Oct
30
2015
Poster put up in neighbourhood for Halloween allergies

Attention parents, it's Halloween and in case you're not stressing enough about how original or homemade your child's costume is, someone posted this neighbourhood notice to Imgur.

The author of the note laments the fact that their son comes home "devastated" from trick-or-treating every year because severe allergies prevent him from eating the candy he collects.

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Oct
27
2015
Drugs in the Halloween Candy | YummyMummyClub.ca

It wouldn't be Halloween without some good old-fashioned scaremongering. This year it came courtesy of a Facebook post by Mississippi police warning parents to check candy closely for "brightly coloured Ecstasy tablets" that could be mixed in with the loot.

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Oct
07
2015

Longtime fast food chain Burger King launched its black-bunned theme burger last week just in time for Halloween.
 
But customers on social media have been reporting back about the Whopper of a surprise that follows after consumption.

Suffice to say, when your body processes the bun it plays a strange trick on your body - and what was black turns a ghastly shade of green when it comes out the other end.

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Sep
24
2015

With Halloween around the corner, Snapchat rolled out some fun webcam filters that twist your innocent features into those of a demon from the deepest recesses of hell. Cool - or as the young kids say - sick? Actually, it is sick, because some parents have been using the filters on their unsuspecting young children. And they've been recording their reactions and sharing videos on social media because why not.

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Dad Dresses Up As Princess Leia For Halloween

All recovered from Halloween yet? It was a cold, soggy one in these parts, and we're nursing a candy hangover here—my own, not my son's. As creative costumes go, I'm no maverick, but this dad is. This dad's got Halloween 'game' in spades. 

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There you are, frantically pawing the racks for this year's Halloween costume for your little princess who's almost four. Will she be a cat or a ladybug or . . . a scantily clad firefighter?

This nightmare was brought to you by a Victoria, B.C., mom who stumbled upon the offending costume at her local Value Village. No wonder Raina Delisle saw red.

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Health Canada has recalled the above novelty squish ball, which has been marketed for Halloween in Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix stores.

The liquid-filled ball covered in black netting has the following UPC code: 057800879657.

The cover and netting pieces may detach or the squish ball may burst, both of which pose a choking and ingestion hazard.

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RECALL: Feathered Boas From Danson Decor And Michaels

Health Canada has recalled feathered boas from Danson Decor in various colours, with the following Item Code / UPC: H18560 62615 31856 7, H306940 62615 30694 6, as well as ArtMinds black craft boas from Michaels with the UPC 400100633083 and SKU 072012.

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Oct
31
2013
halloween candy

Kids in Fargo, North Dakota may want to bypass a certain house where a woman has announced her plan to give kids who appear overweight a letter instead of candy.

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Oct
29
2013

Julianne Hough's Halloween Costume Fail

What do you think of Hough's outfit? Deeply offensive or homage to a TV character?

Suzanne Warren

In the Halloween spirit yet? Well, celebrities are, but it seems they too are sometimes guilty of a colossal costume fail. Julianne Hough is a prime example.

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