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- The Next Page Inglewood, Calgary
The Next Page is an independent bookstore and coffee shop on Calgary's historic Inglewood main street. It pairs a curated book selection with in-house coffee along one of the city's oldest commercial strips. store page → · open in the atlas → - The Night Oven Bakery Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
The Night Oven stone-mills organic grain in-house and bakes rustic, French-inspired sourdough in a wood-fired oven. It is a small Saskatoon operation built around whole-grain baking. store page → · open in the atlas → - Thomas Haas Vancouver / Canada
Thomas Haas, a fourth-generation pâtissier whose great-grandfather opened a bakery in Germany's Black Forest in 1918, opened Thomas Haas Fine Chocolates & Patisserie in North Vancouver in 2004 with his wife Lisa. A second location followed on West Broadway in Kitsilano in 2009, and the shops now sell pastries, cakes, chocolates and viennoiserie. store page → · open in the atlas → - Thornbury Craft Co. Thornbury
Thornbury Craft Co. presses locally grown Ontario apples into small-batch, English-style ciders at 90 King Street East, in a concrete apple-storage building where steam trains once loaded fruit bound for Toronto. The rebuilt structure served as a flea market, ammunition depot and Cold War fallout shelter before becoming the cidery and taproom. store page → · open in the atlas →
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- The Papery Ottawa / Canada
The Papery is a stationery shop in Ottawa's Glebe since 1986, curating greeting cards, journals, Traveler's notebooks, fountain pens, inks and Japanese papers. Its website showcases the range and online ordering is briefly paused for a refresh while the shop sells its full selection in store. store page → · open in the atlas → - The Sou'Wester Restaurant & Gift Shop Peggy S Cove / Canada
Running at Peggy's Cove since 1967, The Sou'Wester pairs a Maritime seafood restaurant with a two-level gift shop holding one of the region's largest giftware selections. Souvenirs, clothing, ornaments and local crafts are sold in store and through the online shop. store page → · open in the atlas → - The Turning Point Ottawa / Canada
The Turning Point has bought, sold and traded used music and film in Ottawa since 1983, dealing in vinyl records, cassettes, CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays and VHS. It operates from its Cooper Street shop, open seven days a week for collectors and browsers. store page → · open in the atlas → - The Word Bookstore 469 Rue Milton, Montreal, QC H2X 1W3 / Montreal / Canada
Adrian King-Edwards and Lucille Friesen opened the Milton Street shop in 1975; The Main (updated 2026-05-06) still lists 469 Rue Milton and the 1975 start. store page → · open in the atlas → - TIFF Shop Toronto / Canada / Online
Run by the Toronto International Film Festival, the TIFF Shop sells festival-branded apparel, posters, books, and novelty items like its Diet Soda keychain and Midnight Madness merch through its online storefront. Collections rotate around festival themes, from the TIFF 1976 Retro Collection to Next Wave youth merch, with free shipping on qualifying orders. store page → · open in the atlas → - Tofino Distillery Tofino / Canada
Tofino Distillery hand-crafts certified organic vodka, gin and its signature Psychedelic Jellyfish absinthe using water from the Meares Island watershed at its Industrial Way facility, with a tasting room open daily for flights and cocktails. Bottles, merch and kombucha ship from the same online store that stocks the tasting room. store page → · open in the atlas → - Tofino Soap Company Tofino / Online
Tofino Soap Company has hand-crafted natural soap, candles and organic hair care from Vancouver Island botanicals since 2010, keeping packaging under 6% plastic. The brand sells through its own online store and wholesale to boutiques, spas and resorts including the Wickaninnish Inn. store page → · open in the atlas → - Tosho Knife Arts Toronto / Canada
Founded in 2010 by chef Olivia Go and sharpener Ivan Fonseca, Tosho Knife Arts has connected Toronto cooks with handmade Japanese knives and whetstones from makers such as Konosuke and Fujiwara. The shop at 913 Bathurst Street sells in person and worldwide, alongside sharpening services and classes. store page → · open in the atlas → - Totem Ski Shop Jasper, Alberta, Canada
Serving Jasper since 1911, this retailer sells and rents ski, snowboard and Nordic gear along with camping and swim equipment for summer. Staff install bindings and handle repairs on site, carrying brands including Patagonia, Salomon, K2 and Baffin. store page → · open in the atlas → - Trafiq Cafe & Bakery Main Street
Trafiq Cafe & Bakery makes its Hojicha-Yuzu and Earl Grey layer cakes on-site at 4216 Main Street in Vancouver's Riley Park. The kitchen also turns out all-natural breads, seasonal pastries, and made-to-order sandwiches daily. store page → · open in the atlas → - Transcend Coffee & Roastery 124 Street and Ritchie, Edmonton
Poul Mark founded Transcend Coffee in 2006 and still roasts to order from Edmonton, shipping direct-trade beans across Canada. Its standing lineup includes the Argyll and Gateway blends and Vamos specialty instant coffee. store page → · open in the atlas → - Traynor Family Vineyard Prince Edward County / Canada
Traynor Family Vineyard has farmed Hillier, Prince Edward County since 2008, making natural pet-nat, piquette, orange wine, and vermouth that ferment with wild yeast and no animal byproducts. Its online shop ships current-release bottles nationwide, and the winery's patios serve wine slushies and gourmet hot dogs all summer. store page → · open in the atlas → - Trident Booksellers & Cafe Downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia
Trident pairs new and used books with craft-roasted coffee and loose-leaf tea in one Hollis Street room. The Halifax fixture hosts live music and keeps its doors open into the evening most weeknights. store page → · open in the atlas → - Truck 59 Cider House 3887 Brown Rd, West Kelowna, BC, Canada
Founded in 2017 on Brown Road in West Kelowna, Truck 59 built a local following on handcrafted cider poured with lake views from its patio. The taproom keeps a family-friendly lawn open alongside its Wednesday-to-Sunday hours. store page → · open in the atlas → - Twillingate Museum & Craft Shop Twillingate / Canada
The Twillingate Museum's Craft Shop sells handmade Newfoundland and Labrador crafts including hooked mats, mummer dolls, Labradorite jewelry, soapstone carvings, and berry jams and jellies, much of it made by local artisans. The museum also hosts mat-hooking workshops that help keep the traditional craft alive. store page → · open in the atlas → - Twisted Goat Coffee Roasters Kamloops, BC, Canada
Twisted Goat Coffee Roasters grades every lot at 80-plus points on the Specialty Coffee Association scale and ships within 48 hours of roasting. Its Andover Crescent roastery in Kamloops sources single origins from five countries. store page → · open in the atlas → - Vancouver Studio Glass (formerly New-Small and Sterling Studio Glass) 1440 Old Bridge Street, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC V6H 3S6 / Vancouver / Canada
Founded 1984 by David New-Small and Nora Sterling as New-Small and Sterling; Boha Glass: first independent studio-glass facility in BC; now run by Benjamin Kikkert after New-Small retired 2016. store page → · open in the atlas → - VanDusen Garden Shop Vancouver / Canada
The Garden Shop at VanDusen Botanical Garden operates from the Visitor Centre at 5151 Oak Street in Vancouver, selling locally made soaps, kitchenware, garden honey, seeds, and gardening books alongside a seasonal plant patio. A sister Seed Collectors Store has sold VanDusen-harvested seeds online since 2002, with proceeds supporting the garden. store page → · open in the atlas → - Viberg British Columbia, Canada
Victoria BC’s service boot perfected — 1931 workboot house turned heritage-menswear grail. store page → · open in the atlas → - Violeta Izquierdo Jewellery Halifax, Nova Scotia
At her Gottingen Street studio, Violeta Izquierdo designs and hand-fabricates one-of-a-kind jewellery, from engagement rings to statement pieces, in gold, silver and platinum. Custom and CAD-built commissions are the studio's focus. store page → · open in the atlas → - Volcanic Hills Estate Winery Mount Boucherie, West Kelowna, BC, Canada
Built on the volcanic soil of Mount Boucherie, this winery grows exclusively Okanagan-grown, BC VQA-certified fruit and pours from one of the region's largest tasting rooms. A quarterly wine club and online ordering extend the cellar door to shoppers who can't make the drive. store page → · open in the atlas → - Wesbert Winery Penticton / Canada
Wesbert Winery is a boutique winery on the Naramata Bench producing award-winning white, rosé, and red wines alongside a pizzeria and guest suites. Wines can be bought online through its dedicated shop or tasted by appointment at the winery. store page → · open in the atlas → - Whitetooth Brewing Co. Golden, British Columbia
Whitetooth Brewing pours small-batch Belgian-inspired and West Coast beers from its taproom at 623 8th Avenue North in Golden. The lineup runs from IPAs and blonde ales to stouts and Belgian styles, with family hours in the early afternoon. store page → · open in the atlas → - Wilder Goods Winnipeg / Canada
Wilder Goods designs and hand-produces leather and canvas bags, wallets and aprons at its Winnipeg studio-storefront, which combines production and retail in one space. New pieces can be bought in person or shipped through the brand's online shop. store page → · open in the atlas → - Wildfire Coffee Roasters Kamloops, BC, Canada
Wildfire Coffee Roasters takes orders by text message and donates 5% of every bag to wildfire and disaster relief via the Red Cross and SPCA. Its bestselling Initial Attack Medium Roast ships from Kamloops with free in-city delivery. store page → · open in the atlas → - Woozles Halifax, Nova Scotia
Open since 1978 and billed as Canada's oldest children's bookstore, Woozles fills its Halifax shop with children's books, toys and games. It hosts author events and story times. store page → · open in the atlas → - WR Savard Quebec City / Canada
Family-run since 1952, WR Savard's jewellers design and forge nearly all of their rings and pieces by hand in their Quebec City workshop at 2485 chemin Saint-Louis in Sillery. The boutique also handles repairs, laser soldering, engraving, and jewelry restoration for walk-in customers. store page → · open in the atlas → - Zoologist Toronto / Canada / Online
Founded in Toronto in 2013 by Victor Wong, Zoologist works with independent perfumers to translate animal habitats and behaviours into imaginative scents. Bat, Beaver and Elephant belong to a deliberately idiosyncratic collection built as complete olfactory worlds rather than a conventional house signature. store page → · open in the atlas → - Zulu Records 1972 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver, BC / Vancouver / Canada
Grant McDonagh opened Zulu in 1981, after Quintessence closed, and it is still at 1972 West 4th Avenue. CBC Radio 3's Searchlight named it a finalist for Canada's best record store. store page → · open in the atlas →