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Trick-or-trot takes over Waterloo Region
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This article has been updated. On Oct. 28, ECU – a division of WFCU Credit Union will be hosting Trick-Or-Trot 2023 to raise funds for Food4Kids Waterloo Region. The event will consist of a Halloween-themed 5-kilometer run, a 5-kilometer walk, and a 1 kilometer or 250-meter Kids Dash. Participants are encouraged to dress in their…
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What will you be for Halloween this year?
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That’s right, Halloween is right around the corner. Here are some ideas to get you and your friends into the Halloween spirit. Don’t be too shocked if on Oct. 31 Waterloo gets turned into Barbie land. There are so many different outfits for Barbie and Ken dolls alike. There’s a unique outfit for everyone that’ll…
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Eerie movies to spook you this dreary October
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It’s spooky season folks! You know what that means, it’s time to watch some classic Halloween movies and cuddle up on the couch with some hot chocolate. Sandra Annett, an associate professor in film studies at Laurier, offered her perspective on why some of the same movies are watched every year, “We probably watch the…
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A Halloween history
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Today, the idea of celebrating Halloween in any way other than trick-or-treating or hosting a party for your closest friends may seem inconceivable. After the pandemic shut down or restricted Halloween plans, this year’s celebrations will mark a return to normalcy. While stores peddle boxes of decorative squash and pile boxes of various candies skids…
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Frightening films for this sinister season
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The transient days, shadowed by the expansive nights, the decaying foliage and, most notably, the plunging temperatures all signal the approach of Halloween – undoubtedly the scariest time of the year. To accelerate the switch from your frightening midterms to the somehow less frightening advance of Halloween, below are my picks for the most terrifying,…
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Ghouls, goblins, and climate change
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October ushers in crisp autumn air, lingering with scents of pumpkin spiced lattes and freshly baked Pillsbury Halloween cookies. But it also raises some concerns about an eminently developing nightmare: climate change. Few have considered the rippling effects of this ghoulish season. Many of us are eager to purchase a new Halloween costume this year.…
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Spooky season done right in KW
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It’s officially Spooky Season! Time to prepare yourself for the cool weather and the bone-chilling events happening in Waterloo region this month. Kitchener-Waterloo region is making the best of fall, and you should too! Allow time in your schedule to experience the following Spooky Season activities. The smell of apple pie in the oven while…
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36 years of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Princess Cinemas
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The year is 1986. Janet Jackson’s “When I Think of You” is playing on your walkman as you jog throughout Uptown Waterloo. Of all of the times to be alive, this is certainly one of them. The Cold War seems to be cooling down, you may have just caught one of the first-ever episodes of…
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Q’s Cakes and Cafe owner celebrates Food Network’s “The Big Bake: Halloween” win
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“That was definitely the biggest cake that we’ve ever made,” Raquel David said. “The finished cake itself was about 5.5 feet tall.” David is the winner of this year’s The Big Bake: Halloween competition, which aired on Food Network on Sept. 27. In the episode, teams of bakers made gigantic cakes that move for a…
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Some of the creepiest episodes of kid’s tv-shows
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I have an overabundance of nostalgia for the television shows I watched during my childhood. As someone who is now obsessed with horror movies and Halloween, looking back at the things I watched as a kid in the late 90s and early 2000s … well, let’s just say there might be a correlation as to…
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