Announcements
In an announcement released by The Healthy Canadians today, we have learned that there has been a product recall on JA-RU’s Dino World Dino Ooze that was sold by Carlton Cards Canada between October 28th, 2014 and March 30th, 2015. The reason for this recall is because the product has been found to contain organic solvents which, if inhaled by your child for a continuous period of time, could cause some serious harm to their health.
The UPC code for the recalled products is, 075656017351, and the toy item number is, 1735.
If you or anyone you know has purchased one of these toys in the past 6 months, then you can return your Dino World Dino Ooze to any Carlton Cards for a full refund, or dispose of it in the trash.
Click here to learn more about the recall on JA-RU’s Dino Wolrd Dino Ooze by Carlton Cards.
It was reported this past Monday that hackers have been breaking into Starbucks accounts of unknowing customers and stealing money from their bank accounts, credit cards and PayPal accounts. This break-in issue is largely due to the lack of security on the Starbucks app, which can gain automatic access to your bank account and credit card through auto-reload and reloading gift cards.
The company has had problems with the app’s security measures in the past, as just last year it was discovered that they had been leaving their passwords open to viewing in plain-text.
Starbucks says that they have not been hacked, and that most of the hacking that has been happening recently can be attributed to password’s not being strong enough. The people who have recently been hacked have actually come forward and said that they’re passwords were not all that ‘unique’. Starbucks recommends that you use both upper and lower case letters, as well as a combination of numbers and symbols so as to keep your password better protected.
Starbucks hasn’t said whether they would be updating the security system on the Starbucks app, so as to prevent any future instances of hackers gaining access to your account, but it is still rather early to tell if they will change that statement.
Click here to learn more about the hackers breaking into Starbucks apps.
Released on Tuesday, May 5th by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, was the recall of all Costco Kirkland Signature Creamy Natural Peanut Butter that was sold in two-1kg packages. The only peanut butter that by this recall are jars that have a best-before date from November 17th, 2015 to January 8th, 2015. The reason for this recall was that health inspectors suspect that there may be bits of plastic in the jars.
The UPC code for the affected jars is: 0 96619 89682 0. The announcement said that the jars were sold across Canada, so if you have bought one of these packages recently, no matter your location, be sure to check the expiration dates and UPC code.
Click here to learn more about the recall of Costoc’s Kirkland Signature Creamy Natural Peanut Butter.
This Saturday, May 9th there is an event that is not only free for the whole family, but also guarantees to deliver fun activities and displays that everyone in your group will enjoy. This event is the Birthday Bash at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, which is celebrating their 20th birthday.
The Bata Shoe Museum will be open from 10am to 4pm, with opening remarks from museum’s founder beginning at 12pm. Apart from getting to view the collection for free, your family will also be able to take part in a number of free arts and crafts activities that are scheduled throughout the day – including free face painting!
There will also be free birthday cake, so be sure to come with enough room for dessert.
Click here to learn more about the Bata Shoe Museum’s Birthday Bash.
It’s no secret that Canadian Tire has had their eyes on Target Canada’s retail stores for some time now, and when the American company announced that they would be closing their doors to Canadian shoppers back in January Canadian Tire wasted no time in working out a deal that would secure them some of their sought after real estate. In a statement issued on Wednesday, May 6th, Canadian Tire Corp. announced that they had reached a $17.7 million dollar deal (they are yet to release whether that number is in American or Canadian dollars) that would expand their store space across the country by 400,000 square feet.
Target officially closed all of their stores last April, and of those 133 Canadian Tire is set to take over the spaces of 12 locations from across the country, which include:
- Les Carrefours Rimouski, in Rimouski, Quebec
- Place Versailles, in Montreal, Quebec
- Hillside Centre, in Victoria, B.C.
- Village Green Mall, in Vernon, BC.
- Aurora Centre, in Aurora, Ontario
- Sudbury Super Mall, in Sudbury, Ontario
- Grant Park Shopping Centre, in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Driftwood Mall, in Courtenay, B.C.
- Tamarack Shopping Centre, in Cranbrook, B.C.
- Bayers Lake Power Centre, in Halifax, NS
- Northwest Centre, in Moncton, NB
- Place Alexis Nihon, in Montreal, Quebec
Canadian Tire believes they will be better able to satisfy their customer’s needs with these newly acquired spaces that are located in more convenient areas, and have more physical space which will ultimately allow them to restock with more popular products.
Click here to find the nearest retail Canadian Tire location to you.
Back in April we posted about the updates that the Home Depot Canada had made for the months of April and May for their free workshops. In case you missed that post, we’re letting you know that while the April free workshops are done, May has some great free tutorials in store that will help get your outdoor living space ready for summer!
You will have to RSVP to the free workshops online at the Home Depot so that you can secure your spot, as these events can fill up pretty quick. The events that you can check out for this month at the Home Depot are:
Click here to learn more about the FREE workshops at the Home Depot Canada.
Head into your local McDonald’s Canada today to hep support the national McHappy Day fundraiser. For the entire day, McDonald’s Canada will be donating $1 from every Big Mac, Happy Meal or hot McCafe beverages to local charities across the country; charities like Ronald McDonald house.
If you don’t wish to buy any of these food items, you can always opt to buy your co-worker or a friend their morning coffee and still receive the benefit of knowing that your money is going towards a good cause.
Click here to find the nearest McDonald’s Canada location to you.
Starting this Thursday, May 7th is the much anticipated start date of the Dollar Drink Days promotion at McDonald’s Canada. If you haven’t had the pleasure of taking advantage of this promotional event in the past, then you will be excited to hear that during Dollar Drink Days at McDonald’s you can buy any size soft drink for, you guessed it, one dollar.
If soft drinks aren’t your go-to summertime beverage for cooling off on a hot day, then you can also get either a small or medium size iced coffee. You will have the choice between getting a regular iced coffee, or you can get a little crazy and add in a shot of caramel, vanilla, or sugar-free vanilla to give yourself a nice little treat.
This promotion generally runs for at least a couple of weeks, though there has been no end date provided for the public yet.
Click here to find the nearest McDonald’s Canada to you.
The second week of NCIX Canada’s 19th Anniversary Sweepstakes contest has opened for this week, but you will only have until May 6th to enter for your chance to win over $10,000 in prizes from NCIX. Even if you entered in the first week of NCIX’s sweepstakes contest, you can still enter this week for a second chance at winning one of these amazing prizes.
To enter the contest you will first have to subscribe to the NCIX newsletter and then head on over to their Facebook page and ‘like’ the page. You can get additional entries into the contest by tweeting about the contest on Twitter, getting your friends to enter, or by liking the other pages affiliated with NCIX Canada (e.g. NCIX PC Facebook page).
7-Eleven and Scotiabank Canada have a great deal for anyone who holds a Scotiabank debit card! Between now and June 30, 2015 if you head into your local 7-Eleven and make a withdrawal from a Scotiabank ABM using your Scotiabank debit card, you’ll receive a coupon for a free medium Slurpee or 500mL 7-Select water bottle! This offer is great since the weather is warming up! Simply withdraw your cash and use your coupon to get either a free Slurpee or a free water to keep cool.
This offer is valid now until June 30, 2015. The offer is good at the location in which the coupon was issued. There is a limit of 1 coupon per customer per day. You cannot combine this with any other offers or discounts. Valid only with Scotiabank ABMs and Scotiabank debit cards.
Click here to find a 7-Eleven Canada location with a Scotiabank ABM near you.
The other day we posted about the returning Frappuccino Happy Hour promotion at Starbucks Canada where you can get the cool blended beverage for half-off the regular price. This offer will be available for everyone, with no Starbucks card needed to receive the promotional discount.
Starbucks will however be providing Starbucks card members with an additional hour of ‘happy hour’ fun. For Starbucks card holders, the happy hour event will go from 3-6pm everyday until May 10th, while everyone else will only have until 5pm each day during the promotion to receive the 50% off.
Click here to find the nearest Starbucks Canada cafe to you.
An important announcement was made the other day regarding your taxes, and for those of us who thought that they’d be filing late this year you will be rather excited by this news. The Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) announced that the last day to file your taxes has been pushed back five days and will now have the final day to submit your taxes as May 5th. What makes these extra few days to file your taxes even better is knowing that Turbo Tax Canada has also decided to extend their 20% off sale on all online 2014 editions.
The least expensive edition that Turbo Tax will offer is just $14.39 (regularly $17.99). This standard edition is the most popular version for individuals and families, however, if you are an investor or small business owner then you may be more interested in the premier edition which is currently on sale for $27.99 (was $34.99).
Turbo Tax will be hosting this extended sale until May 5th, 2015.
Click here to get your 2014 online edition of Turbo Tax.
It’s the day we hyped you all up about a couple of weeks ago in this Krispy Kreme Canada post, where you can buy one dozen doughnuts from Krispy Kreme and get your second dozen doughnuts for FREE. This offer is for today only and is in support of the Krispy Kreme Super Hero Day campaign, which you can learn more about here.
Click here to find the nearest Krispy Kreme location to you.
Wind Mobile Canada’s new unlimited monthly plans have definitely made the competition a bit more steep within Canada for the going cellphone rates, especially with their new $35/month talk, text and data plan. The plan is, as stated, only $35 a month and with it you will receive:
- unlimited Canada-wide calling
- unlimited Canada-wide texting
- unlimited Data (2GB full speed allotment)
- unlimited Canada/US-wide picture/video messaging
- voicemail
- call control (caller ID, missed call alerts, call waiting, etc.)
- and up to $150 in Bring/Buy your own phone credits or WINDtab
If you’re still looking to go cheaper, the $25 a month plan offers all of the same features, except that it won’t include the unlimited Data, which nowadays is as much a precedent as unlimited texting is on a phone (as a lot of us do use our phones as handheld computers).
When you compare this plan with other cell phone providers, you quickly realize that this offer from Wind is probably going to give you the most mileage for your money. For instance, Mobilicity offers a $35 a month plan, but they offer ‘light data’ while Wind offers unlimited data. In the light data offer, you will receive e-mail and social networking, which is fine if that’s all you use your data for. If you use your data for other activities, however, it leaves you rather limited.
Click here to learn more about the Wind $35/month unlimited talk, text and data plan.
Instead of making plans to just meet your friends this week at your local watering hole for Friday night drinks, you should instead modify your plans so that you first stop by the nearest Starbucks Canada store between 3-5pm as they are bring back the infamous Frappuccino Happy Hour.
Starting this Friday, May 1st, until May 10th, when you go into any Starbucks between 3-5pm you can buy any Frappuccino Blended Beverage for half-off the regular price. Considering that these are some of the most expensive items on the Starbucks menu, a discount of 50% off is quite significant for your pocketbook. Plus, with the forecasted weather for this weekend looking to, hopefully, warm up a bit an ice cold frappuccino may be just the kind of afternoon pick me up you were looking for.
Click here to learn more about the Frappuccino Happy Hour at Starbucks Canada.
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