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Canadian cuisine

A sampling of the wonderfully sweet butter tarts baked fresh daily at Leah's Bakery in Toronto.

Is the butter tart the most Canadian of sweet treats? Not so fast

Food

If something can be as American as apple pie, it can be as Canadian as butter tarts — right? The intensely sweet treat is a staple, and Ontario even runs butter tart tours. But British Columbia’s Nanaimo bars have something to say about the butter tart’s claim to supremacy.

The lobster rolls at The Clam Digger, a restaurant in New Brunswick, Canada

A tidier, more polite lobster roll … courtesy of Canada

Food
The World

‘When in doubt, fry’: tasting the best sate foods from the upper midwest

Arts, Culture & Media

‘Give me cheese curds and give me gravy.’ This festival in Canada is devoted to poutine

Lifestyle & Belief

Canadian maple syrup heist continues to cause controversy

Business, Economics and Jobs

Sequestration Could Jack Up the Price of Meat

The sequester had Washington, D.C on edge last week, with likely cuts threatening to put countless federal employees out of work. That includes a large majority concentrated in the D.C. area. While the cuts haven’t come yet, Takeaway political correspondent Todd Zwillich reports that the sequester deadline will probably come and go, automatically enacting those […]

Quebec Police Hunt For Maple Syrup Thieves

Conflict & Justice

Quebec police are on the lookout for thieves after a considerable amount of maple syrup disappeared from a warehouse stocking over $30 million worth of the sweet treat.

Montreal Smoked Meat

Home of ‘Best’ Smoked Meat Sandwich

Arts, Culture & Media

For the Geo Quiz, we are looking for a Canadian city that is home to some of the world’s best smoked-meat sandwiches.

Earth Ear: Maple Sugaring

Heating up the sap at Moore’s Sugar Shack in Westbrook, CT.

The World

Maple Syrup Sound Portrait

Producer Kim Motylewski visits a sugar shack in Natick, Massachusetts and comes back with the sweet sounds that flow from the art of making maple syrup.