News Summary

• Vas Cranis, who runs a small underground music venue in Toronto, says his business has taken a huge hit.
• A study analyzed millions of in-person transactions in some of Canada's largest cities between July 25 and July 27, 2025.
• Calgary and Edmonton came out on top, but even in those cities, just 32 per cent of spending at bars, cafés and restaurants happened between 7 p.m and 4 a.m. Toronto, once neck-and-neck with Calgary, slipped to only 21 per cent, while Vancouver came last with a mere 17 per cent.