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Cheeseburger ice cream, massive tacos and watermelon burger lead CNE foods for 2023

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August 16, 2023

For those looking to gorge themselves at the trough of bizarre food creations, the CNE is back, and it has you covered — with a watermelon burger, pickle cotton candy and a peanut butter chocolate corn dog among this year’s gut-busting options.

Other foods unveiled by Canadian National Exhibition organizers Wednesday include:

“Butter chicken overload,” which is tandoori fried chicken in sandwich form with two butter chicken samosas as the buns.
The “holy moly cannoli”: a cinnamon cannoli stuffed with a slice of veal cutlet, breaded and rolled with provolone cheese, sauces, and garnished with sprinkles and hickory sticks.
Churros s’mores.
A four-pound taco.
Korean fried frog legs.
Cheeseburger ice cream, served in a cheese-coated waffle cone and topped with a pretzel and a pickle.
Street corn lemonade.
Thanksgiving poutine.
Quarter pound cheese stuffed Doritos: just like it sounds — this is a mound of deep fried cheese coated with a crust of Doritos.
Poutine pizza.

Gastronomes will no doubt focus on the deep-fried delights, but there are loads of other attractions coming to The Ex this year too (just maybe avoid the rides after your third helping of Thanksgiving poutine).

Chef Rick Matharu, from Rick’s Good Eats, describes a butter chicken sandwich of his creation during a media preview at the CNE, in Toronto, on Aug. 16, 2023. — This butter chicken sandwich with samosa buns is one of many mash-up food items at the CNE this year. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)

Officials say there will be seven new rides alongside recurring favourites, including a brand new roller coaster called The Outlaw and the over 45-metre tall Superwheel, which the CNE says is the first and largest observation ride of its kind to grace Toronto’s skyline.

There’s also the Vegas-style Sparkling Symphony fountains show, which boasts geysers of water shooting dozens of metres up in the air, synchronized with music and illuminated by lasers at night.

An attendee to a media preview of the CNE poses with a cotton candy swab at Exhibition Place, in Toronto, on Aug. 16, 2023. — Pickle cotton candy is also on offer at the 2023 iteration of the CNE. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)

Then there’s the nightly drone show (barring high winds), a skating and acrobat show that features Olympian Elvis Stojko, food trucks and craft beer, and a bandshell performance lineup that includes Amanda Marshall, Dionne Warwick, Kardinal Offishall and a drag show starring Tynomi Banks from Canada’s Drag Race.

The CNE runs from Aug. 18 until Sept. 4 at Exhibition Place.

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Cineplex reports $24.7M Q3 loss on Competition Tribunal penalty

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November 6, 2024

Anne Joseph

TORONTO – Cineplex Inc. reported a loss in its latest quarter compared with a profit a year ago as it was hit by a fine for deceptive marketing practices imposed by the Competition Tribunal.

The movie theatre company says it lost $24.7 million or 39 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Sept. 30 compared with a profit of $29.7 million or 40 cents per diluted share a year earlier.

The results in the most recent quarter included a $39.2-million provision related to the Competition Tribunal decision, which Cineplex is appealing.

The Competition Bureau accused the company of misleading theatregoers by not immediately presenting them with the full price of a movie ticket when they purchased seats online, a view the company has rejected.

Revenue for the quarter totalled $395.6 million, down from $414.5 million in the same quarter last year, while theatre attendance totalled 13.3 million for the quarter compared with nearly 15.7 million a year earlier.

Box office revenue per patron in the quarter climbed to $13.19 compared with $12 in the same quarter last year, while concession revenue per patron amounted to $9.85, up from $8.44 a year ago.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 6, 2024.

Companies in this story: (TSX:CGX)

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Restaurant Brands reports US$357M Q3 net income, down from US$364M a year ago

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November 5, 2024

Anne Joseph

TORONTO – Restaurant Brands International Inc. reported net income of US$357 million for its third quarter, down from US$364 million in the same quarter last year.

The company, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says its profit amounted to 79 cents US per diluted share for the quarter ended Sept. 30 compared with 79 cents US per diluted share a year earlier.

Revenue for the parent company of Tim Hortons, Burger King, Popeyes and Firehouse Subs, totalled US$2.29 billion, up from US$1.84 billion in the same quarter last year.

Consolidated comparable sales were up 0.3 per cent.

On an adjusted basis, Restaurant Brands says it earned 93 cents US per diluted share in its latest quarter, up from an adjusted profit of 90 cents US per diluted share a year earlier.

The average analyst estimate had been for a profit of 95 cents US per share, according to LSEG Data & Analytics.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 5, 2024.

Companies in this story: (TSX:QSR)

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Electric and gas utility Fortis reports $420M Q3 profit, up from $394M a year ago

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November 5, 2024

Anne Joseph

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Fortis Inc. reported a third-quarter profit of $420 million, up from $394 million in the same quarter last year.

The electric and gas utility says the profit amounted to 85 cents per share for the quarter ended Sept. 30, up from 81 cents per share a year earlier.

Fortis says the increase was driven by rate base growth across its utilities, and strong earnings in Arizona largely reflecting new customer rates at Tucson Electric Power.

Revenue in the quarter totalled $2.77 billion, up from $2.72 billion in the same quarter last year.

On an adjusted basis, Fortis says it earned 85 cents per share in its latest quarter, up from an adjusted profit of 84 cents per share in the third quarter of 2023.

The average analyst estimate had been for a profit of 82 cents per share, according to LSEG Data & Analytics.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 5, 2024.

Companies in this story: (TSX:FTS)

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