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I was bruised and bleeding but surrounded by kindness in my Toronto neighbourhood
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My garden helps me cope with insurmountable infertility
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Tim Hortons signs deal to start opening locations in South Korea later this year
FILE PHOTO: A Tim Hortons logo is pictured in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, October 18, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
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Tim Hortons-parent Restaurant Brands posts profit, sales gain on increased traffic, higher prices
A Tim Hortons employee hands out coffee from a drive-through window to a customer in Mississauga, Ont., on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Businesses in Vancouver will no longer be required to charge a fee for single-use cups as of May 1st, a move that reverses a decision by the previous city council. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Dollars to doughnuts: For these loyal Tim Hortons customers, a glitch that said they won $10,000 feels personal
Michael Hendry is photographed outside a Tim Hortons coffee shop in Whitby, Ont. is photographed on April 12, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail) When Hendry used the Tim Hortons app to roll up the rim, it showed he won a $10 000 prize. The app crashed and after contacting Tom Hortons, it was explained that he didn’t in fact win anything. Later that day, they offered Hendry a $5 gift card instead.
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Board of Tim Hortons franchisee group resigns
Vehicles line up at the Tim Horton drive thru shop on the Third Line on Dorval Rd. in Oakville, Ont. on Feb 15, 2022. Fred Lum
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Roll Up To Win ‘technical error’ incorrectly tells Tim Hortons customers they’d won $10K
A Tim Hortons cup is shown in Toronto on Thursday, February 3, 2017. Tim Hortons say a technical error caused some customers using the restaurant's app to receive an incorrect award message during the first day of its Roll Up To Win contest. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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More pain to come for Tim Hortons franchisees fighting parent Restaurant Brands International
Sylvain Charlebois
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Room to grow earnings at Tim Hortons, Burger King, Popeyes and Firehouse Subs, top executive says
A Tim Hortons employee hands out coffee from a drive-through window to a customer in Mississauga, Ont., on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. The new executive chairman of Restaurant Brands International Inc. has laid out a sweeping vision for the fast-food giant's four chains, with plans to borrow from his winning playbook as CEO of Domino's Pizza. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Tim Hortons turfs key store owner amid battle with franchisees over profitability
Tim Hortons signage is pictured in Ottawa on Wednesday Sept. 7, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Tim Hortons parent Restaurant Brands International replacing CEO
Ceo Joshua Kobza poses for a photograph at his corporate office in Miami, Florida in February 14, 2023. Photo: Saul Martinez
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Tensions ramp up at Tim Hortons as franchisees voice concerns about profitability amid inflation
Tim Hortons signage is pictured in Ottawa on Wednesday Sept. 7, 2022. The master franchisee of Tim Hortons coffee shops in China says it has entered into a transaction for the exclusive development of Popeyes in mainland China and Macau.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Friday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Tim Hortons signage is pictured in Ottawa on Wednesday Sept. 7, 2022. The parent company of Tim Hortons has named a former chief executive of Domino's Pizza as its new executive chair. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Restaurants debut new takeout ware amid phase-in of single-use plastics ban
TORONTO.JULY.6.2009 Exteriors of the Jack Astors restaurant at the corner of Front St. West and University Ave.. Diners are still going out to restaurants but instead of the top end of the menu, they may be going down a notch. PHOTO BY FRED LUM/ GLOBE AND MAIL DIGITAL IMAGE
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Bankers face modest year-end bonus cuts this year but bigger pain ahead
Bay Street in Canada's financial district is shown in Toronto on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. A report by a climate advocacy group shows that some Canadian banks are pulling ahead of others on climate policy now that they've all laid out their initial net-zero plans.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Tim Hortons teams up with Alibaba in bid to woo Chinese coffee drinkers
FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a store front poster advertising the opening of a cafe of the Canadian coffee and fast food chain Tim Hortons in Beijing, China, July 6, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
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Tim Hortons takes step back into hockey-related marketing after Hockey Canada scandal
LetsUpOurGame.png Tim Hortons has shared some stills from their commercials
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Tim Hortons brand soup base recalled for containing insects
Tim Hortons signage is pictured in Ottawa on Wednesday Sept. 7, 2022. A Tim Hortons branded chicken noodle soup base was recalled in Alberta and Ontario because it contained insects.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Restaurant Brands profit, sales gain as Tim Hortons looks to expand lunch, dinner offerings
An employee at a Tim Hortons hands out a coffee from their drive-thru window with a hand-made sign saying "The whole world is in need of employees- be nice to those who have returned to work" in St-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec, September 29, 2022. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
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Tim Hortons’ Hockey Canada exit highlights new perils of corporate sponsorship
Bruce Philp