Who doesn’t love the sweet chocolatey taste of Nutella? This summer, Nutella Canada is spreading the love with the first ever Nutella Truck Tour! Starting with a visit to the Toronto Zoo from June 29 to July 2, 2015 this interactive truck tour will add a little joy to four cities from coast to coast with guest appearances from Montreal celebrity chef and restaurant owner Stefano Faita, host of the CBC show In the Kitchen with Stefano Faita. As part of the tour, chef Faita has created five new Nutella-inspired breakfast recipes that are sure to please the whole family! Each tour stop will also feature free all-day breakfast options of a Belgian Waffle with Nutella or a Fresh Fruit Skewer with Nutella, along with interactive activities for kids and adults alike, including free personalized Nutella jar labels, a claw machine game for fun prizes, a photo opportunity with a giant jar of Nutella, and limited-edition Nutella-themed prizes.
International Balloon Festival (Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Montreal Area, QC): August 8 â 12
People who have spotted the truck in Toronto say the truck is just outside the zoo entrance, so you don’t have worry about paying admission fees to the zoo in order to enjoy these free Nutella goodies!
Loblaws Canada has issued a recall on spaghetti sauce made in-store due to the risk of glass contamination. The product in question was made and sold at Loblaws Longueuil, 1150 rue King-George in Longueuil, Quebec. So far there have been no injuries reported, and Loblaws is voluntarily recalling the product and is removing it from their store shelves. Currently the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products in the future.
The products in question are:
Loblaws (store-made) Spaghetti Sauce 500 ml. Best before 28.JN2015. (UPC 0273305 804998)
Loblaws (store-made) Spaghetti Sauce 1L. Best before 28.JN2015. (UPC 0273304 307995)
Loblaws (store-made) Spaghetti Sauce 1.5L. Best before 28.JN2015. (UPCÂ 0273303 010995)
If you have bought spaghetti sauce from the Longueuil Loblaws in question, you are advised to not eat the product and to either throw it out, or return it to Loblaws for a full refund.
Canadaâs Public Health Agency is reminding people to be careful when handling food after a recent salmonella outbreak which has sickened 44 people across Canada has been linked to frozen raw breaded chicken products.
So far, the Public Health Agency has tracked 44 salmonella related cases around the nation, with 28 cases in Ontario, 12 cases in Quebec, 2 in Nova Scotia and 2 in Newfoundland and Labrador. Out of these 44 cases, 12 people have been hospitalized, but fortunately no deaths have been reported.
These individuals have been reported to have fallen ill between February 7 and May 23, 2015. Based on investigation findings, exposure to frozen raw breaded chicken products has emerged as a source of the illnesses. Currently the Public Health Agency is working with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and Health Canada as they continue to investigate the outbreak.
Many breaded chicken nuggets, chicken burgers and strips may look like theyâre pre-cooked, but they are actually raw and you should handle them as such. Raw meat and poultry can contain harmful bacteria such as Salmonella, E. coli, and Listeria, however foodborne bacteria such as salmonella can be easily eliminated with through cooking of the meat.
Every year, roughly one in eight Canadians (almost 4 million people) get sick with food poisoning, also known as foodborne illness. Many of these illnesses can be prevented with proper handling and cooking of meat products. The most common symptoms of food poisoning and salmonella illnesses include stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and fever. Please see a health care professional as soon as possible if you think you have a foodborne illness as it can cause dehydration, and other complications.
The Public Health Agency advises Canadians to take these steps when handling raw frozen breaded chicken products:
Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and warm water before and after handling raw poultry products.
Use a separate plate, cutting board, and utensils when handling raw poultry products to prevent the spread of harmful bacteria.
Frozen raw breaded chicken products may appear to be pre-cooked, but some contain raw chicken and should be handled no differently than raw poultry products.
Do not eat raw or undercooked poultry products. Cook all frozen, stuffed, breaded or raw poultry products to an internal temperature of at least 74°C (165°F) and cook whole poultry to an internal temperature of 82°C (180°F).
Due to uneven heating, microwave cooking of frozen raw breaded poultry products including chicken nuggets, strips or burgers is not recommended.
Salmonella can affect anyone, but infants, children, seniors and individuals with weakened immune systems are at high risk.
Symptoms of a Salmonella infection start 6 to 72 hours after exposure to Salmonella bacteria from an infected animal or contaminated product and include:
TD Canada Trust has a great offer on right now that many people might not be aware of! For a limited time, TD Canada Trust is offering TD credit card holders a $10 credit when you go paperless! Simply call into TD and mention the offer, and you can have $10 credit applied to each card you switch to paperless invoicing!
In the past, TD has offered similar incentives to go paperless, such as a $5 credit, or 500 Aero Plan Miles, but this seems to be one of the best offers so far! This deal isn’t mentioned online, so just call in and mention the promotion to the rep. It should apply to all of your TD Credit Cards. It’s unknown how long it will take for the credit to appear on your account.
Subway Canada has a great deal on right now! If you’re looking for a healthy alternative to your traditional fast food lunches, head over to Subway now and pick up one of their Kids’ Pak meals! And for a limited time only, if you purchase a Kids’ Pak meal, you will receive 1 of 6 exclusive tote bags and a memory game or emotional cube from Disney/Pixar’s new movie Inside Out!
If you’re not a fan of feeding your child normal fast food burger meals, Subway’s Kids’ Paks are a great alternative. You can choose from delicious subs like ham, roast beef, turkey breast, or veggie delite. The meal will also include a box of Minute Maid juice and some apples for dessert! Not only that but they can pick up a bag with their favourite emotions from Inside Out like Joy, Disgust, Anger, Fear, or Sadness and a cool memory game or emotional cube to play with!
This offer is valid for a limited time only while supplies last. Some items may not be available at all restaurants. Prices may vary by location.
Lululemon Athletica Canada has recently been forced to recall over 300, 000 tops women’s tops due to injury hazard. The hard tips on drawstrings have been known to whip some wearers in the face, causing injury. When the drawstring in the neck area, which is often elastic, is pulled back or caught on something it could snap back and injure the wearer. So far there have been 5 reported cases of injury to Health Canada and 6 reported cases of injury to Lululemon, as well as an additional 7 reported injuries in the US.
The affected tops were sold for $75 – $260 between January 2008 and December 2014. There are estimated to be approximately 185,000 affected garments sold in Canada either in stores or on Lululemon’s website. There are many styles of garment which include this drawstring, including:
Carry and Go Hoodie.
Cool Down Jacket.
Course-ette Jacket.
Cozy Up Jacket.
Dance Studio Jacket.
Dance Sweat Shirt.
Don’t Hurry Be Happy Pullover.
Gratitude Wrap.
Necessity Jacket.
Proactive Jacket.
Refresh Snap Up.
Run Sun Blocker Pullover.
Run Track N Field Jacket.
Run With It Jacket.
Sanctuary Jacket.
Savasana Tunic.
Sing, Floss, Travel Jacket.
Stow’N Go Jacket.
Stride Jacket.
Summertime Tunic.
Varsity Hoodie.
Victory Jacket.
Wear With All Jacket.
If you need visual references, the US Consumer Safety Commission has posted pictures of many of the affected tops here.
If you own one of these tops, you are advised to stop wearing it. You can either remove the elastic string and keep wearing it, or contact Lululemon and request a new, non-elastic drawstring cord.
This is the 2nd large scale recall from Lululemon. in 2013 the company pulled a variety of yoga pants from its stores because they became transparent when the wearers bent over. CEO Christine Day stepped down over the controversy. It’s unknown right now what the consequences of this second large scale recall will be.
Popular British retailer Reiss is finally making its way to Canada. Its first location will open in Toronto’s Eaton Centre on June 25, 2015. This brand is a favourite of the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton who has been declared an unofficial ambassador for the brand after being spotted in it on numerous occasions. The white dress seen above sold out on Reiss’ site in minutes after Kate was seen wearing it in her engagement photos and once again on a trip to Canada in 2011.
Looking around online, Reiss offers a great variety of stylish and elegant dresses and separates ranging from $200 to $600 as well as stylish men’s suiting wear for approximately $100 and up.
Reiss has been around since 1971 as a men’s retailer, but didn’t expand into women’s wear until 2000. It’s been expanding world wide over the past few years with over a dozen stores opened in the US and plans to open 100 in total. So far there has been no news as to how many stores Reiss plans to open in Canada, but it could be as many as 10.
If you’re in the Toronto area, join Reiss on June 25, 2015 and help them celebrate the opening of their first store in the Toronto Eaton Centre. View their Spring and Summer collection and receive personalized advice from expert stylists while enjoying complimentary refreshments. There’s also a contest in store where you could win $1500 towards a personal styling session.
Ahead of Reiss’ opening, you can shop their stock online, but as of now they do not offer shipping to Canada.
Another new freebie from Tylenol Canada! Tylenol is offering a trial pack of Extra Strength Tylenol Nighttime. Sign up and request your FREE Tylenol sample pack. There are a few questions you will answer to help them to determine whether this product may be right for you or not.
This new Extra Strength Tylenol Nighttime product will help you to improve the duration of your sleep when you cannot sleep due to pain. Tylenol Nighttime contains the pain relief of the regular Tylenol (acetaminophen) with a sleep aid (diphenhydramine hydrochloride) to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. This Tylenol Nighttime can be used for adult only (18 years and older). 2 caplets at bedtime, or as directed by a doctor or a pharmacist.
The Fine Print:
Limited time offer, while supplies last.
Limit one per household (2 caplet pouch).
To receive this offer, you must be 18 years or older.
This trial offer is available to Canadian residents who qualify, except Quebec residents, due to their provincial regulations.
Toys R Us Canada has brought back their Summer Vacation Celebration event this year, and once again you can join them for crafts, games, and giveaways! Today, June 20, starting at 11am, head over to a participating Toys R Us location and join them for a free play day! Take your little ones our for a day of fun crafts, games, demos, giveaways and more!
Fun play stations at this event include:
Star Wars Father’s Day Station– May the Force Be With You! Come face off for a Father-Daughter and Father-Son lightsabers pose, build Star Wars Folded Flyers with Klutz, and some more Star Wars family fun.
Hasbro Games Station– Square off against friends with Jurassic World dinosaurs and Minions games!
Doh Vinci Craft Station– Get crafty with our Doh Vinci Make Nâ Take! Kids can bring home their creative artwork to proudly show to friends and family. While supplies last.
Paw Patrol Station– Paw Patrol is on a roll! Kids can come play with their favourite characters from the popular show and take some time to get creative with Paw Patrol activity sheets.
Play & Discover Station– Play with the new MiPosaur and see its cool tricks, then discover this seasonâs hot outdoor toys with Firetek and Zombie Slayers! Learn about what makes these toys super cool and fun for summer!
This event is recommended for kids 3 and up. Offer available while supplies last. Most Toys R Us locations should have this event, but the Cedarbrae Mall location & Express stores are excluded. Activities may vary by store.
Canada Post is in the midst of replacing traditional door to door mailbox service in many parts of Canada with community mailboxes in order to save on costs, however residents of Toronto’s downtown core will likely get to keep their door to door service. This decision has been made due to the fact that there are actually very few individual addresses in the downtown core, as many addresses are condos, apartments, or office buildings who have mail rooms or lobby drop off already.
Canada Post has mentioned this in their outline for the preliminary plan for the switchover in Toronto. Canada Post considers Toronto’s downtown core to be bordered by Bathurst St., Bloor St., the Don Valley Parkway and Lake Ontario. There are approximately 22,000 residential addresses in the core area who will be unaffected by this change as other parts of Canada switch over to community mailboxes.
Toronto’s âdense urbanâ neighbourhoods, bordered by Jane St.-South Kingsway in the west, Lawrence Ave. in the north, and Victoria Park Ave. in the east are expected to switch over to community boxes in 2018-19. Other areas are expected to switch over as early as 2017.
This is the first two-tiered plan that Canada Post has come up with as they make the controversial transition to community mailboxes in order to save operation costs. This plan has caused out cries in various communities, with some even taking the postal service to court.
As of now, no similar plans regarding door to door service have been made for other large cities.
Say goodbye to Covergirl coupons in P&G Brandsavers as P&G is set to sell off most of its beauty products to Coty.
The deal will see P&G concentrate on household products while Coty will takeover brands such as Gucci and Hugo Boss perfume, Wella and Clairol hair care products and Max Factor and Cover Girl make-up.
The news releases say that more takeovers are likely to follow as P&G narrows its focus and moves away from products outside of their expertise or under-performing brands.
While the deal is still to be finalized, they held an auction and have other interested companies for the takeover. There is no mention of Pantene in the news release so hopefully we still see coupons for other hair care lines in brandsavers.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has recently issued a recall on sliced mushrooms sold by President’s Choice and Champs due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The contaminated products are mainly sold in British Columbia, but may also have been sold in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and other provinces.
If you have the products in question in your home, you are advised to throw them out, or to return them to the store in which you purchased them. 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. Pregnant women and the elderly are particularly at risk. Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, the infection can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn or even stillbirth. In severe cases of illness, people may die.
The CFIA is conducting a food safety investigation at this time, so this recall could be expanded. They are also verifying that the prodcut is removed from the marketplace. So far no illnesses have been reported.
WebSaver.ca has just added a new printable coupon that you’ll want to pick up before it’s gone! Head over to WebSaver.ca now and get your coupon for 1 free Clif Organic Trail Mix bar!
Not only are these organic bars good for you, but they’re delicious! You can pick them up in a few different flavours including Coconut Almond Peanut, Cranberry Almond, or Wild Blueberry Almond. Clif Bars are great to keep on hand any time you need a guilt free snack, and what’s better than free?
This coupon is available for a limited time until quantities run out, so get yours fast!
Gap Canada has recently announced that the company plans to shut down 175 stores in North America in the company’s namesake store as well as cutting over 250 jobs at its headquarters in an attempt to strengthen the struggling brand. This is the second big closure Gap Inc. has announced this year, following their shut down of Piperlime earlier this year. Gap Inc. owns not only Gap stores, but also Old Navy and Banana Republic. 140 Gap stores will close by January 31, 2016 and the remainder afterwards. The closing stores will mostly be decided by performance and location. The company is also closing an undisclosed amount in Europe.
This latest move is the latest attempt to shake up the struggling company. Following the decision to close Piperlime, Gap has shaken up its management ranks: Art Peck became CEO in February and leadership of the Gap and Banana Republic brands was changed. The company also has been working to overhaul its fashions across all brands to increase appeal.
The HQ job losses will save Gap approximately $25 million per year. The closing stores are responsible for about $300 million per year in sales out of a total $16 billion.
Gap has not mentioned whether the employees in affected stores will be transferred to different locations, or laid off. Gap Factory and Gap Outlet stores will not be affected, nor will Gap’s other brands.
Top Box Canada has brought back their deal on the Flare Beauty Box! Head over to Top Box now and you could secure your own Flare Beauty Box for just $9! You can choose from one of 2 beauty boxes that contain samples and coupons of all the best hair, makeup an skin care essentials for this season!
COVERGIRL Colorlicious Lipstick in Succulent Cherry 3.5 g (full size)
OLAY Ultra Moisture Body Wash 50 mL (travel size)
COVERGIRL Full Lash Bloom Mascara by LashBlast in Very Black 13.1 mL (full size)
HERBAL ESSENCES Rejuvenating Shampoo & Conditioner 100 mL each (travel size)
OLAY Fresh Effects Clear Skin Swirled Mattifier Sachets 0.5 mL x 2
SPECIAL OFFER! Vidal Sassoon Hair Colour Coupon, up to a maximum of $16.99, expires June 30, 2015
For a limited time only with your purchase of a Flare Beauty box, you can also enjoy a free 60-day trial to Next Issue! The Next Issue app gives you unlimited access to over 100 of the world’s best magazine titles on your smartphone or tablet!
Note that the hair colour coupons expire June 30, 2015 and it takes 2-3 weeks for delivery of your Beauty Box so make sure to order yours right away! This offer includes shipping and handling.
Another new freebie from Tylenol Canada! Tylenol is offering a trial pack of Extra Strength Tylenol Nighttime. Sign up and request your FREE Tylenol sample pack. There are a few questions you will answer to help them to determine whether this product may be right for you or not.
