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Favourite haunts: Ghost stories from downtown Vancouver (SPH)

A brush of cold air in a restaurant, building materials thrown across a room, a headless man holding out a lantern: These are just some stories of the supernatural reported in Vancouver’s heritage buildings.

The city has a rich history of lore spanning from the area’s original inhabitants – the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest – to the cultural mosaic it is today.

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St. Paul’s Hospital

Many sightings have been reported at the hospital that first opened in 1894, especially in the older parts of the property.

Watts said her mother, who works as a nurse, once saw nuns in the courtyard, but the women faded as she looked at them more closely.

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