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Tim Hortons Sells Nearly 800,000 Orange-Sprinkled Fundraising Donuts In support of Residential School Survivors

Tim Hortons launched a limited-time fundraising donut in honour of Orange Shirt Day on September 30th with 100 per cent of the proceeds (excluding taxes) donated to… Read more »

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Top Toys to Get For 2021 Holiday List According to Toys “R” Us

Toys”R”Us Canada has revealed the Top Toy List for 2021. The list includes active play to educational toys, toys for the young creators, collectors and more. As… Read more »

Double Down Sandwich is Now Available Across KFC Restaurants in Canada

Double Down Sandwich is Now Available Across KFC Restaurants in Canada

You can now get KFC’s best-selling sandwich of all time – Double Down – from the brand’s restaurants across Canada. Double Down sandwich with crispy bacon, Canadian… Read more »

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Edmonton Kayaks Offers Glow-in-the-Dark Kayak Rentals From Sir Wilfred Laurier Park

Experience the fall colours of the Edmonton river valley while paddling a glowing tandem transparent kayak.

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You Can Now Download Alberta COVID-19 Vaccine Records With QR Codes

Albertans can now download their COVID-19 vaccine records that has a scannable QR code from the Alberta vaccine records website. Though the QR code records are available… Read more »

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Manitoba Adds New Restrictions For Unvaccinated, Moves to Restricted (Orange) Level Starting Oct 5th

Manitoba is moving to the restricted (orange) level on the Pandemic Response System and bringing in stricter restrictions for unvaccinated residents to increase COVID-19 preparedness in the… Read more »

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Winter Tire Requirement on British Columbia Highways Starts Today

Winter tires are mandatory for all vehicles on select British Columbia highways starting today. From October 1st to March 31, winter tires are required for travel on… Read more »

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Alberta Mandates Vaccine Proof For Public Service Employees

Premier Jason Kenney announced today the government is implementing proof of COVID-19 vaccination policy for all Alberta Public Service employees. Proof of vaccination will apply to approximately… Read more »

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You Can Watch Films That Reflect on Reconciliation & Indigenous History For Free on National Film Board of Canada Website

Today is Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Orange Shirt Day was inspired by the story of Phyllis Webstad whose brand new orange… Read more »

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Tim Hortons’ Orange-Sprinkled Fundraising Donut in Support of Residential School Survivors Available Until October 6

Tim Hortons has launched a limited-time fundraising donut in honour of Orange Shirt Day. 100 per cent of the proceedings excluding taxes from the orange-sprinkled donut will… Read more »

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Ontario is Recommending Pfizer over Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine For 18 to 24 Year Olds

Ontario is recommending Pfizer over Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for those aged 18-24 years due to a rare heart condition. The province says there was an observed increase… Read more »

Toronto’s Salmon Run Festival is Back for 2021, Spot Salmon and Enter to Win a Prize

Toronto’s Salmon Run Festival is Back for 2021, Spot Salmon and Enter to Win a Prize

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority is bringing back the Salmon Festival for 2021 starting September 29th. This year, TRCA has launched public participation program through which GTA… Read more »

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Canada’s First Ever Organic ‘U-Pick Beer’ Farm is Coming Near Toronto on October 2

Tired of Oktoberfests? Looking for something other than pumpkin picking, apple picking or getting lost in a corn maze this Fall? Molson Coors marketing team has come… Read more »

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Toronto Health Starts Planning to Vaccinate to Almost 200,000 Children Aged 5 to 11 Against COVID-19

Toronto Public Health is putting plans in place to vaccinate Toronto children 5 to 11 years of age against COVID-19 once Health Canada approves vaccines in the… Read more »

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Grande Grouille Fall Festival Featuring Thousands of Lighted Pumpkins to Take Over New Brunswick Botanical Garden This Week

Check off an activity from your New Brunswick Fall bucket list this week. Visit Jardin botanique du Nouveau Brunswick or New Brunswick Botanical Garden to join in… Read more »

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Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario to Fund New Cystic Fibrosis Drug Trikafta That Costs $300,000 Per Year

Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario will be providing access to Trikafta, a new drug used to treat the most common form of cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis is a… Read more »

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Ontario Increases Capacity Limits at Theatres, Sports Stadiums, Entertainment Halls Where Proof of Vaccination Required

Ontario has announced that the province is increasing capacity limits for select indoor and outdoor settings where proof of vaccination is required effective September 25, 2021, at… Read more »

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New Brunswick Reinstates State of Emergency, More Restrictions Effective Tonight

New Brunswick is reinstating a state of emergency effective 11:59 p.m. of today (Sept 24th) and is also imposing additional restrictions. The province says the measures are… Read more »

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Beakerhead presents THE ASCENT: North America’s Largest Marionette to Make Epic Climb This Saturday in Calgary

The 2021 edition of Calgary’s creative science and engineering festival, Beakerhead was cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns but the festival organisers are bringing a one-day pop-up event… Read more »

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Skiing at Banff Sunshine Village Resort Will Require COVID-19 Vaccine Proof

Planning to go skiing at Alberta’s famous ski resort? You will need to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination at Banff Sunshine Village. Banff Sunshine is planning to… Read more »

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Canada Gets a New Loonie That Commemorates Klondike Gold Rush

The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a circulation one-dollar coin to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the discovery of gold in the Klondike.     Through the… Read more »

Tim Hortons Restaurants Set Record as Smile Cookie Campaign Raises Millions For Charity

Tim Hortons Restaurants Set Record as Smile Cookie Campaign Raises Millions For Charity

The annual charity event – Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Campaign – raised more than $12 million this year. The program started in 1996, originally raising funds for… Read more »

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Fine of $500 For Failure to Show Vaccine Proof: Calgary Makes Vaccine Passport Mandatory Effective Sept 23

The City of Calgary has passed Vaccine Passport Bylaw 65M2021 that will require in-scope businesses of Alberta’s Restriction Exemption Program to check patrons for proof of vaccines,… Read more »

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Incredible “Invisible” Exhibition Coming to Ontario’s Royal Botanical Gardens This Weekend

An incredible new global exhibition is coming to the Royal Botanical Gardens this Fall. Twelve public gardens in six countries will simultaneously showcase delightful contemporary artworks by… Read more »