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A costly cup! Excitement brewing over new, high-end Geisha coffee
Still think a $5 latte at Starbucks is over the top? Hold on, because now there’s an even pricier cuppa Joe to get buzzed about. These days caffeine fiends are all atwitter about Geisha beans, a...
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Seasonal Sips: Irish Coffee
What better way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day than with a beverage involving Irish whiskey. The Irish Coffee cocktail is traditionally made with Irish whiskey, hot, strong coffee, lightly whipped...
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Five ways to explore Northern Idaho’s Lake Pend Oreille
When the warm temperatures bring summer to the Pacific Northwest, visitors to this part of the world make tracks to the forests, mountains and lakes. South of the Canadian Rockies, the northern...
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Tim Hortons is launching a new coffee blend
Tim Hortons drip coffee will remain the same fabulous blend it has always been. But if you’re looking to take a pound of ground beans home, the options available to you just doubled. Tim Hortons has,...
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Kind stranger buys 500 coffees for Tim Hortons customers in Edmonton
EDMONTON – Call it a cup of coffee karma. Staff at a downtown Edmonton Tim Hortons were having an ordinary day Monday until a young man in his mid-to-late 20s walked in, ordered a large double-double...
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Ingredient of the week: coffee
We’ve put together a collection of sweet, savoury and boozy recipes featuring the brewed beverage including Tiramisù, Bourbon Java Steak Tips and an Affogato Mocha. Related – more ingredients of the...
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Wine is the new coffee
Coffee, the object of reverential and religious affection. Prayed to by the addict, the aficionado, the connoisseur. They sniff, they swirl and they savour their brews like First Growth Bordeaux or...
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Spilling your coffee? Just ask for another lid, says Tim Hortons
For all the commotion surrounding the quality of Tim Hortons lids and whether they spill on or scald customers, the coffee chain has a pretty simple solution: just use another lid. Although the iconic...
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Pumpkin Spice Latte returns to Starbucks
Canadians may not want to let go of summer just yet, but Starbucks fall beverages may make the transition to a new season a tiny bit easier. Tuesday marks the re-introduction — and 10th anniversary —...
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Grounds for a holiday: Coffee to be nationally feted on Sunday
To know Canada’s dependency on coffee is to wonder why baristas aren’t offered danger pay. On any given day, eight in 10 adults in this country will drink a cup of joe, while more than four in 10 will...
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Roll Up the Rim to ripoff: How competitor contests compare to Tim Hortons
Roll Up the Rim to Win was introduced by Tim Hortons in 1986 as a promotion designed to keep Canadians in the habit of buying coffee as winter turned to spring. But as hot caffeinated drinks became...
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Taco Bell debuts the Waffle Taco and A.M. Crunchwrap in bid for breakfast...
By Candice Choi NEW YORK — Egg McMuffin, meet the Waffle Taco. Taco Bell is readying for the launch of its national breakfast menu on March 27, with items such as the A.M. Crunchwrap designed to appeal...
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Starbucks to let you tip baristas with a finger swipe — but it remains a...
By Candice Choi NEW YORK — Starbucks will soon let customers leave tips with its mobile payment app, which raises the question — how often do people tip their baristas? The coffee chain says the mobile...
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Tim Hortons celebrates 50 years, but faces new challenges beyond coffee
David Friend TORONTO — As the candles burn out on Tim Hortons’ 50th Anniversary celebration this weekend, the iconic Canadian brand is looking to avoid a mid-life crisis. Saturday marks the official...
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Tim Hortons donut competition could introduce new flavours
Tim Hortons Inc., Canada’s largest coffee merchant, is adding a dark roast coffee to its menu, giving an alternative to its java blend for the first time in its 50-year history. The Oakville,...
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Lonely Canadians look for human connection with their baristas
You know that guy ahead of you in the coffee line that starts telling the barista about his self-published novel when you just want to order your damn half-sweet, no foam latte? Yeah, there’s more of...
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12 Days of Holiday Cookies: Recipe for crackle bark
By Alison Ladman You may not lay a finger on anyone’s Butterfinger, but you will want to grab a plateful of this Butterfinger-inspired holiday bark. Like the candy bar, this sweet treat is jammed with...
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Tim Hortons to increase price of coffee, breakfast sandwiches
Your morning cup of joe is about to get a touch more expensive as Tim Hortons prepares to raise its prices on Nov. 26. The price for coffee will jump up by an average of 10 cents, Tim Hortons...
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Videos of the Year: Uncovering a Timspiracy
Is a large coffee really the same size as an XL coffee? Are Timbits a better bang for your buck? These are the pressing questions that Canada.com set out to answer in 2014 and we may have uncovered a...
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The science of coffee
By Jeff Cattel Scientists work tirelessly to uncover the mysteries of the natural world, from the reasons people binge to the best way to wash hands. Recently it was revealed that they’ve figured out...
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Tim Hortons wins $2-billion donut lawsuit
It was anything but a sweet and sugary day in court for Tim Horton’s franchisees as they saw their $2-billion class-action lawsuit tossed. The lawsuit, the National Post‘s Joseph Brean reports, alleged...
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What kind of person orders a cup of tea in a coffee shop?
Country Style, the donut shop that has steadily trailed Tim Hortons for a place in the national fast food fabric, has seen the future in tea leaves. Participating locations in the chain will hold an...
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Climate change threatens sweet smell of morning coffee
By Kate Kelland LONDON – Rising temperatures due to climate change could mean wild arabica coffee is extinct in 70 years, posing a risk to the genetic sustainability of one of the world’s basic...
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Devilishly good and comforting too: chocolate espresso bread pudding
There’s nothing more comforting than bread pudding when temperatures are frosty. Melting dark chocolate, whipping cream and espresso with soft, buttery brioche is a tasty way to satisfy a sweet tooth....
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Can a $5 savings at Starbucks save the daily deal website business from...
Nobody can resist a great deal, and a new promotion from Starbucks and LivingSocial is counting on getting big interest from Canadians. By a $5 gift card, and automatically have it upgraded to a $10...
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Some Canadian Starbucks set to start slinging wine and beer: report
Starbucks Canada is set to give a whole new meaning to its coffee bars. Toronto and other major cities could see booze-stocked Starbucks by the end of the year, according to a report in the Toronto...
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