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Is Katy Perry To Blame For Canada's New Tariff Hullabaloo?
Wonkette - Michigan
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August 17, 2025
The whole world knows by now that the White House chooses most numbers for new tariffs to impose with all the expertise of an orangutan throwing feces at a dartboard, but it’s still surprising more careful consideration isn’t given to a major...
Register now for Toronto Canadian Pizza Summit and Chef of the Year Competition
Bakers Journal
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August 17, 2025
Designed to help independent pizzerias, bakery-cafés and food trucks network and grow their pizza business through ideas and innovations, the Summit and Chef of the Year Competitions will take place on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, at our host and...
Canada Games cycling brings historic race through downtown St. John's
CBC/Radio-Canada
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August 17, 2025
A much cooler day in downtown St. John's didn't stop heated competition at the Canada Summer Games, as parts of the annual pedestrian mall were turned into a high-speed track for cycling. The criterium races in road cycling were held Saturday on a...
I’ve travelled all over Canada, but nothing compares to its ‘ocean playground’
Metro
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August 17, 2025
This quiet province has so much to offer, from beautiful views to delicious food (Picture: Getty Images) My travels across Canada have rewarded me with everything from sweeping mountainscapes to vibrant city life, but nowhere captured my heart...
Legendary LA restauranteur Dan Tana known for celebrity clientele dead aged 90
Daily Mail
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August 17, 2025
Legendary Los Angeles restauranteur Dan Tana has died at the age of 90. The business owner was the visionary behind the iconic Santa Monica Boulevard eatery that bears his name and has welcomed A-listers from both classic and contemporary...
Dan Tana, founder of eponymous L.A. restaurant known for celebrity clientele, dead at 90
Los Angeles Times
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August 17, 2025
Dan Tana, the restaurateur whose eponymous Santa Monica Boulevard eatery has for decades been a Hollywood hotspot — one with dishes named for celebrities who are liable to be there on any given night — died in Belgrade, Serbia, on Saturday. He was...
Dan Tana, Owner of Celebrated LA Restaurant, Dies at 90
The Wrap
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August 16, 2025
Dan Tana, the actor who opened the iconic Dan Tana restaurant in 1964, has died. He was 90. The news was announced by the restaurant’s social media team on Facebook. “The great Dan Tana has passed on. We all know that he created a very magical...
Canada's biggest Brazilian festival is back in Vancouver this summer
Vancouver Is Awesome
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August 16, 2025
After a couple of years on hiatus, Vancouver's Brazilian Day festival is coming back bigger than ever. In fact, organizers expect it to be the biggest Brazilian cultural festival in Canada. "Brazilian Day Vancouver 2025 takes place on August 29...
A Montreal native brought restaurant ability to CT. Customers say she helps keep a downtown vibrant
Hartford Courant - Connecticut
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August 16, 2025
The new owner of a Connecticut business fell in love with the city it’s in. And based on the reaction of customers, the city fell in love with her too. Since Brinx opened on Main Street in Torrington in 2018, it had become part of the downtown...
Beyond chow mein: Can a new wave of restaurants help China win hearts?
BBC
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August 16, 2025
ShareSave As Chinese restaurant chains boom, they are finding their way to new places Kelly NgBBC News, Singapore Grilled fish on a generous bed of numbing chillis and peppercorns from China's south-western metropolis, Chongqing; cumin-laced lamb...
First-ever Yucatecan Vaquería to be celebrated in Toronto, Canada
The Yucatan Times
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August 16, 2025
9 The State Government, through the Institute for the Development of Mayan Culture (Indemaya), announced the First Cultural Twining between Yucatán and Canada, an event to be held on August 30 in Toronto as part of the “The Essence of My Land” (La...
New restaurant offers authentic Hong Kong banquet experience in Newmarket
Newmarket Today
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August 16, 2025
Newmarket family opens CK's Restaurant with a menu of more than 200 dishes, fusing Chinese and Hong Kong cuisine Newmarket resident Jenny Yang has been working in restaurants for much of her life. Yang came to Canada from China at age 16 to help...
Canada captures just 2% of global farm tech investment
Digital Journal
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August 15, 2025
Photo by Getty Images on Unsplash Canadian farms are navigating a mixed reality. Farm cash receipts climbed to $25.6 billion in the first quarter of 2025, up 3.1% from last year. And while a country-wide ‘elbows up’ push to buy Canadian goods has...
One U.S. State Will Charge Canadian Tourists A New Fee In 2026 Despite Canada's Travel Boycott
The Travel
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August 16, 2025
Canadians' U.S. travel boycott is estimated to cost the United States around $20 billion in lost tourism revenue, according to the U.S. Travel Association and data from the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC). 26% of the 77 million global...
Canadian churches repurposed as restaurants, theaters
Finance & Commerce - Minnesota
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August 15, 2025
The Blueprint Montreal‘s Theatre Paradox hosts concerts in a former church. Quebec’s Quiet Revolution led to sharp church attendance decline. Repurposed churches still serve community through food, arts, jobs. Former altars now home to bars,...
As border crossings and Canadian visitor numbers decline, business, tourism, political leaders look ahead
InForum - North Dakota
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August 16, 2025
GRAND FORKS — The number of Canadian visitors into North Dakota continues to decline, likely due to political differences between the nations. Meanwhile, business leaders from the region continue to invite the nation's northern neighbors into the...
Manitoba businesses brace for Air Canada strike
Winnipeg Free Press
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August 15, 2025
Manitoba businesses could be dealt another blow if a looming strike by Air Canada flight attendants halts operations at the country’s largest airline this weekend. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business said Friday that small businesses...
Age-gap besties: How these Canadians found friendship decades apart
The Globe and Mail
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August 16, 2025
Madison Lussier and Katharine Hoogewerf have been friends for about five years. Together they try new restaurants, go to the theatre, swap book recommendations and, most often, binge-watch the latest must-see Netflix series on Hoogewerf’s couch...
E. coli infections traced to Canadian farm restaurant top 100; parasitic infections also increase
Food Safety News
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August 16, 2025
Public health officials have now identified more than 100 patients in an outbreak of E. coli infections related to the Saskatoon Farm restaurant and bakery in Canada. The Alberta Health Services announced the number of patients stands at 107 as of...
This majestic white sand beach that 'sings' is one of Canada's 'best' natural wonders
Narcity
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August 16, 2025
Canada is home to some incredible natural wonders, including thundering waterfalls, towering forests, and beautiful beaches. One beach in the country doesn't just stun you with its beauty — it actually sings. With soft white sand that produces a...