The 10 best Toronto Halloween costumes this year (including what Karen Stintz and Margaret Atwood wore)
The 10 best Toronto Halloween costumes this year (including what Karen Stintz and Margaret Atwood wore)
Karen Stintz (yes, that Karen Stintz) as Elvira, a CBC listener as Jian Ghomeshi and a very creative man as the OCADU building
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(Image: Jackson Proskow)
(Image: Josie)
(Image: Don Peat)
(Image: Margaret Atwood)
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(Image: Jami Greke)
(Image: Jerome Wright)
(Image: Susan Bambury)
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Although one Maple Leaf had trouble finding an appropriate Halloween costume, there were still plenty of great disguises this year. We rounded up the best of those donned by local politicians and celebrities, as well as our favourite Toronto-centric costumes from Twitter (including a baby dressed up in a Toronto Life–approved get-up).
Click here to see all the costumes »
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- The CN Tower went as a pumpkin
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- TTC chair Karen Stintz donned Elvira duds for yesterday’s city council meeting
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- Rocker and Ajax native Deryck Whibley and his girlfriend dressed up as his ex-wife Avril Lavigne and her fiancé Chad Kroeger (Kroeger <a href="http://www.calgaryherald.com/Chad+Kroeger+slams+Deryck+Whibley+over+Chavril+costume/7469186/story.html">wasn’t too keen on the costume</a>)
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- Councillor Josh Colle as Superman–slash–Clark Kent
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- Onto the celebrity round. Margaret Atwood in zombie teeth, a wig and a <em>very</em> stylish shirt printed with cocktail paraphernalia. What is she? Your guess is as good as ours.
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- A Toronto-centric interpretation of the NHL lockout (plus a double-fisting sailor)
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- Another Blue Jay: baby Brett Lawrie, complete with (fake) tattoos
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- Two more injured Blue Jays for the MLB team’s DL list
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- A very thorough Jian Ghomeshi costume (there’s even a bagful of the CBC radio host’s favourite snack)
- (Image: <a href="https://twitter.com/sabambury/status/263743209736396800/photo/1">Susan Bambury</a>)
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- This OCADU costume worn by <a href="https://twitter.com/robonto">@Robonto</a> got the Reddit <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/comments/12efh0/ocad_halloween_costume/">seal of approval</a>
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Although one Maple Leaf had trouble finding an appropriate Halloween costume, there were still plenty of great disguises this year. We rounded up the best of those donned by local politicians and celebrities, as well as our favourite Toronto-centric costumes from Twitter (including a baby dressed up in a Toronto Life–approved get-up).
Click here to see all the costumes »
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