The biggest news story of 2009 didn’t leave the mind of Global TV’s Lorraine Nickel when she dawned this popular H1N1 costume on Halloween.

Someone should have dressed up as the vaccine and gone along with her. Unfortunately, we hear those costumes are on back order from the federal government.
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With Halloween falling on a Saturday this year, UNICEF Canada will be out on Friday, October 30 to collect donations. The organization does not collect door-to-door anymore, and therefore needs to get out into the community for support.
Volunteers will be out tomorrow morning at the following locations from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
1. Osborne and [...]

Posted by Tyler Sutherland

After that entire Balloon Boy incident — which turned out to be a big hoax thanks to that loser Richard Heene — one Canadian company is capitalizing on the opportunity to market the most appropriate Halloween costume this year.
Saskatoon-based MicroFlight.com is selling a Balloon Boy outfit, which includes a silver helium balloon, [...]

Local celebrities competed at Kildonan Place on Tuesday in the 2nd Annual Celebrity Pumpkin Carving Contest in support of UNICEF Canada.
Fifteen teams took part to attempt to carve the best jack-o’-lantern with only minimal time.
CTV’s Jordan Witzel tried to impress the judges by putting his cute newborn baby, Slade, on the table next to his [...]

Posted by Tyler Sutherland
Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, which may mean the kiddies will get to stay out a bit later than usual. Staying out late, or not, it’s all about safety.
The Winnipeg Police Service sent out some safety tips earlier this week, and while most are probably familiar with all of them, [...]

A few hundred zombies decided it would be a good idea to walk aimlessly in a large group Sunday night and jump on vehicles in downtown Winnipeg. Apparently it was all part of the Zombie Walk, which also took place in other cities across the world.
We found this video someone shot of Winnipeg’s walk.
Watch:

Winnipeg police [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz
Winnipeg’s Ghost Walk creeped up for another season on Thursday evening, as tours of some of the city’s spookiest locations were given.
The 90-minute tours give people a chance to see Winnipeg’s most haunted buildings and enjoy the company of the outgoing guides.
Your next chance to catch the Ghost Walk is on Saturday, [...]

This year’s annual Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign kicks off today and the students at Winnipeg’s Linden Meadows School are doing something special.
Students will experience some of the hardships that their peers in Africa endure every day by participating in “A Day Without” during October.
One Grade 5 class will go without electricity and desks; a Grade [...]

Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, which means an entire party weekend is in order for those looking to cut loose.
On Friday, October 30 — also known as “Gate Night” — the Vampire Dance Party takes over the Standard Tavern at 61 Sherbrook Street.
“Vampires have emerged as Winnipeg’s hottest party people, whether un-dead or [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz

Dress the kids up warm and head over to Assiniboine Park Zoo. The annual Boo at the Zoo event, featuring this year’s attraction, Big Foot, opens tonight beginning at 6 p.m.
The Halloween fun runs all the way until October 30 (excluding Mondays). Tickets are $7.50 at any Safeway location or online.
Gates open [...]

Posted by Tyler Sutherland
A Maze in Corn is opening up its special Haunted Forest this Friday evening in preparation for Halloween. The Forest will feature resident creatures that will entertain and maybe even scare the kids as they walk down the trail.
Hopefully the weather cooperates and the young ones can hold off on having to [...]

Posted by Sarah Klein

Tickets for the Halloween Express Prairie Dog Central are now on sale through Ticketmaster.
You can use this link to get 20% off your purchase and use the special offer code TMDEAL.
The first ride is Friday, October 23 at 6 p.m.
Image credit: Manitoba Historical Society