Vancouver's annual week-long celebration of all things craft beer returns to the city, jam packed with events now until June 5. This year, local bands will be supplying live music for guests to enjoy while they down artisan beers and great food. Some highlights on the calendar include Forbidden Fruit at Devil's Elbow Ale and Smoke House on …
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Review: retro musical drama SING STREET
Boy meets girl. Girl unimpressed. Boy starts band. At least the first two-thirds of the tagline on the promotional poster for musical slash drama Sing Street are relatable to many, as is the underlying theme of overcoming hardships at home and school. The film — set in 1980s Irish capital Dublin — is helmed by writer-director John Carney …
Enter DRIVER contest for chance to win 2016 BMW 320i
With summer on the horizon, how would you like a brand new 2016 BMW 320i sports sedan to hit the road in, and one year's worth of free fuel from Shell? Canadian Tire's DRIVER magazine and Pennzoil have teamed up to give away the car, gas, as well as thousands of dollars in gift cards. To …
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Timber GastroPub Vancouver officially opens
If you've walked by sustainable eatery Forage on Robson Street lately, you may have noticed the modern art gallery that was once attached is no more. You're not imagining things, as it's been replaced by Timber, a new gastropub specializing in two of Canada's favourite things: beer and comfort food. The kitchen is helmed by executive chef Chris …
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Review: Jamie M. Dagg’s RIVER
In a classic no-good-deed-goes-unpunished scenario, River shows the trouble people can get into when they poke their nose where they shouldn't — even if it's for admirable reasons. In his directorial debut, Jamie M .Dagg takes audiences on an essentially hour-long chase scene starring Vancouver-born actor Rossif Sutherland (if his last name looks familiar, he is the son of Donald Sutherland …
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