4 d. ago Breakfast restaurant with many Vancouver locations arrives in Toronto this month

A breakfast restaurant that has locations across Vancouver is finally about to make its Toronto debut this fall.We're big fans of inheriting chains from elsewhere in the country over here in Toronto.Whether they're celebrated hits like The Lunch Lady or crowd-pleaser chains like Central, we're always happy to see some hometown heroes touch down in the 'Six. We also, as most people do, love breakfast and brunch.A combination of the two? That's a sure recipe for glory. Just look at our enthusiasm when Calgary's OEB finally opened a location in the city.Now, there's a new Western Canada breakfast staple that's about to be added to the metaphorical Toronto pancake stack: Vancouver favourite, Yolks.Founded as a charming, blue cart churning out creative takes on breakfast classics in 2012, Yolks has since blossomed into a must-try chain, boasting three locations in Metro Vancouver and one in Ottawa.According to the chain's website, l...

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9 d. ago Keith Gerein: Edmonton city council couldn't catch a break, but they also didn't make many of their own

For incumbent city councillors, many of whom are already facing stiff winds in their re-election bids, there have been a handful of developments over the last week or two that are sure to make things even stormier. Undoubtedly the worst of these was the recent closure of the Wellington Bridge on 102 Avenue at a […]

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1 week ago Saskatoon city council approves $1.6M tax break for Broadway apartment tower

City council voted unanimously Wednesday to provide WestCliff Properties a five-year abatement of property taxes, which will total $1.6 million.

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2 w. ago Majority of Vancouver rec centres, pools and rinks in 'poor' condition with no funding plan: audit

The 46 recreation facilities reviewed in the audit have a combined replacement value of $2.1 billion, but face a $33 million annual funding deficit

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3 w. ago City breaks ground on new library and rec centre in Calgary's southwest

The Belmont Fieldhouse and Library, set to open in 2027, will feature an indoor, FIFA-regulation-size soccer field, and a new branch of the Calgary Public Library

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3 w. ago Chef left one of Toronto's top restaurants to start his own place and it opens soon

A Toronto chef who cut his teeth at one of the city's Michelin-recommended restaurants is finally breaking out on his own later this month.It's been nine months since a devastating fire forced Vela, a celebrated eclectic restaurant with an affinity for Asian flair, to close its doors, and there's still little word on when it'll make its comeback.While such a roadblock could easily be enough to thrust even the most time-hardened of chefs into despair, for Vela's then-executive chef and partner, Marvin Palomo, it marked a new beginning.No, we won't use a phoenix-rising-from-the-ashes analogy here, but if ever there were a time for it, it would be now.Palomo told us that after the fire at Vela, the opportunity to open a restaurant of his own presented itself, and he immediately "jumped at it."Now, Palomo's next chapter is nearly ready to open. It's called Liliana, and it's due to be a perfect nexus of all his career experience thu...

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