Coffee Is Very Serious Business

We’ve mentioned before how anything Tim Hortons does is treated with great fanfare and attention and that trend continues.Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons is going to specialty coffee drinks. A coffee shop selling coffee? No big deal, right? WRONG. It is big news in Canada. How big of a deal is it? The story was discussed on the national …

Their Summer Lasts About 10 Minutes

If you were ever going to rank oxymorons in terms of relevance, “Canadian summer” would be at the top of your list. Everyone knows that Canadian winters are cold. It’s not uncommon to see your breath turn into ice the moment it leaves your mouth. Cold and Canada are synonymous, everyone knows that. However, what you …

A Doughnut Shop Opening in New York is a Huge Canadian Story

We’re back. We couldn’t resist this one. Tim Hortons has taken Manhattan. The once-again Canadian company has expanded into New York City. And Canadians couldn’t be more proud. Newspapers and television programs presented the news as if it were a successful Canadian invasion. And, in a way, it was. Not since the War of 1812 have Canadians felt so …

Tim Horton is known more for Coffee than Hockey

Canadians love hockey. This isn’t an insider tip that will help you spot a Canadian, it’s a well-known fact. To a Canadian, hockey is a way of life. It’s what tea is to the British, what a kilt is to the Scottish or television violence is to the Americans. It’s part of their society. So …