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Totally Recalled: still more dried basil (including some from Kensington Market shops)
The products: unbranded basil from Toronto Cash and Carry (100 g) at 1405 Gerald St., House of Spice (50 g, 100 g, 200 g) at 190...
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Totally Recalled: even more dried basil, packaged and in bulk
The product: Cedar Phoenicia sweet basil (30 g); Arsam Spices, Ambrosia Natural Foods and Bruno’s Fine Foods basil (all sold in...
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Totally Recalled: more dried basil with suspected salmonella contamination
The product: Valli basil flakes (15 g) The UPC: 7 78768 14324 5 Lot code: sold since February 23, 2012 The details: Another brand...
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Totally Recalled: various dried basil products, for home and professional use
The product: Spice Kingdom Basil—Egyptian, 30M, whole, fancy (sold in bulk 25 kg bags); All Seasons basil rubbed (in 2.27 kg...
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Totally Recalled: diced onions in a box, with and without celery (UPDATED)
UPDATE: The CFIA has expanded the health hazard alert to encompass all the Gills diced onions mentioned below with a best before...
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Totally Recalled: Earth Greens boxed salads from Sobeys
The product: Earth Greens brand Organic Italian Blend salad (sold in a 198 gram plastic clamshell package) The UPC: 8 18431 00107...
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Totally Recalled: vacuum-packed smoked salmon at McEwan
The product: North 44-brand smoked salmon and Kristapsons smoked salmon, sold at the McEwan grocery store in North York. Best...
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Totally Recalled: Prepared subs potentially contaminated with listeria
The product: Super Loaded Subs by Deli Chef The UPC: 0 56040 37452 6 Best Before date: May 18 Establishment number: 318 The...
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Totally Recalled: ground beef that’s contaminated with salmonella (not the E. coli of yestermonth)
The product: Intercity Packers Ltd. Beef Burger Meat Mix 80/20 The UPC: 90066172180172 Lot code: 046 Establishment number: 503 The...
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Totally Recalled: Another day, another E. coli warning
The products: Ground Beef—Fresh (9.07 kg package) and Country Fried Style Breaded Beef Steak Chopped and Formed (3.90 kg...
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Long E. coli blacklist gets slightly shorter with the removal of three popular brands
Now that the simple pleasure of a good old-fashioned PC Thick and Juicy comes with the risk of contracting an E. coli...
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New Food Classics, the company behind the E. coli recalls, in the middle of bankruptcy proceedings
Lost in much of the talk about E. coli-laced burgers (and confusion over what, exactly, a steakette is ), was the news that New...
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Totally Recalled: over 135 burger products, all potentially contaminated with E. coli
The product: Just about every other brand of store-bought burger this side of the 49th parallel (OK, not quite—the extensive...
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Totally Recalled: more potentially contaminated burgers, this time sold, ahem, as Best Value
The product: Best Value–brand 10 Beef Burgers and 20 Beef Burgers The UPCs: 0 71212 88103 8 and 0 71212 88104 5, respectively...
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Totally Recalled: No Name beef that could be brimming with E. coli
The product: No Name Club Pack Beef Steakettes and No Name Beef Burgers The UPC: 0 60383 01321 9 and 0 60383 37333 7, respectively...
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Over a million Tassimo machines recalled for spraying hot water
Canadians who like their cuppa joe produced through futuristic robotic labour will be upset to learn that nearly a million Tassimo...
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Have some Alkanater brand Tahina in your fridge? Check the date—it might have Salmonella in it
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency sent out an alert yesterday warning that certain batches of Alkanater brand Tahina were being...
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Batch of Neilson milk recalled due to cleaning solution contamination (yikes!)
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency sent out an alert this morning warning people not to drink Neilson Trutaste 2% microfiltered...
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Warning: President’s Choice cookies may contain shrapnel
Loblaws is recalling some of its President's Choice Decadent Chocolate Chunk Cookies after someone came to the unfortunate...
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Potentially salmonella-tinged spices latest thing to make lunch terrifying
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is issuing yet another recall. This time, it’s spices that may contain salmonella. Here’s...
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Inside the rise and fall of the Vaulter Bandit, the 21st century’s most notorious bank robber
To fellow tourists he met around the world, Jeffery Shuman was a semi-retired developer with a bright smile, an even tan and a fat wallet. In truth, he was a legendary bank robber on the run from the Toronto police and the US Marshals
Deep Dives
Anchor Man: Fox News host John Roberts on Trump, the trade war and the American psyche
If Fox News seems an unlikely landing spot for a guy who got his start pumping out Platinum Blonde on MuchMusic, you probably haven’t heard his thoughts about joining the notorious network, the Canada–US relationship and what he misses most about Toronto
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Trump’s Loss, Toronto’s Gain: Meet the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries ditching the US and moving north
They’re coming from Big Law, the Ivy League, arts institutes and beyond, brimming with smarts and energy and united by a common cause: avoiding the carnage of Donald Trump. True tales from the brain gain
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Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar
Crews and Tangos has been enforcing the rules of the Village for more than 30 years: wear what you want, kiss who you want, but don’t forget to tip the drag queens. With a condo development looming, we asked around for tales from the iconic spot
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The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy
Three months ago, I was a suburban mom in a monogamous relationship. Now I’m sleeping with people I meet online—with my husband’s blessing—and we’ve never been happier. Don’t judge us until you’ve read our story
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The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC
Nadine Ahn was a high-ranking executive at the bank. Ken Mason, her subordinate, was rapidly promoted. Then someone claimed to see them canoodling at the Royal York, tipped off HR and triggered an inquisition
Deep Dives
Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king
Edward Rogers was dismissed as a meddling nepo baby—until he muscled out his siblings, acquired his competitors, cornered the telecom market and became the dominant force in Canadian sports
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Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show,
Small Achievable Goals
The
Baroness von Sketch Show
alumnae have elevated joking about women’s issues to an art. Their new show takes aim at menopause. How funny is that?
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Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm
Ashley and James Schwalm had what seemed like a fairy tale life—two wonderful children, fulfilling careers and a gorgeous home close to the private ski club where they’d fallen in love. Then Ashley’s remains turned up in a burned-out car at the bottom of a ditch, and all signs pointed to her husband
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Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian
For years, Lamaze was the world’s top-ranked show jumper, living an enviable life filled with fancy cars, international travel and adoring fans—the kind of life a person might do anything to protect
Deep Dives
Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield
A few kilometres along Bloor has become Toronto’s most contested strip of concrete, igniting fights over congestion, safety and the future of downtown
Deep Dives
The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation
Barnes is shouldering the weight of an impatient, basketball-mad city, a hit-and-miss team, and his own colossal ambitions. Does he look worried?
Deep Dives
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Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom
A viral earworm about a breakup turned the Beaches into Toronto’s hottest export. Now, the panty-throwing, stage-diving, all-girl rock band is seducing fans around the world
Deep Dives
“I was nearly beaten to death by my partner. The case was dismissed because it took too long to get to trial”
How an overburdened justice system is failing survivors of intimate partner violence
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“We felt disconnected from the outdoors before”: What St. Lawrence Market North vendors think of their new home
And what locally made and grown goods they’re selling
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Sort-of Secret: Amelia’s Market, a Geary Avenue grocer selling local goods and light lunches
Like lovely cheese plates paired with glasses of Ontario-made wine
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“There’s more attention now on shopping close to home”: How Broadfork Produce is connecting Toronto’s top chefs with Ontario farmers
And the west-end supplier is opening to the public soon
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The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative