Here’s some big news for Canadian health enthusiasts: Under Armour’s UA HealthBox is now available in Canada! The UA HealthBox is the world’s first connect fitness system created specifically to measure, monitor, and manage your health levels and how you feel. Under Armour Canada will ship orders of the UA Healthbox by Monday, May 23, 2016.
While you’re checking out the UA Healthbox, take advantage of the great sale Under Armour Canada has on this UA The Works Tote until May 8th. Originally priced at $59.99, this spacious bag is just $47.99
If you have pets, you may have shopped at Pets Unlimited or PJ’s Pets and if it is your go-to store, they are closing many stores in the coming weeks. Only 12 stores will operate under new management and will remain open without the close out sales. The current sales are 10% to 30% and will increase as they get closer to their closing dates.
Store closing dates vary but all impacted locations are expected to close within the next six weeks and will not be getting new stock. Since they sell many of the premium pet food brands, expect them to sell out of food before sales reach higher levels, while toys and furniture be further reduced.
Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. is recalling Organic by Nature brand frozen Organic Sweet Peas from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.
The following product has been sold by Costco warehouse locations in British Colombia, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
What you should do
Check to see if you have recalled products in your home. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased.
Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Symptoms can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache and neck stiffness.
If you suspect you have become ill from eating a recalled product, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) recommends contacting your doctor.
The San Francisco-based company Turo, described as an AirBnB for Cars, has arrived in Canada. Like the home renting arrangement of AirBnB, Turo helps people rent their cars to strangers. This sounds like a great idea if you can’t afford a car or your lifestyle doesn’t warrant buying a vehicle.
If you would like to join Turo Canada, there is no membership fee but for now, Turo’s services are only available in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta.
Ikea Canada has had to reissue a warning for a third time after it was reported that a child was killed by a toppled dresser made by the Swedish furniture company. The dresser that fell over is the MALM dresser shown above. The boy, a 22 month old toddler, was found crushed under the dresser when his mother went into the bedroom to check up on him.
Ikea claims that the chest was not anchored to the wall properly as it should have been; instead, it was free standing making it easy for the child to topple it over. This isn’t the first time this happened: it occurred twice last summer when the dresser fell on two other young children.
For those who have the MALM dresser please make sure that it is properly anchored to the wall. If it isn’t, go to your local Ikea as the company is offering replacement anchoring kits.
For all the coin collectors, the Royal Canadian Mint has three special 2016 coins for sale. The first is this beautiful Fine Silver Coloured Coin celebrating Her Majesty the Queen’s 90th birthday. This 99.99% Pure Silver coin is a unique gift and limited collectible with only 7000 coins available worldwide. Another 2016 coin from the Royal Canadian Mint that celebrates Queen Elizabeth is the beautiful Pure Silver Coin with Selective Rose Gold Plating.
Finally, this 14-karat Gold Coin commemorates the tragic Centennial of the Parliament Buildings Fire in 1916. With only 1500 coins in print, this is a fantastic item for both coin and history lovers alike. With already 78% of coins sold, now is the time to get this great collectors item.
Pizza Pizza Canada’s semi-annual Slices for Smiles fundraiser that benefits children’s hospitals is happening now! Until May 22nd, buy a 10″ cheesy pepperoni half-smile pizza in stores for just $2 and a portion of the sale will go towards the Children’s Miracle Network and its eight member children’s hospitals across Canada.
You can also support Slices for Smiles by adding a donation to any orders placed by phone, online or through Pizza Pizza Canada’s ordering app.
Sad news for Le Château Canada shoppers! The Montreal-based company has announced that they will be closing 14 of their stores this year and plan to close another another 40 stores across Canada over the next three years. Although there have been no sales announced yet, we could be in for some liquidations sales in stores and online coinciding with the stores’ closings.
In the wake of Costco Canada‘s recall of their Nature’s Touch brand Berry Cherry Blend due to possible Hepatitis A contamination, Costco Canada is offering free Hepatitis A vaccinations for anyone who has been affected by the recall. Vaccinations will be available at most Costco warehouses.
The Nature’s Touch brand Berry Cherry Blend was sold exclusively at Costco warehouse locations in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below:
What you should do
Check to see if you have recalled products in your home. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased.
Food contaminated with Hepatitis A virus may not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with this virus may cause hepatitis and produce a self-limited disease that does not result in chronic infection or chronic liver disease.
The illness is usually mild and starts about 15 to 50 days after the contaminated food is eaten. It generally goes away by itself in a week or two, although it can last up to 6 months in some people.
It can cause inflammation of the liver, and symptoms may include fever, low appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle aches, and yellowing in the whites of the eyes and the skin (jaundice).
If you suspect you have become ill from eating a recalled product, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) recommends contacting your doctor.
If you love and trust Sorel Canada‘s winter footwear, you’ll love their new Spring Collection! Booties, mules, sneakers, and Oxfords are just some of the styles part of Sorel Canada’s fantastic spring collection!
Sorel Canada’s popular Joan of Arctic Wedge Boots are a perfect fit for spring! This sassy boot is waterproof, has full-grain leather upper features and a comfortable wedge. Originally priced at $270, they are on sale for $175.50. If you love these ones, a new style of the Joan of Arctic Wedge Boots have just come in for spring!
This Torpeda Lace Sandal, part of the new spring collection, are comfortable, good quality, and bound to be your go-to shoe this summer!
Nature’s Touch is recalling Nature’s Touch brand Organic Berry Cherry Blend from the marketplace due to possible Hepatitis A contamination.
The following product has been sold exclusively at Costco warehouse locations in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below:
What you should do
Check to see if you have recalled products in your home. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased.
Food contaminated with Hepatitis A virus may not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with this virus may cause hepatitis and produce a self-limited disease that does not result in chronic infection or chronic liver disease.
The illness is usually mild and starts about 15 to 50 days after the contaminated food is eaten. It generally goes away by itself in a week or two, although it can last up to 6 months in some people.
It can cause inflammation of the liver, and symptoms may include fever, low appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle aches, and yellowing in the whites of the eyes and the skin (jaundice).
If you suspect you have become ill from eating a recalled product, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) recommends contacting your doctor.
For those who are part of the FidoREWARDS program take note! FIDO Dollars program has ended and the last day to earn FIDO Dollars was April 6, 2016. The last day to redeem your Fido Dollars is July 6, 2016.
Recently, there was a lot of discussion on a potential change to the price-matching policy at Real Canadian Superstore with some people being told by cashiers that they would be limiting price-matching to one item per person. Nancy sent us this image from a handout at her local store with details on the changes with a similar image posted on our forums by web3 so it seems to be a province-wide change.
Similar to the changes at No Frills last year, stores will now advertise a list of competitors that they are willing to price-match. For those who shop at No Frills and experienced issues with them not price-matching “sister stores” like RCSS and Fortinos, this image shows that this store will price-match No Frills so it should not be an issue.
They will allow a price-match of four items regardless of flavour/scent/variety for each ad-match. However, it says they reserve the right to limit to four, so some stores may be more relaxed on this rule.
As far as couponing, they have not released a similar handout but from Nancy’s store, it also seems that the one coupon per customer was also misunderstood by cashiers. That particular store (GTA area) will accept up to 4 similar coupons, but will not allow more than one coupon to be used on grouped items. For example, if you bought three packs of Maple Leaf bacon with the $2.50 coupons, they would not allow you to use the coupon for the free ready Crisp or Stuffed Chicken as coupons were used on the bacon.
Most cashiers will still need an override when you use more than $10 in coupons, it is a good idea to tell them ahead of time so they can call a supervisor over if necessary as many of the cashiers are confused over the new rules.
For those worried about price-matching Food Basics, stores are chosen based on local competitors, and as you can see from web3’s image, Food Basics will be matched where local.
Ready to spend some of those Shoppers Drug Mart Optimum points? There will be a bonus redemption event on Saturday where your points are worth even more than usual. Bonus redemption is only valid on the top two redemption tiers.
Redeem 50k Optimum points and get $100 off (regularly $85)
Redeem 95k Optimum points and get $200 off (regularly $170)
If this is your first redemption or you are unfamiliar with redeeming your points, you cannot redeem for gift cards, transit tokens, lottery and some products where required by law like prescriptions. Any taxes and deposits will also not be included in your redemption.
If you are a little short of points for the redemption, check your personalized offers as you may have one that will give you enough points for a top tier redemption as there are not many bonus offers in the current flyer.
If planning a redemption, I find that some prices are much higher during these events. If you are redeeming for high end makeup, fragrance or electronics, the prices rarely change but for the regular day to day stuff, you are sometimes better off redeeming during a good sale rather than bonus redemption.
In conjunction with the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, Healthy Canadian is warning you that The Manhattan Group has recalled the Busy Loops Table Top Toy pictured above due to choking hazards. This toy is designed for babies and toddlers and features colourful plastic loops and rings.
More specifically, the plastic round beads that are found at the base of the loops have been found to break into small pieces thus resulting in the choking hazard. The Manhattan Group received two reports of the plastic beads breaking; however, no injuries have been reported in either the US or Canada.
Approximately 448 Recalled Busy Loops Table Top Toys have been sold in Canada between September 2015 and January 2016. The item number is 700470 and UPC 011964476329 with the date code FH. If you have purchased this toy, be sure to remove it from your child’s play area and return it for a full refund.
For those who are part of the FidoREWARDS program take note! 
In conjunction with the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, Healthy Canadian is warning you that The Manhattan Group has recalled the 
