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Mar 11, 2010 - Calgary pub owner named CRFA chair

Gerard Curran, owner of the James Joyce Irish Pub in Calgary, took the chair reins at the CRFA’s annual general meeting, held in March during the annual CRFA Show in Toronto.

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Feb 25, 2010 - Earnings up at Tim Hortons

The coffee and doughnut chain made $91 million in the fourth quarter of 2009, a 32 per cent increase from the $69 the company earned the year before.

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Feb 16, 2010 - ElBulli to close

Ferran Adrià, regarded as the owner of the world’s best restaurant, elBulli, has decided to close the restaurant permanently, after just one more season.

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Ontario  

Mar 1, 2010 - Foodservice industry veteran takes over Noah’s Inn

So what’s a guy who worked in the restaurant equipment industry for 40 years doing in Neustadt, population less than 500? Bryan Schenk, who has worked for Cassidy’s, Vollrath and Oneida, is now the proud owner of Noah’s Inn.

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Feb 17, 2010 - Haitian food raises Haitian funds

Seven chefs serving seven courses raised more than $7,000 for Médicins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders at The Chefs for Haiti cooking event held Feb. 10 at Great Cooks on Eight in downtown Toronto.

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Feb 8, 2010 - A quarter century of good service

Scorpio celebrated a quarter-century in business in 2009, and has pushed through the economic slump thanks to a loyal customer base of people dining there for decades.

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Pacific  

Mar 12, 2010 - Tofino exploring a fast food ban

There are no McDonalds, Taco Bell or Tim Hortons locations in this town on the west coast of Vancouver Island, and one local councillor wants to keep it that way.

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Mar 11, 2010 - Olympics a boost to restaurant profits in B.C.

Spending from Feb. 12-21 increased 128 per cent compared to the same time period a year earlier. Downtown Vancouver restaurants saw an increase of 89 per cent during the Winter Games.

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Feb 19, 2010 - Alberta freezes minimum wage

Minimum wage rates in Alberta have been frozen for the rest of 2010.
The province’s $8.80 wage, sixth highest in the country after Manitoba, will be the subject of a minimum wage policy review.

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Atlantic  

Mar 4, 2010 - Seeking an exemption to liquor laws

Customers frequenting bars and restaurants on Quinpool Road could soon be able to have a drink without first having to order food.

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Mar 1, 2010 - Brick beer available in Atlantic Canada

Beer drinkers in Atlantic Canada will soon get a taste of Brick beer. The Ontario-based microbrewery has signed up AMCA Sales and Marketing to bring brewers products to the East Coast in a deal to last through 2012.

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Feb 26, 2010 - Bar owner faces two disciplinary hearings

Mike Smith, one of the owners of the Toothy Moose, and best known for his role as one of the Trailer Park Boys, faces a March 12 hearing at the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board.

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