Fall fun in the Royal City
Here’s one for the New West parents … a fall family festival next Saturday, Oct. 29, in the gymnasium at Herbert Spencer Elementary from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m The event will include a costume contest,...
View ArticleHalloween in New West
This ran in our print edition the other day, but I post it here again for anyone who missed it, or those doing a quick search for holiday events coming up between now and Monday: Grab your coats, your...
View ArticleMake a Wish – for Halloween
As some of our NOW readers will recall, I got the chance earlier this year to cover a unique story here in Burnaby about a young teenager and her “wish come true” carried out by the Make A Wish...
View ArticleDress for Halloween success
As is the yearly tradition over here at K&K’s chamber of horrors, we like to give readers suggestions for original, one-of-a-kind costumes to don this Halloween season. You’re welcome. • Roberto...
View ArticleHalloween is on at Canada’s official residences
Stephen Harper greets trick-or-treaters at Stornoway when he was Opposition leader. OTTAWA — As per tradition, the Official opposition leader will be at Stornoway shelling out Halloween candy to...
View ArticleHalloween highs and lows
As we wash the last remnants of body paint from our nether regions and put our Fireball-stained Sailor Moon costume back in the closet for another year, we thought it would be a good time to review the...
View ArticleTwits-a-tweeting
It’s no secret that K&K gets its fair share of criticism. We can be a little smug at times, we once dressed as JonBenet Ramsey for Halloween and we may have been off-base when we claimed...
View ArticleHalloween at the Burnaby NOW
Hey all: A most interesting day at the offices of the Burnaby NOW and New Westminster Record. It’s Halloween and the editorial department has gone a little wacky. From the attached picture, you’ll see...
View ArticleToronto radio host thinks Rob Ford called in to defend Rob Ford on Thursday
Bill Carroll, who hosts afternoon drive from Los Angeles on Toronto talk radio station AM640, was quite confident that a passionate defender of Mayor Rob Ford — who identified himself as “Ian from...
View ArticleRob Ford finally admits he has smoked crack cocaine, still won’t resign (with...
TORONTO — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford confessed he has smoked crack Tuesday as his brother Doug Ford went on an all-out offensive against police Chief Bill Blair. “Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine,” Rob...
View ArticleThe Healthy Plate: Recipe for orange zest pudding with shaved dark chocolate
By Melissa D’Arabian When it comes to sweets, I have a surprising trick up my sleeve. And the best part about it? It probably won’t cost you a penny because most likely you already have it, but throw...
View ArticleHalloween treats: Recipes for liquid mud punch and spicy-sweet mole pumpkin...
It’s true… Despite what the kids think, not all Halloween treats need to rot your teeth on contact. Which isn’t to say the goodies we’ve gathered here — a muddy punch and a granola-like snack — don’t...
View ArticleRecipe for Rice Krispies Treats with bourbon caramel glaze
To be honest, I had no idea about Rice Krispies Treats. That is, I certainly knew of them, but I’d never made them. And I never knew just how delicious they could be. The first time I made them, I used...
View ArticleCam Cole: NHL owes debt of gratitude to TMZ
A better test of the National Hockey League’s staunch commitment to fight domestic violence would be to see how it would have handled the Slava Voynov case before the Ray Rice video turned the sports...
View ArticleSupermarket confusion: What is this dietitian giving out for Halloween?
I love Halloween. I can’t wait to see all the kids in the neighbourhood dressed up and having fun. My husband knows not to even think about answering the door when the doorbell rings on Halloween. My...
View ArticleModern Family’s Halloween episode has theme-park twist
Modern Family serves a treat this week, a new Halloween episode. It’s the first fresh, first-run Halloween episode for the five-time Emmy-winning comedy since 2012’s Open House of Horrors, and only the...
View ArticlePop forecast for Oct. 27: Nightcrawler, Flaming Lips and more (with video)
Chris Lackner “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,” Bob Dylan sang. But these days, a guide through the seemingly endless flurry of pop culture offerings is just what we need....
View ArticleCheck out this bad driver in our videos of the week
Montreal’s, Tyler Fitzsimons, has been nominated to compete on Canada’s Worst Driver and he showed the Montreal Gazette why even crossing the road and merging with traffic is a problem for him. The...
View ArticleScott Stinson: Never too early for hysteria in Leafland
When the subject is the Maple Leafs in this town, they spell patience: P-A-N-I-C. Although this was a season in which the home side was largely expected to scuffle along and maybe, with some breaks,...
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