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Jimmy John's is opening its first Calgary location in University District this fall, near the University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre and the Alberta Children's Hospital. It's the chain's second Alberta store, and the franchisor behind it plans up to 200 Canadian locations.
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Jollibee has a 10-store development agreement for Edmonton, signed in June 2026, as the Filipino fast-food chain expands across Canada. No individual addresses or opening dates have been announced.
Canada's first Shake Shack with a drive-thru opens at 9253 Macleod Trail S.W. at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 27, ahead of the fall timeline announced in June. The company says its Alberta locations will generate about 200 jobs.
A groundbreaking ceremony took place June 23 for a new McDonald's at Buffalo Run on Tsuut'ina Nation land just west of Calgary. It is the first McDonald's in the company's 86-year history to be designed with Indigenous heritage, values, and vision guiding every element of the building. Murals by local Tsuut'ina artists, Tsuut'ina language signage, and architecture shaped by the Tsuut'ina-Taza Cultural Advisory Working Group. Opens late 2026
Canada's first Hell's Kitchen opens at River Cree Resort and Casino on Enoch Cree Nation this summer. It seats more than 250 guests, includes a year-round patio, and will feature Indigenous-inspired dishes alongside Gordon Ramsay's signature Beef Wellington, lobster risotto, and pan-seared scallops.
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