Tim Hortons accused of abandoning its base

A betrayal of Canada’s working folk

National Observer @NatObserver

EXCLUSIVE: Tim Hortons is planning to open its first high-end café in Toronto’s financial district, a dramatic shift from the chain’s image as the caffeine of choice for hockey parents & working folk across the country. @5thEstate reports (For subscribers)

nationalobserver.comEXCLUSIVE: Tim Hortons to leave average Joes behind at first boutique caféTim Hortons is planning to open a boutique concept café below its Canadian corporate headquarters in Toronto, according to a source.

The left-wing National Observer pushed this paywalled piece of populism, leaking news of espresso machines and single-origin beans in a Tim Hortons store that’s opening beneath the company’s new Bay Street HQ.

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Arcade Fire is now truly Cancon

djwindows98

Very Honored to finally be a Canadian Citizen 🇨🇦 I’ve lived in Montreal for half my life, so it feels very natural to have both passports now ! Had to wear the Canadian Tuxedo, and yes Mounties are real.

July 9, 2019

Win Butler just became a Canadian citizen, nearly 15 years after his Arcade Fire landed on the cover of Time for making waves via Montreal. Immigration minister Ahmed Hussen turned up for the ceremony, where Butler took the Oath of Citizenship with 39 others.

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“Beijing should avoid ‘punishing’ Canada over Huawei case, cautions Ottawa’s ex-ambassador to China.” This story from the South China Morning Post has John McCallum, who was fired in January, saying that further export curbs will help elect the Conservatives.

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Crosswalk clash rocks the 'shwa

Rainbow crosswalks mainly make news when they’re vandalized, but Oshawa has a different story: debates over painting one yielded to fights over how visible it needs to be:

durhamregion.com @newsdurham

Though Oshawa councillors agreed it's important to show support for the #LGBTQ+ community, they locked horns on just how to show that support as plans for a rainbow crosswalk @PFLAGDurham @oshawacity torstar.co/PC4a50uWNG5

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Weed-themed music festival joins cancellation pile. Journey was scheduled for Boyd Conservation Park, and attendees were invited to bring their own weed—until a bylaw was passed in Vaughan that lets the city regulate smoking within its boundaries.

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Finally, a drawn milkshake duck

Michael de Adder feels like his 15 minutes are up after attention to his anti-Trump cartooning. Getting cut by Brunswick News led to additional ink in the Toronto Star, where his week of fill-in work started with a panel that de Adder says he drew under distraction:

Travis Dhanraj @Travisdhanraj

#NEW: @MacLeodLisa straitjacket cartoon draws criticism for stigmatizing mental health issues. Cartoonist @deAdder tells @globalnewsto "I didn’t do my homework; that will not happen again." #ONPoli READ FULL STORY HERE:

globalnews.caLisa MacLeod straitjacket cartoon draws criticism for stigmatizing mental health issuesThe cartoon drew swift reaction on social media, with even some of the minister’s critics coming to her defence on Twitter.