One of our most highly anticipated 2024 openings is coming up soon: % Arabica Whistler will finally launch next month. Since its founding by Kenneth Shoji in 2013 the brand has become world-renowned, operating 188 stores around the globe in North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. It has seen rapid growth in recent years, opening its first two Canadian locations in Toronto’s Union Station and Yorkdale Mall. Whistler is the brand’s third location in Canada but its first in BC. It’s no secret the independent coffee brand emphasizes both high-quality coffee, toting “the world’s finest be ..read more

Canadian smokers will notice a new addition to cigarettes starting today. Smokes sold in stores will now remind you just how bad they are with every puff. Canada has officially implemented health warnings directly on every individual cigarette, making it the first country in the world to require the labels. “These new health warnings will be there with every cigarette and every puff, and during every smoke break,” said Rob Cunningham, senior policy analyst at the Canadian Cancer Society, in a news release. “The warnings will reach youth who experiment by borrowing cigarettes from a friend. The ..read more

Music superstar Billie Eilish is coming to Vancouver this fall on her new world tour, adding to the stacked lineup of artists coming to town. The nine-time Grammy winner will bring the new Hit Me Hard and Soft tour to Rogers Arena on Tuesday, December 3. Vancouver is just one of three Canadian stops on the highly anticipated tour, with Toronto and Quebec also being announced. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 3 at 10 am. >   > > > > > View this post on Instagram > > > > >   > > A post shared by BILLIE EILISH (@billieeilish) You might also like: - 1 ..read more

For a budget-friendly weekend activity with the entire family, head over to your local Cineplex cinema. The chain is offering movies at its theatres across Canada this month for just $3.99. “Weekend plans for the whole gang just got easier!” Cineplex said. “Our Family Favourites program runs movies Saturdays for only $3.99 plus applicable taxes (in-theatre price).” Check out the $3.99 movies available this month: SATURDAY, MAY 4 — WONKA SATURDAY, MAY 11 — PETER RABBIT 2 SATURDAY, MAY 18 — MIGRATION SATURDAY, MAY 25 — SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE You might also like: - These six Canadian c ..read more

A petition demanding that the Canadian government formally investigate Loblaw Companies Ltd. for “profiteering and greedflation” has now accumulated nearly 100,000 signatures as disapproval of the grocery store chain feels like it’s at an all-time high. “We have all seen the rising cost of groceries at Canadian grocery stores and especially at Galen Weston Jr.-owned stores. Over the years, Loblaw Companies has cost Canadians billions as a result of their pandemic profiteering and greedflation,” the change.org appeal, launched last February, reads. In an update on Thursday, its creator&nbs ..read more

It’s no secret that Canada pays some of the highest prices in the world for their mobile data, but one provider is looking to help you save every month. Stepping onto the phone scene in style, Fizz is a newly available option for those looking for more affordable mobile phone coverage. To celebrate its nationwide expansion, Fizz is daring people to try the other side by offering introductory prices you’re not going to believe. WHAT MAKES FIZZ POP? What’s great about Fizz is that it cares about giving you the best service for your needs. There’s no need to settle for something that isn’t w ..read more

Ontario just announced a cellphone and social media ban coming to the province’s schools in an effort to remove “distractions from classrooms” as part of a “back-to-basics plan.” The news is likely to be welcomed by teachers and school administrators but unpopular among students who have long appreciated the freedom to text and call friends and family during the school day, or use the device for gaming, access to the internet or other uses during free time. The provincial government is calling the ban “the most comprehensive plan in Canada to reduce distractions in classrooms and improve the h ..read more

Last November, when Emily Johnson created a subreddit for people to vent about Loblaw grocery prices, she did not expect it to blow up the way it did. “It’s been wild,” she told Daily Hive in March. “The group was created as a therapeutic outlet for people to complain about prices and have some fun, spreading some memes.” And it certainly has been, with frustrated Canadians posting daily on “Loblaws Is Out of Control” about soaring food prices at Loblaw-owned stores and other major grocery chains. From questionable discounts to the depressing comparison of grocery prices in 2024 and 2019, plen ..read more

A small family-run store in a sleepy Canadian town has found itself in the spotlight after selling a winning lottery ticket worth $64 million. On April 15, 2023, news broke that a lottery player had won the Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball jackpot. The prize was worth an astounding $64 million, and the winning ticket was purchased in Gloucester County, New Brunswick. It was the biggest prize ever won in the region. Sellers in the area wondered if they’d be the lucky ones to claim the 1% seller’s prize on the winning ticket. But 11 months came and went, and no one came forward to claim the prize. So, in 20 ..read more

Good Co. Bars is your home for the playoffs! Enjoy $5 beers, prizes, a full game-day experience, and the best atmosphere to catch the game. Join us at any of our 5 locations. ---------------------------------------- Brock Boeser was the hero for the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday afternoon. He scored three goals, his first career playoff hat trick, to push Game 4 to overtime where the Canucks beat the Nashville Predators 4-3 to take a 3-1 series lead. His third goal tied the game with fewer than 10 seconds remaining in regulation. But before he saved the Canucks hopes, he thought he had ruined ev ..read more