Nighttime: Canadian Crime, Mysteries, and the Weird

12/31/2024

On New Year’s Eve 2020, 21-year-old MISSING: ZACK LeFAVE was celebrating the start of a new year in , , surrounded by friends. But as the clock struck midnight and 2020 faded into 2021, Zack's life took an unimaginable turn.

Just after 12:25 AM on New Year’s Day, Zack was last seen walking alone along a dark stretch of road, without pants, leaving behind more questions than answers. His disappearance remains a haunting mystery.

🎙️ In this special Nighttime podcast series, we delve into the chilling details of Zack Lefave's case—piecing together his final known moments and exploring the baffling circumstances surrounding his disappearance.

As we reflect on this somber anniversary, we invite you to listen, share Zack’s story, and help keep his memory alive. His family, friends, and community are still searching for answers—and your support could make a difference.

🎧 Listen now:
https://www.nighttimepodcast.com/episodes/zack-lefave

🕵️‍♀️ Know something? Speak up: Share any tips with the appropriate authorities.

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia on New Year's Eve 2020 21 year old Zack Lefave rings in the new year partying with friends, but as the final moments of 2020 played out something happens that Zack, or any of his loved ones, could have imagined. Zack walked away leaving a trail that only created more question

12/31/2024

A Recent report of UFOs Above Canada

𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: ,
𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 2024/12/28
𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 6:45 PM
𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: While driving, my husband and I noticed three red and white flashing lights, which we assumed were large drones, flying in a triangular formation—one at the front and two trailing behind. They were moving low and slow, heading west. Later, I mentioned the sighting to my sister in Ontario, and she found a video online showing similar lights filmed that night in . Intrigued, I checked Flight Radar at the time of the sighting, but there were no aircraft recorded over this part of the province.

12/28/2024

Great news! The mail backlog from the Canada Post strike finally seems to be clearing, which means today is my long overdue Nighttime / KEEP CANADA WEIRD swag pack mail day! 🎉

If your voicemail was aired on the show, and you emailed me your address, your package will be en route shortly! 📬

I want to apologize for the delay. Unfortunately, Canada Post didn’t let me join the negotiating table to speed things along (which is complete BS).

Thanks for your patience!

12/28/2024

🎄Happy Holidays from all of us at Nighttime!🎄

I hope everyone had a wonderful and restful holiday season. The break gave us some much-needed time to recharge, reflect, and make plans to bring you an even better show in the year ahead.

I’m excited to announce that the show is back—new and improved—with a brand-new episode dropping tomorrow!

Thanks for being part of the Nighttime: Canadian Crime, Mysteries, and the Weird community, and I’m looking forward to another year of exploring the dark, strange, and unusual with you!

12/21/2024

📽️🎄 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲 🎄📽️

It’s the weekend before Christmas. There’s a good chance many of us will be on the couch with a warm drink and a holiday movie in the near future.

I’m curious—what are your go to ? Staples like National Lampoon’s ? nostalgia like ? hilarious like Elf, scary like , or maybe something unconventional like or ?

Drop your picks in the comments! and if you are looking for suggestions, check the comments!

Nighttime is an audio documentary series covering Canadian true crime, mysteries, and unique events.

12/21/2024

I see a lot of “bad customer service” complaints targeting retail stores lately.… here is my unsolicited opinion.

Customer service is a thing of the past, plain and simple.

Businesses are racing toward self service and automate anywhere they can. The employees who’s “poor customer service” folks often criticize are underpaid workers there to handle loss prevention and whatever other simple tasks their employer has not yet been able to cheaply automated. Once they do, and they will, those employees too will be put out to pasture to join the un/under employed millions… many of which probably provided great customer service back when that mattered.

The truth is, customer service isn’t in decline; it’s a relic of the past.

12/21/2024

Over the next few days I'll be removing the first season of KEEP CANADA WEIRD episodes from the main Nighttime podcast feed. If you are new to the show and want to catch the earlier episodes they are still available for free on the Keep Canada Weird podcast feed which is available anywhere you get podcasts.

Podcast · Jordan Bonaparte / Curiouscast · In Keep Canada Weird the Nighttime Podcast's host Jordan Bonaparte and his pal Handsome Aaron Airport seek out and explore the offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week. New episodes are released weekly. Keep Canada Weird is a production of the Nig...

12/20/2024

🎙️ KEEP CANADA WEIRD News Roundup for Dec 20, 2024 🎙️

Join Jordan and Aaron as they dive into the weird and most offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week!

In this episode, we cover:

🐾 The impatient dog
🤦‍♂️ Three tales of Canadians behaving badly
🏆 The WORLD CHAMPION… of
🎄 censorship

Listen here:

https://www.nighttimepodcast.com/episodes/keep-canada-weird-20241220

In Keep Canada Weird Jordan and Aaron Airport explore the weird and offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week. In this episode your hosts discuss; the impatient dog three tales of Canadians behaving badly the WORLD CHAMPION (of Microsoft Excel) Christmas censorship

12/19/2024

🚨 𝗥𝗖𝗠𝗣 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 🚨

Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Nova Scotia are asking for your help following a suspicious incident in Springhill.

On December 17, around 8:30 a.m., a silver SUV approached a child on Princess Street, and the driver attempted to lure the child into the vehicle. Thankfully, the child ran to safety and reported the incident to trusted adults. The child was not physically harmed.

The suspect is described as:

-A white man
-Approximately 5'5" tall, 180 lbs
-Wearing a black coat, beige pants, and a Boston Bruins gaiter-style mask

The RCMP is taking this matter very seriously and is asking for anyone with information, doorbell footage, or dashcam video from Princess Street around the time of the incident to come forward.

📞 Contact Cumberland County RCMP: 902-243-2181
📞 Report anonymously to Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)
💻 Submit a tip: www.crimestoppers.ns.ca or use the P3 Tips app

Please share this post to spread awareness and help identify the individual involved. 🙏

Stay safe, everyone!

12/18/2024

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗶𝗺 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗻 (𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗲 𝗠𝗰𝗘𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻)

In April of 1988, Jim Strutton was killed in a remote cabin near .

There were four witnesses, with four stories, three said they fired the fatal shot, and none of the stories added up.

In the end Strutton's girlfriend Mae McEachern would be charged with his murder, but despite a trial and the passage of 30 years, we still don't really know what happened in that cabin.

In this episode of Nighttime: Canadian Crime, Mysteries, and the Weird, I'm joined by Mae McEachern’s defense attorney, Brian Barrie.

🎧 Listen now: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com/episodes/jimmy-strutton

Near Owen Sound, Ontario, 1988 On April 26th, 1988, a man was shot and killed in a remote cabin deep in rural Ontario—a single act of violence that raised more questions than answers. Four witnesses were in the cabin that night, but their stories didn’t add up. They contradicted each other, and ...

12/17/2024

🇨🇦 Big news! Terry Fox has been chosen as the new face of Canada’s $5 bill—a fitting tribute to a true Canadian hero whose Marathon of Hope continues to inspire generations and has led to nearly a billion dollars raised for cancer research.

It got me thinking: which other Canadian icons deserve to be memorialized in this way? Who do you think has shaped our nation’s story enough to earn a place on our currency? Let me know your thoughts!

12/16/2024

🕵️‍♀️ Calling all Canadian true crime enthusiasts 🕵️‍♀️

I'm on the hunt for compelling Canadian crime stories to feature during the 2025 season and I would love your recommendations!

If there is a case you’d like to hear on Nighttime: Canadian Crime, Mysteries, and the Weird please let me know in the comments.

Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

12/13/2024

Good news for people with mail stuck in transit. Bad news for people fighting for better wages.

Canada Post has been legislated back to work.

12/11/2024

Earlier today, I posted about my series on Romana Didulo, the self-proclaimed Queen of Canada. She and her followers obsessively track mentions of them online. Tonight, the "benevolent queen" posted this in her private group, likely because I mentioned her.

That said, you can hear my six part series about this definitely not real queen here:

https://www.nighttimepodcast.com/episodes/romana-didulo

12/09/2024

I often receive case suggestions for past episodes, and with over 500 released, it’s no surprise new listeners sometimes miss earlier stories. One of the most requested topics is Romana Didulo and her Queen of Canada cult.

If you were hopefully for a Nighttime episode about the Q-Anon Queen, I got some good news—I actually have a 6-part series covering her bizarre rise and folies with started before she found infamy.

If you missed it, you can catch up here:

Explore the rise of Romana Didulo, the self-proclaimed "Queen of Canada," and the cult-like movement surrounding her in this deep-dive podcast. Discover how conspiracy theories, sovereign citizen ideologies, and social media fueled her bizarre claims and attracted a devoted following. We u

12/08/2024

In the latest episode of Nighttime we revisit the chilling 2006 Richardson Family murders in Medicine Hat, Alberta—a case of betrayal and heartbreak that shocked the nation.

🎙️ Listen now:

https://www.nighttimepodcast.com/episodes/richardson-family

Medicine Hat, Alberta, 2006 The Richardson Family murders stunned the country with both its brutality and unexpected perpetrators. We explore the details of the case, including the tragic deaths of Marc and Debra Richardson and their 8-year-old son Jacob. The investigation revealed a chilling moti

12/06/2024

In this week's KEEP CANADA WEIRD news roundup we discuss;

-Cosmetic Surgeons at dog parks
- as private property defense
-Dorchester, NB’s weird sign
-the conclusion to Randy’s consumer complaint

Listen here:

In Keep Canada Weird Jordan and Aaron Airport explore the weird and offbeat Canadian news stories from the past week.

12/06/2024

Attention Nighttime: Canadian Crime, Mysteries, and the Weird completionists! I'm about to do an annual clean up of my podcast feeds which will result in some prior episodes disappearing from the main podcast feeds and channels.

All prior episodes are, and will still be available on the premium feed (found at nighttimepodcast.com/subscribe) but if there is an old episode you were planning to revisit now is the time!