Owen Sound Owen Sound Sun Times

Couple celebrate their love of the macabre

2 min read

Skeletons, graves and witches appear every year on Jamie and Shayna Kermer’s lawn.  That’s just how they like it because Halloween’s their favourite time of year, Jamie Kermer said, while untangling bunched up netting with his daughter, Kiera, Wednesday so it could be hung like a spider web.  There were two pumpkins with elaborately carved […]

London Free Press

LFP ARCHIVES: A ghostly Grand Theatre legend

5 min read

In the spirit of the Halloween season, we’re reflecting on what’s arguably London’s most notorious ghostly legend – that the Grand Theatre is haunted by its original owner, Ambrose Small. This story was first published in the Oct. 30, 2009 editions of The London Free Press The ghostly gossip surrounding the Grand Theatre isn’t going […]

Great Lakes Now

Great Lakes most unwanted: Top 10 invasive species

13 min read

Great Lakes most unwanted: Top 10 invasive species

Long after the Halloween season has ended, some of the Great Lakes’ most infamous invasive species remain a scary sight: blood-sucking parasites with suction-cup mouths, thousands of rotting fish carcasses washed ashore and sharp mussel shells that puncture the feet of unsuspecting beachgoers.

At least 188 nonnative aquatic species have been introduced to the Great Lakes, and over a third have become invasive, meaning they can have negative health, ecological and socioeconomic impacts when introduced to new ecosystems.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Editorial

The Kincardine Independent

(By Pauline Kerr) Halloween is not what it used to be, which is probably a good thing. To read the entire article online, click here to purchase your subscription. To … Continue reading Happy Howl-O-Eeeeeeeen!

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London Free Press

Keep cannabis edibles away from trick-or-treaters: Public health nurse

2 min read

As Halloween approaches, local public-health officials have issued an unusual warning about keeping cannabis-laced candies hidden from children. Southwestern Public Health – the health unit serving Oxford and Elgin counties – on Tuesday warned citizens to keep edible cannabis products, especially ones packaged or shaped akin to Halloween treats, “out of reach of children.” “Edible […]