‘Hunger Games’ tickets on sale, 2 months before movie opens
Fans of the blockbuster movie The Hunger Games are now able to purchase tickets for the sequel, nearly two months before it even opens. Tickets for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire were made available...
View ArticleHonest Ed’s sold to Vancouver developer
Toronto landmark Honest Ed’s has been sold. Owner David Mirvish officially announced on Monday that he had signed a deal to sell the site to Vancouver-based Westbank Properties. The bargain basement...
View ArticleOwner of nearly 180-year-old hockey stick puts historic artifact up for sale
The owner of a sports artifact purported to be the world’s oldest hockey stick is putting the item up for sale. Mark Presley of Berwick, N.S., bought the nearly 180-year-old stick in 2008 from a...
View ArticleBeer Store releases controversial ad targeting convenience store liquor sales
The Beer Store has released a controversial ad as Ontario considers allowing convenience stores to sell liquor. In the 30-second spot, released on Tuesday, teenagers are easily able to buy at a corner...
View ArticleEverest College’s Canadian campuses to be sold
An Ontario career college is looking for a new owner after its troubled U.S. parent company announced it would sell off or close down all its campuses. All 14 branches of the Everest College of...
View ArticleCaptain John’s floating restaurant sold for $33,501
Captain John’s floating restaurant at the foot of Yonge Street in downtown Toronto sold Thursday for a mere $33,501.
View ArticleE-cigarettes sales will suffer if regulated like tobacco: analyst
Designed to simulate smoking, electronic cigarettes continue to grow in popularity but uncertainty over possible Health Canada regulations and restrictions by other regulators are raising concerns for...
View ArticleOntario government sells remaining GM shares for $1.1B
The Ontario government has sold its remaining shares in General Motors for approximately $1.1 billion. The province, along with the federal government, invested in the automaker to help save Canadian...
View ArticleCourt grants Sears Canada approval to begin liquidation sales Friday
Liquidation sales at dozens of Sears Canada locations slated for closure could begin as early as this week after an Ontario court signed off on the plan Tuesday. The sales can start Friday and run no...
View ArticleHere’s a breakdown of Ontario’s hazy pot laws
In less than a month recreational marijuana will be legal across Canada but how you’ll purchase it in Ontario has changed so many times in the last few months it’s probably got your head spinning more...
View ArticleHonest Ed’s celebrates 65th anniversary
Despite news that the iconic building is up for sale, hundreds of people came out Sunday to join the festivities as Honest Ed’s celebrated its 65th anniversary. Those in attendance included Coun. Mike...
View ArticleKijiji urged to end sale of household pets
Canada’s largest classified website is under pressure to ban the sale of household pets as part of a Montreal woman’s quest to put an end to puppy mills. Barbara Lapointe, a mother of two who operates...
View ArticleWindsor RCMP lay charges for sale and distribution of contraband tobacco
WINDSOR, Ont. – Windsor RCMP say they are laying charges against a man after an investigation into the sale and distribution of contraband tobacco products. Investigators say on Thursday they seized...
View ArticleOntario Safety League launches campaign targeting drug paraphernalia in...
TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Safety League has launched a new campaign, targeting certain convenience stores which are selling drug paraphernalia. While the sale of cigarettes, other tobacco products...
View ArticleRailway involved in Lac Megantic disaster may be sold
It appears the embattled railway at the centre of the July 6th disaster in Lac-Megantic, Quebec may be sold. Ed Burkhardt — chairman of Montreal, Maine, and Atlantic — says the company will ultimately...
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