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Is there life after death? 71 per cent of Canadians say ‘yes’
Life, death and the great beyond: It’s a good time to contemplate the biggest, spookiest question of all: Is there life after death? Vancouver Sun ARCHIVES Sat Oct 31 1998 Byline: Douglas Todd It’s...
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The Pack a.d. get spooky with new video for Haunt You
Just in time for Halloween, Vancouver blues-punk duo The Pack a.d. have released their spooky new video for Haunt You, from their latest album Unpersons. Directed by Mike Roberts and featuring some...
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Halloween Being Curtailed As Culturally Insensitive In Calgary
It’s a simple concept, really. When in Rome do as the Romans do. It’s about being polite. It’s about respecting traditions. It’s about going with the flow when visiting another city, country or...
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Halloween concert picks: Devin Townsend, Judas Priest and lots of parties
Halloween weekend? Time to get your spook on. Saturday: Vancouver metal royal Devin Townsend is at the Commodore Ballroom with The Ocean and Nihilate. General admission tickets are $20 at Scrape and...
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Take This Lollipop a Halloween horror for Facebook users
If you want to be spooked this Halloween, sign into Take This Lollipop for a truly creepy look at what your Facebook tells people about you. An interactive video, created by Jason Zada, maker of the...
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In concealed rituals, pagans celebrate “rebirth” of sun
On Vancouver Island, pagans are lighting cauldron fires and dancing through giant evergreen hoops to symbolize being reborn. In Metro Vancouver, pagans are bowing to stag antlers, revering pentangles...
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May Day pagans up at dawn to sow fertility
The Vancouver Morris Men and about 70 followers gathered at the crest of a Point Grey hill at dawn Tuesday morning to greet the rising sun – in honour of May Day, known in pagan circles as Beltane. The...
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Metro psychologist gives Halloween talk on contacting “the dead” (UPDATE)
UPDATED HALLOWEEN EVE: Full story on Leonard George’s sincere effort to become a medium. Earlier posting: Capilano University psychologist Leonard George is not afraid to take risks. He goes where most...
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Trick or treat? Angel’s trumpet at Halloween
The fall colour this year has been exceptional and it doesn’t seem to be coming to an end any time soon. Many maples and katsuras are still looking spectacular with their canopies still holding on to...
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Halloween – top five reasons I love it
Is it the magical sound of the cackle at the end of Thriller, sending chills down my spine, the feel of pumpkin guts in my hand, or the sweet taste of candy corn filling my body with sugar? What is it...
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Psychologist dives into seances and ‘contacting the dead’
Is it possible for the living to contact the dead? Capilano University psychologist Leonard George was determined to find out. The noted author and researcher travelled to upstate New York – to the...
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Contest: Help name Vancouver’s newest school
The Vancouver board of education wants your help in naming its newest school. Still under construction, the school is near the University of B.C. on the current site of University Hill secondary. The...
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Zombies embody all our fears of contagion and apocalypse
Every generation gets the monster it deserves — the embodiment of its deepest fears — and for our meddling with the code of life itself we have earned The Zombie. The solitary minion-style zombie...
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Imagine that. . . Donors ensure kids will have Halloween costumes
Last week, I was at Queen Alexandra School when Grade 2 students were excitedly trying on donated Halloween costumes. The problem was that there weren’t enough and in enough different size to ensure...
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Let us know how many trick-or-treaters you get tonight #treatcount2013
For the second year in the row, The Vancouver Sun is teaming up with BTAWorks to pinpoint which Metro Vancouver neighbourhoods have the most trick-or-treaters on Halloween night. Taking part is easy....
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Metro Vancouver trick-or-treat count hits 500 submissions
The Vancouver Sun and Bing Thom Architects’ second annual trick-or-treat count has been a rip-roaring success. As of 3 p.m. on Nov. 1, we had more than 500 reports from all across Metro Vancouver....
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Standing O (and ouch) for MEC’s super-country Summer Century Ride
It was called the MEC Summer Century Ride, likely because the other choice — Your Bum Is Gonna Hurt Like Heck For A Week — was already taken by the plethora of cycling events held in B.C.’s pedalling...
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Highlights from Vancouver Halloween Parade & Expo event (with video)
Vancouver showed its true spirit of the season last weekend during its Halloween Parade & Expo event; I had a blast chasing down some of the best costumes for photos and video. The two-day event...
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Q & A in Vancouver with Tom Woodruff Jr. – From Aliens 3 to Aliens vs....
Q & A with famed Academy Award-winning creature performer and creator Tom Woodruff Jr. at the Vancouver Halloween Parade & Expo. Tom talks about being the Alien (Xenomorph) in the films Aliens...
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Video: Short, scary movies that provide Halloween terror
Wanna see something really scary? It’s our favourite time of year. We put on costumes, increase our chocolate and nougat intake to alarming levels and terrify each other. It’s pagan-riffic! Problem is...
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