5 d. ago Food and Drink winners in the 2025/26 Calgary Readers' Choice Awards

Here are the food and drink winners in the 2025/26 Calgary Readers’ Choice Awards for the Calgary Herald and Calgary Sun. Favourite African Restaurant Gold: Safari Grill Silver: Sultan’s Tent Bronze: Marathon Ethiopian Restaurant Favourite Bakery Gold: Glamorgan Bakery Silver: Lina’s Italian Market Bronze: Lakeview Bakery Favourite Banff Restaurant Gold: Grizzly House Silver: Park Distillery […]

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6 d. ago Famous Filipino cafe is coming to Toronto this week with the help of a local restaurant

An ultra-popular cafe based in the Philippines is soon setting up shop in Toronto for a limited time with the help of an equally celebrated local restaurant.As far as coffee shops in Makati City (a small city in the Philippines within the Metro Manila area) go, they don't come much cooler than Annex House.Located in the stylish Poblacion neighbourhood — described to me by Annex House's Toronto team as the "Queen West of Manila" — the cafe-by-day, bar-by-night concept comes by its name quite literally, located in a former home.Nowadays, rather than housing locals, the two-storey building houses a bar, coffee shop, design studio and a to-die-for alley patio, cementing it as a home for local creatives to work, play and connect.It's the stuff that urban foodie dreams are made of, hindered only by its location halfway across the world. Until this week, that is.As of Thursday, Nov. 13, people in Toronto will be able to experience the magic of An...

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6 d. ago Famous Filipino cafe is comes to Toronto for the first time this week

An ultra-popular cafe based in the Philippines is soon setting up shop in Toronto for a limited time with the help of an equally celebrated local restaurant.As far as coffee shops in Makati City (a small city in the Philippines within the Metro Manila area) go, they don't come much cooler than Annex House.Located in the stylish Poblacion neighbourhood — described to me by Annex House's Toronto team as the "Queen West of Manila" — the cafe-by-day, bar-by-night concept comes by its name quite literally, located in a former home.Nowadays, rather than housing locals, the two-storey building houses a bar, coffee shop, design studio and a to-die-for alley patio, cementing it as a home for local creatives to work, play and connect.It's the stuff that urban foodie dreams are made of, hindered only by its location halfway across the world. Until this week, that is.As of Thursday, Nov. 13, people in Toronto will be able to experience the magic of An...

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6 d. ago Famous Filipino cafe comes to Toronto for the first time this week

An ultra-popular cafe based in the Philippines is soon setting up shop in Toronto for a limited time with the help of an equally celebrated local restaurant.As far as coffee shops in Makati City (a small city in the Philippines within the Metro Manila area) go, they don't come much cooler than Annex House.Located in the stylish Poblacion neighbourhood — described to me by Annex House's Toronto team as the "Queen West of Manila" — the cafe-by-day, bar-by-night concept comes by its name quite literally, located in a former home.Nowadays, rather than housing locals, the two-storey building houses a bar, coffee shop, design studio and a to-die-for alley patio, cementing it as a home for local creatives to work, play and connect.It's the stuff that urban foodie dreams are made of, hindered only by its location halfway across the world. Until this week, that is.As of Thursday, Nov. 13, people in Toronto will be able to experience the magic of An...

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1 week ago B.C.'s favourite breakfast spot opens in Toronto this week and here's what you need to try

At long last, a hugely popular breakfast chain based in B.C. is gearing up to launch its first-ever Toronto location this November.It's always a thrill when popular chains from our friends in Western Canada finally decide to venture east, and 2025 has been a particularly fruitful one on that front.This year alone, we've gotten high-profile spots like The Lunch Lady, new neighbourhood staples like Central Taps and one-of-a-kind ventures like Saku, but things aren't slowing down any time soon.The latest West Coast venture to put its stamp on the city is Vancouver's Yolks, gearing up to open its first Toronto location in just a few days.Founded in 2012 as a bright blue food truck, Yolks has spent the past 13 years cementing itself as a local staple, expanding to an impressive three locations in B.C., plus one in Ottawa.For Yolks' founder Chef Steve Ewing, a Toronto native who grew up on The Esplanade before heading to Vancouver for culinary school, bringing the...

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1 week ago From Classrooms to Careers: Skills Community Celebrates National Skilled Trade and Technology Week at Centennial College, in Toronto

OTTAWA, Ontario, Nov. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Skills/Compétences Canada (SCC) is proud to celebrate the 21st National Skilled Trade and Technology Week (NSTTW), aimed at raising awareness to students and educators about the incredible skilled career opportunities available across Canada. SCC hosted an interactive event to highlight NSTTW on November 6, at Centennial College, […]

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1 week ago Prince Harry says he’s proud to be British despite living in U.S.: ‘I LOVE IT’

In his new essay, the Duke of Sussex, who will be in Toronto for Remembrance Day events next week, spoke fondly of the military.

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1 week ago Prince Harry in Toronto this week for several events tied to Remembrance Day

Prince Harry is set to begin a two-day visit to Toronto to attend events supporting veterans and the military community ahead of Remembrance Day. 

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2 w. ago Huge fashion event returns with runway shows at secret venues throughout Toronto

The city is set to transform into one big runway as it gears up to host Fashion Art Toronto (FAT) Fall/Winter 1664 Fashion Week, a biannual showcase now in its 20th year, spotlighting emerging and established designers.FAT F/W 25 takes on the theme RE:FORM, exploring how Toronto's fashion landscape can be rebuilt and reimagined, and runs for six days this month.The spectacle kicks off on Nov. 10 at Woodside Square with an opening party and debut show by Suburban Deviant, a brand helmed by Canadian artist Danny Welsch.A series of off-site activations will follow, including a Styling Lounge at Le Germain Hotel, House of Hendo's runway show inside a historic church in West Queen West, and an immersive runway experience in a downtown warehouse presented by Sagradessa and Fashion Presents Mario Fugnitto.FAT is strategically keeping key details under wraps for now, including the exact locations for shows presented by House of Hendo, Sagradessa, and Mario Fugnitto, w...

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2 w. ago 1,400 annual deaths linked to wildfire smoke in Canada: Climate and health report

The report comes ahead of a major UN conference on climate change next month in Brazil and a meeting among G7 environment and energy ministers later this week in Toronto.

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3 w. ago Team behind Toronto's beloved Early Mercy launching new club this week

A new Toronto nightclub from the team behind King West's iconic Early Mercy is about to open for business, and it might just be their best yet.By the time Early Mercy was forced to close permanently in early 2025, owner Albert Rishes had already set the wheels in motion for his latest venture.Initially slated to open in mid-2025, he didn't expect the roadblocks that would eventually delay it, but on the precipice of Halloween weekend, it couldn't be a better time to debut his new baby.At long last, nearly a year after Early Mercy closed its doors, the new club is primed to open for business this weekend, and it has all the trappings of a new staple in the nightlife-heavy neighbourhood.Meet Sunrise Forgives. If you were among Early Mercy's evangelical fanbase, you'll be glad to hear it's just a stone's throw from the old place, and it maintains the same tongue-in-cheek, low-key charm of its forebearer.Taking over the space that was formerly home to the sho...

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3 w. ago These Toronto Blue Jays players were cut from team's World Series roster

Bo Bichette made a three-word declaration after the Toronto Blue Jays advanced to the World Series earlier this week:“I’ll be ready.”Turns out, he was right.Though sidelined since early September, Bichette is one of 26 players on the Blue Jays’ World Series roster that was announced today.Ty France was also added to the roster, while reliever Yariel Rodriguez and Joey Loperfido were removed from the crew that suited up for the American League Championship Series.Here’s the full roster for the Blue Jays:PitchersChris BassittShane BieberSeranthony Dominguez Braydon Fisher Mason FluhartyKevin GausmanJeff HoffmanEric LauerBrendon LittleMax  ScherzerLouis VarlandTrey Yesavage CatchersTyler HeinemanAlejandro KirkInfieldersAddison BargerBo BichetteErnie ClementTy FranceAndres GimenezVladimir Guerrero Jr.Isiah Kiner-FalefaOutfieldersNathan LukesDavis SchneiderGeorge SpringerMyles StrawDaulton VarshoWhere will Bichette play for the ...

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4 w. ago Venues across Toronto to host series of free concerts starting this week

Lunch time in Toronto is about to get a bit more lively thanks to a series of free noon-hour concerts to be held at a trio of downtown venues over the coming weeks.TO Live's Sound Break is a new series of free concerts being held at Meridian Arts Centre, Meridian Hall, and St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, starting this week and running through the end of the year.These free performances, which will be held at 12 p.m. every Thursday from Oct. 23 to Dec. 18, will feature a diverse line-up of local performers including Indigenous talent, poets, and lauded musicians playing various genres covering everything from hip-hop, jazz, indie pop and everything in between.The full schedule is as follows:Oct. 23: THE Chmst (hip-hop/jazz) at Meridian Arts Centre, lower main lobbyOct. 30: Ley Vara (pop/R&B) at St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, Bluma Appel Theatre lobbyNov. 6: The Horah Machine (klezmer) at Meridian Arts Centre, lower m...

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last month New restaurant for African barbecue officially opens in Toronto this week

An African barbecue restaurant that's already made a splash elsewhere in Ontario is having the grand opening for its first Toronto location this week.Barbecue comes in all shapes and sizes in Toronto, from Texas-style to Japanese Yakatori and inventive cuisines that defy definition, but African-style barbecue has, historically, been one category we've found ourselves decidedly lacking in.Until recently, that is, because African BBQ House, an Ottawa-founded chain that's blossomed to four locations across the nation's capital in just as many years, has finally landed in Toronto.Opening the doors of its first Toronto location in early September, African BBQ House is serving up a slew of African staples grilled, traditionally, over charcoal.Here, you can pick up grilled chickens by the whole, half or quarter, skewers of goat, lamb, and shrimp, and whole grilled Tilapia, all served atop fragrant beds of Jollof rice, curried vegetables, fried plantains or even, if you'...

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