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It will be a Halloween like no other in Toronto, as the city and its baseball fans welcome back the Blue Jays for a home game that could end in the team’s first World Series win in more than three decades.Previous games in the series have not only filled the Rogers Centre, but also brought thousands of fans into the city’s core to public viewing events, sports bars and other venues. On Friday, the game will screen at Scotiabank Arena and Nathan Phillips Square outside City Hall. The University of Toronto is hosting a viewing party, as are public squares in cities such as Brampton,...