Canadian here.

Canadian A&W is super good and iirc (which I probably don’t) they never had anything to do with the American chain

I only see them as partnerships with other places like KFC. In my childhood there was a bunch of them. I liked them best.

There used to be one near me and there isn’t anymore. I really miss the root beer that was on tap there, something they did to it at the restaurant made it special (possibly a different syrup or the way they mixed it).

There’s one like a mile from me, but I never go because they suck. Oh, and KFC sucks as well, yet they decided to co-brand with them.

I liked it as a kid, but I tried them a few years ago and they are awful. I much prefer Carl’s Jr and even Wendy’s.