pulls by invisible presences, light anomalies, apparitional footsteps, shadowy figures disembodied voices and other unexplained noises.
* Citadel Hill in Halifax.
* Fortress of Louisbourg
The Fortress of Louisbourg (french: Forteresse de Louisbourg) is a National Historic Site and the location of a one-quarter partial reconstruction of an 18th-century French fortress at Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Its two sie ...
on Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island (french: link=no, île du Cap-Breton, formerly '; gd, Ceap Breatainn or '; mic, Unamaꞌki) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.
The island accounts for 18. ...
. This massive fortress, constructed during the 1700s, was featured by ''Creepy Canada''.
* Seal Island, an island on the outermost extreme of Southwestern Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native Eng ...
, in Municipalité Argyle in Yarmouth County
Yarmouth County is a rural county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It has both traditional Anglo- Scottish and Acadian French culture as well as significant inland wilderness areas, including over 365 lakes and several major rivers. It c ...
. There is a local legend of a ghost from a shipwreck during 1891, the SS ''Ottawa''. A stewardess named Annie Lindsey was believed drowned when her lifeboat overturned. She was buried beside the East End church where her grave marker can still be seen today. Some, however, believe that when the coffin was later disinterred, it showed evidence that she was buried alive. Her spirit is said to haunt the Seal Island villages.
* ''Young Teazer
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* Youth, the time of life when one is young, often meaning the time between childhood and adulthood
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* The Young, an American ro ...
'' at Mahone Bay
Mahone Bay is a bay on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada along the eastern end of Lunenburg County. The bay has many islands, and is a popular sailing area. Since 2003 the Mahone Islands Conservation Association has been working to prot ...
. Paranormal incidents have been reported by witnesses since it sunk on June 27, 1813. This ghostly burning schooner is seen by mariners on this bay. It is most often seen by visitors near the anniversary of this ship's fatal explosion in its historical location. Most witness reports state once seen it then just vanishes. It was featured by ''Creepy Canada''.
Ontario
* Welland Canal, Bridge 13 in Welland
Welland is a city in the Regional Municipality of Niagara in Southern Ontario, Canada. As of 2021, it had a population of 55,750.
The city is in the centre of Niagara and located within a half-hour driving distance to Niagara Falls, Niagara-o ...
. This bridge is said to be haunted by canal workers who perished during its construction, and no less than 7 people who have died trying to scale the bridge towers.
* Albion Falls in Hamilton Hamilton may refer to:
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. It was featured by ''Creepy Canada''.
* Algonquin Provincial Park
Algonquin Provincial Park is a provincial park located between Georgian Bay and the Ottawa River in Ontario, Canada, mostly within the Unorganized South Part of Nipissing District. Established in 1893, it is the oldest provincial park in Cana ...
in South Algonquin
South Algonquin is a township municipality in Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada. Located south of Algonquin Provincial Park, it is the sole populated portion of the district that lies ''south'' of the traditional dividing line between Norther ...
. Tom Thomson
Thomas John Thomson (August 5, 1877July 8, 1917) was a Canadian artist active in the early 20th century. During his short career, he produced roughly 400 oil sketches on small wood panels and approximately 50 larger works on canvas. His w ...
's spirit allegedly wanders through this wilderness. It was featured by ''Mystery Hunters'' and ''Creepy Canada''.
* Bytown Museum
The Bytown Museum (French: Musée Bytown) is a museum in Ottawa located in the Colonel By Valley at the Ottawa Locks of the Rideau Canal at the Ottawa River, just below Parliament Hill. Housed in the Commissariat Building, Ottawa's oldest remain ...
in Ottawa
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. This building is said to be haunted by Colonel John By, the builder of the canal, and his assistant General Duncan McNab. It was featured by ''Creepy Canada'' and ''The Girly Ghosthunters''.
* Chateau Laurier in Ottawa.
* Fairmont Royal York
The Fairmont Royal York, formerly and still commonly known as the Royal York, is a large historic luxury hotel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located along Front Street West, the hotel is situated at the southern end of the Financial District, in ...
in Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
.
* Fort George in Niagara-on-the-Lake
Niagara-on-the-Lake is a town in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Niagara Peninsula at the point where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario, across the river from New York, United States. Niagara-on-the-Lake is in the Niagara Region of On ...
. It was one of Canada's strongholds during the War of 1812
The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It bega ...
. It was featured by ''Creepy Canada'' and ''The Girly Ghosthunters''.
* Fort Henry National Historic Site
Fort Henry National Historic Site is located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada on Point Henry, a strategic, elevated point near the mouth of the Cataraqui River where it flows into the St. Lawrence River at the east end of Lake Ontario. The fort and ...
in Kingston. It was featured by ''Creepy Canada'' and ''The Girly Ghosthunters''.
* Gibraltar Point Lighthouse
The Gibraltar Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the Toronto Islands in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Begun in 1808, it is the oldest existing lighthouse on the Great Lakes, and one of Toronto's oldest buildings. The lighthouse is perhaps b ...
on Toronto Islands
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Comprising the only group of islands in the western part of Lake Ontario, the Toronto Islands are located just offshore from the ...
. The first lighthouse keeper, John Paul Radelmuller, was murdered by soldiers from nearby Fort York
Fort York (french: Fort-York) is an early 19th-century military fortification in the Fort York neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The fort was used to house members of the British and Canadian militaries, and to defend the entrance of t ...
looking for bootlegged beer on January 2, 1815. These soldiers were charged with murder, but were eventually acquitted. A coffin was found in 1893 buried in the sand with a jawbone in it, however, it is not clear whether this was part of the lighthouse keeper's remains or not.[ It was featured by ''Creepy Canada''.
* Grand Theatre in ]London
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. Ambrose Small
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's apparition reputedly roams this theatre. It was featured by ''Mystery Hunters'' and ''The Girly Ghosthunters''.
* Hockey Hall of Fame
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in Toronto.
* Keefer Mansion in Thorold
Thorold is a city in Ontario, Canada, located on the Niagara Escarpment. It is also the seat of the Regional Municipality of Niagara. The Welland Canal passes through the city, featuring lock 7 and the Twin Flight Locks.
History
The first su ...
. It was featured by ''Creepy Canada''.
* Kingston Penitentiary
Kingston Penitentiary (known locally as KP and Kingston Pen) is a former maximum security prison located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, between King Street West and Lake Ontario.
History
Constructed from 1833 to 1834, and opened on June 1, 1 ...
in Kingston. It was featured by ''Creepy Canada''.
* Mackenzie Inn in Kirkfield Kirkfield is a village located in the city of Kawartha Lakes, in the Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. The incorporated place, unincorporated village was named in 1864 after the initial name, ''Novar'', was rejected by the government. A list of ...
. It was featured by ''Creepy Canada''.
* Mather-Walls House in Kenora. It was featured by ''Creepy Canada''.
* Ottawa Jail Hostel in Ottawa. It was featured by ''Creepy Canada'', ''The Girly Ghosthunters'' and ''Mystery Hunters''.
* Screaming Tunnel in Niagara Falls
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.
* Old Fort Erie
Old Fort Erie, also known as Fort Erie, or the Fort Erie National Historic Site of Canada, was the first Great Britain, British fort to be constructed as part of a network developed after the Seven Years' War (known as "the French and Indian War" ...
in Fort Erie
Fort Erie is a town on the Niagara River in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. It is directly across the river from Buffalo, New York, and is the site of Old Fort Erie which played a prominent role in the War of 1812.
Fort Erie is one of Ni ...
. It was featured by ''Ghost Adventures''.
* Buck Hill in Round Lake, Ontario
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.
*Texas Road
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in Amherstburg
Amherstburg is a town near the mouth of the Detroit River in Essex County, Ontario, Canada. In 1796, Fort Malden was established here, stimulating growth in the settlement. The fort has been designated as a National Historic Site.
The town is ...
.
* Weston & Highway 7 in Vaughan
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. This site is allegedly haunted by a 19th-century little girl who lost her life in a fire.
* Whitby Junction Station in Whitby
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. Now an art gallery, it is said to be haunted by the former telegraph operator murdered at the railway station.
* Windermere House
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in Windermere
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.
Prince Edward Island
* Ghost Ship of Northumberland Strait is described as a beautiful schooner
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that has three masts (sometimes four masts, as reports vary) with pure white sails, all of which become completely engulfed in flames as onlookers watch. There never seems to be a predetermined place for where the ship will appear. Sightings have occurred throughout the seasons, but seem to be more prevalent from September to November. These visions are also apparent before a northeast wind, and folklore has it that this brilliant ghost ship is a forewarning of a storm.
* The Kings Playhouse in Georgetown, Prince Edward Island is said to be haunted by a naval captain and other spirits lost at sea. Originally built in the 1880s, the Playhouse served as a townhall and recreational facility. After a devastating fire in 1983, the theatre was rebuilt, but the hauntings continued. Spirits are said to often be seen near the stage, in the upstairs hallway, or heard whistling from afar. It was featured by ''Creepy Canada''.
Quebec
* 1234 De La Montagne in Montreal
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. It was featured by ''Creepy Canada''.
* Auberge Le Saint-Gabriel
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in Old Montreal. This site is allegedly haunted by a 19th-century little girl who lost her life in a fire.
* Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Quebec City
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. It was featured by ''Creepy Canada''.
* Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City.
* Grey Nuns Motherhouse
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in Ville-Marie, Montreal
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.
* John Abbott College
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in Montreal. This building is about 100 years old. Spirits allegedly roam around in a specific areas, opening doors. The spirits have been recognized by the janitors or guards, and by the students.
* McGill University
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in Montreal.
* Plains of Abraham
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in Quebec City.
* Queen Elizabeth Hotel
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in Montreal.
* St. John's Shrewsbury Anglican Church in Gore
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Places Australia
* Gore, Queensland
* Gore Creek (New South Wales)
* Gore Island (Queensland)
Canada
* Gore, Nova Scotia, a rural community
* Gore, Quebec, a township municipality
* Gore Bay, Ontario, a township on Manitouli ...
.
Saskatchewan
* Assiniboia Club in Regina. It was featured by ''Creepy Canada''.
* Darke Hall in Regina. It was featured by ''Creepy Canada''.
* Fort Battleford
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in Battleford
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Battleford and North Battleford are collectively referred to as "The Battlefords" b ...
.
* Fort San in Fort Qu'Appelle
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.
* Government House
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Gover ...
in Regina.
* Gravelbourg School in Gravelbourg.
* Hopkins Dining Parlour in Moose Jaw
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. It was featured by ''Creepy Canada''.
* Moosehead Inn on Kenosee Lake
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.
* Marr Residence in Saskatoon
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. It was featured by ''Creepy Canada''.
* St. Louis
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, a village near Prince Albert, in which believers claim witnessed a railroad accident that killed an entire family, and the suicide of the guilt-ridden engineer responsible for the mishap.[
* St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon.
* ]Saskatchewan Hospital
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in North Battleford
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. The original buildings of the hospital from the early 20th century, in the adjacent census subdivision
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of the North Battleford Crown Colony
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, still stand and had witnssed the most distressing conditions brought forth by extreme overcrowding.[ The fate of the old structures remain unknown, as the newer and more modern hospital was opened in March 14, 2019.]
* Souris Valley Mental Health Hospital
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, also known as Weyburn Mental Hospital, a now-demolished (since 2009) institution for mentally insane in Weyburn
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. One of the first institutions for such purpose in the 1930s, it was notorious for using cutting edge experimental medical treatments for people with mental health issues, including some of the controversial LSD
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treatments in Canada.[
]
See also
*List of reportedly haunted locations in the United States
This is a list of locations in the United States which have been reported to be haunted by ghosts or other supernatural beings, including demons.
States with several haunted locations are listed on separate pages, linked from this page. Many of t ...
*List of reportedly haunted locations in France
There are numerous reportedly haunted locations in France. This list alphabetizes by region (including overseas regions and collectivities) these places and then alphabetically within each region (including overseas regions and collectivities).
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*Reportedly haunted locations in the United Kingdom
The following is a list of reportedly haunted locations in the United Kingdom.
The kingdom is reputedly the most haunted landmass in the world, with England as the most haunted country, reporting the densest coverage of purported ghost sightings ...
References
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Canadian folklore
Lists of places in Canada
Canada
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Lists of tourist attractions in Canada