List of reportedly haunted locations in Canada

This is a list of locations in Canada which are reported to be haunted. Many have been featured in television programs such as Creepy Canada, The Girly Ghosthunters and Mystery Hunters. It is in alphabetical order by province or territory, then by the name of the location.

Alberta

• Banff Springs Hotel in Banff National Park.^[1] An anonymous young bride and a bellman named Sam Macauley reputedly haunt this hotel.
• Hotel Macdonald in Edmonton.^[2] Paranomal activity features an eerie sound of a horse drawn carriage clip clopping along only being heard by workers and guests in the hallway on the top floor.
• Walterdale Playhouse in Old Strathcona.^[3]

British Columbia

• British Columbia Penitentiary in New Westminster. The former penitentiary was active for 102 years, until decommissioned in the 80's. Not much of the building is left, save for the Boot Hill graveyard.^[4]

• Beach Towers, Vancouver. A little boy appears to disturb residents who live there.

Manitoba

The Fort Garry Hotel in 2009.

• Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg. It was featured on Creepy Canada.

New Brunswick

The Algonquin Resort

• The Algonquin in St. Andrews.^[5] It was featured on Creepy Canada.
• Blackville. The Dungarvon Whooper reputedly haunts this Dungarvon River, which runs in Miramichi near the Bartholomew River. It was featured on Mystery Hunters and Creepy Canada.
• Fireship of Baie des Chaleurs is a 16th-century ship of forty Portuguese settlers that was set on fire by a British army.

Northwest Territories

• Nahanni National Park Reserve in Fort Simpson.

Nova Scotia

• Young Teazer at Mahone Bay. 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. There have even been reports about crewmen on fire running and screaming on the decks. 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 into thin air. It was featured on Creepy Canada.

Ontario

• Bytown Museum in Ottawa. 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 on Creepy Canada and The Girly Ghosthunters.
• Fort George in Niagara-on-the-Lake. It was one of Canada's strongholds during the War of 1812.^[6] It was featured on Creepy Canada and The Girly Ghosthunters.
• Gibraltar Point Lighthouse on Toronto Islands. The first lighthouse keeper, John Paul Radelmuller, was murdered by soldiers from nearby Fort York looking for bootlegged beer on January 2, 1815. These soldiers were charged with murder but eventually acquitted. A coffin was found in 1893 buried in the sand with a jawbone in it but it is not clear whether this was part of the lighthouse keeper's remains or not. It was featured on Creepy Canada.
• Grand Theatre in London. Ambrose Small's apparition reputedly roams this theatre. It was featured on Mystery Hunters and The Girly Ghosthunters.
• Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.^[7]
• Ottawa Jail Hostel in Ottawa. It was featured on Creepy Canada and The Girly Ghosthunters.
• Screaming Tunnel in Niagara Falls.

Prince Edward Island

• Ghost Ship of Northumberland Strait is described as a beautiful schooner 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.^[8] There never seems to be a predetermined place for where the ship will appear; sightings tend to happen when least expected.^[8] Sightings have occurred throughout the seasons, but seem to be more prevalent from September to November.^[9] These visions are also apparent before a northeast wind, and folklore has it that this brilliant ghost ship is a forewarning of a storm.^[9]

Quebec

• Auberge Le Saint-Gabriel in Old Montreal. This site is allegedly haunted by a 19th-century little girl who lost her life in a fire.^[10]
• John Abbott College in Montreal. This building is very old, about 100 years old. Spirits roam around in a specific area opening doors. Their spirits have been recognized by the janitors or guards, and by the students.
• McGill University in Montreal.^[11]
• St. John's Shrewsbury Anglican Church in Gore.^[12]

Saskatchewan

Government House with adjacent visitor and administration centre.

• Fort Battleford in Battleford.^[13]
• Fort San in Fort Qu'Appelle.
• Government House in Regina.^[14]
• St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon.^[15]

See also

• List of ghosts
• List of reportedly haunted locations in France
• Reportedly haunted locations in the United Kingdom

References

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2. http://www.familyfuncanada.com/edmonton/haunted-edmonton/
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10. http://thingstodo.viator.com/montreal/haunted-montreal/
11. http://journalmetro.com/actualites/montreal/766551/tournee-des-lieux-les-plus-hantes-de-luniversite-mcgill/
12. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/haunted-church-ravaged-by-ghost-hunters-1.962457
13. "Fort Battleford National Historic Site". Virtual Saskatchewan. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
14. "Old Government House is a little haunt on the Prairies". Toronto Star. Torstar. January 24, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
15. http://www.saskatoonspecials.ca/saskatoons-most-haunted.html