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Cara Operations gobbles up Original Joe’s stake for $93m

Cara Operations gobbles up Original Joe’s stake for $93m

Ontario restaurant group takes an 89.2 per cent stake in Calgary-based chain with more than 150 outlets
Tim Hortons hopes to match Burger King's international success

Tim Hortons hopes to match Burger King's international success

Tim Hortons now has 4,464 outlets and sales are up 2.7 per cent in the second quarter
Winnipeg Wendy’s tests SkiptheDishes home delivery

Winnipeg Wendy’s tests SkiptheDishes home delivery

Winnipeg service the first in Canada as part of a pilot program
Trevor Linden acquires local rights to Orangetheory Fitness

Trevor Linden acquires local rights to Orangetheory Fitness

Former Canuck captain Trevor Linden expands his chain of fitness clubs, while Anytime Fitness' global expansion into Vancouver continues
Tsawwassen Mills: wraps coming off giant South Delta shopping mall

Tsawwassen Mills: wraps coming off giant South Delta shopping mall

Second-largest shopping mall in B.C. opens October 5, featuring Vancouver's first location of Saks OFF Fifth.
Head hunter expanding

Head hunter expanding

Express Employment franchise eyes Vancouver, Calgary
Tim Hortons to open in the Philippines

Tim Hortons to open in the Philippines

Tim Hortons picks first stop in Southeast Asia expansion
Vancouver's Portable Electric start-up counting on sunny B.C. entertainment industries

Vancouver's Portable Electric start-up counting on sunny B.C. entertainment industries

Local green energy start-up hopes to provide solar power set ups to British Columbia film and festival productions
McDonalds monetizes Pokémon Go

McDonalds monetizes Pokémon Go

3,000 Japan outlets are target-rich environments for players of hit mobile video game
Yoga-on-call a hot concept in fitness-crazy Vancouver

Yoga-on-call a hot concept in fitness-crazy Vancouver

City of Vancouver records show 65 current business licences with the word “yoga” in their trade name, compared with 21 in 2003