Ben Sherman Label Comes to Canada

British fashion brand Ben Sherman, known particularly for its fine-tailored shirts, opens its first freestanding retail store in Canada tomorrow. The first 100 people to cross the freshly painted entrance of the store, strategically located in the heart of Toronto’s fashion district, will receive a free pair of this winter’s … Read More

Neighbourhood Guide, Vancouver: Granville Island

A former industrial site, Granville Island has been home to a public market for more than 30 years and has grown to include theatres, galleries, restaurants and boutiques. It is a neighbourhood unto itself, with a focus on all things fresh and local, and it’s simply a perfect spot to … Read More

Michael Stadtlander’s Foodstock

The phrases “great food” and “large protest rally” do not tend to run together in the same story. Short of celebrity chefs unionizing and holding a protest dinner to win higher TV appearance fees, it’s unlikely you’re find a better union of these two elements than at this past weekend’s … Read More

Fraser Valley Wine Tour

If you’re keen to catch some of the fall grape harvest in progress, you needn’t trip up to the Okanagan for wine country tours. Right in Vancouver’s own backyard, just a short trip up Highway 1, sits the Fraser Valley, where more than just a handful of wineries are offering … Read More

Boutique Hotels in Toronto

Just a few years ago, Toronto was poised to put another “world-class city” feather in its delicate cap, as cachet real estate and hotel development started staking land claims left and right. Then the recession hit, the Gansevoort Hotel project went on indefinite hiatus, the Templar Hotel showed no signs … Read More

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