Did you know that the name Canada came from the Iroquoian word “kanata,” which means village? While the country is widely known for its premium maple syrup and Icewine, its major exports are actually crude...
Bảo Vệ Collective is a grassroot group born at the height of the pandemic last year. (“Bảo vệ” means “to protect” in Vietnamese). Initially, its main goal was to help members of the Vietnamese community...
“Does anyone know of a shop in the GTA that sells salted duck egg chips? These are made in Singapore and flying off shelves in Asia. Happy to pay a small ransom for another bag,”...
Last year, as the first lockdown forced Ali Khan Lalani to close General Assembly Pizza’s dining room on King West, Toronto, he had a light-bulb moment. Six months later, the idea materialized. Lalani launched the...
“I started my life in Canada from zero, but now I’m so proud of my family,” Quyen Tu said, “My biggest treasures are my three children.”
Tu and her husband came to Canada as refugees in...
According to the International Coffee Organization, Vietnam is the second-largest exporter of coffee in the world. Despite that, many Vietnamese farmers’ livelihoods remain precarious. About 97 per cent of the country’s production output is robusta,...
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When Rhiane Heslop couldn’t find a way to shop local pottery online during COVID lockdowns, she decided to create one. Leveraging her background in web design and coding, Heslop developed...
In 2019, Icewine accounted for only 13 per cent of Canada’s export volume but a whopping 58 per cent of its value, according to Wine Growers Canada. Coined as Canadian “liquid gold,” its status as...
Three Easy Vegetable Dishes From Fresh City Farms’ Produce Box
One of the best ways to eat seasonally and locally is through a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) box, which allows you to connect directly with the...
If you travel on a Vietnam Airlines flight, you’ll most likely see female flight attendants dressed in a turquoise tunic top and white pants. These are a modification of Vietnamese traditional costume: áo dài. Scholars...
Blending sweet and savory has always been a well-loved technique by many home cooks and professional chefs alike. From salted caramel sauce to candied bacon and pineapple on pizza, there’s something irresistible about the blurring...
At the beginning of 2020, 19-year-old Debby Nguyễn was looking for ingredients to make spring rolls in an Asian grocery store in Boston’s Chinatown, when an idea struck her. She wanted to write a book.
That...
Canadians have saved a record amount of money during the pandemic, resulting from the combined impact of reduced spending and collecting more money from...
Officials and experts emphasized the interchangeability of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccines on Monday as many more Ontarians became eligible to book...
Canada has extended its ban on incoming passenger flights from India by another 30 days, Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra announced Monday.
However, the feds...
Fully vaccinated Canadians and permanent residents will be able to enter Canada without undergoing quarantine starting the night of July 5, the federal government...
