Customers of Loblaws PC Financial bank will be experiencing some major shifts come this October, as CIBC has officially taken over PC Financial and will be rebranding the bank as Simplii.

CIBC has been running the back-end of PC Financial’s in-house brand bank since its inception in 1997, but the two companies have decided to part ways, leaving CIBC in full control of the reins.

People who are currently members of PC Financial will continue to take advantage of the new bank, Simplii’s, no-fee daily banking and interest rates that were part of PC Financial.

Mortgages that were issued by CIBC will also remain the same, but customers will no longer be able to collect extra PC Plus points by using their Simplii card as of October 31, 2017. Points collected prior to this date, however, will remain on your account and can still be used towards collecting free groceries.

Loblaws has come out and said they plan to develop more products and to continue focusing on their popular loyalty program.

The PC Financial MasterCard products will also remained unchanged by CIBC’s absorption of PC Financial, meaning that you can still collect bonus PC points by using your MasterCard to pay for groceries.

Click here to learn more about the CIBC swallowing of PC Financial.

The Home Depot Canada has a new FREE workshops available today! The Home Depot Canada today FREE workshops includes: Do-It-Herself Workshops – Open the door to an organized Closet: Choose & install a closet system.

Participants You will learn basic information on organizing personal items, choosing closet storage systems, and installing ClosetMaid Closet Storage Systems.

The Home Depot Canada FREE workshops is valid today, Wednesday, August 16, 2017 – 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm.

To book your slot at a workshop, contact your local Home Depot location.

Click here to get all Home Depot Canada online offers.

Click here to view The Home Depot flyers

With the rise of the tiny home, it only makes sense that IKEA Canada would respond by making their already functional and space conscious furniture even more responsive to the design needs and wants of the new home owner/renter of 2018. And as you’ll see featured in the newly released IKEA 2018 Catalogue, everything is designed around the theme of “making room for life”.

As you navigate through the catalogue, you’ll be taken from living room, to dining room, to kitchen, to bedroom and ending in the bathroom. Within each of these sections, you’ll see that IKEA has highlighted how to use their products to make the most of your space. Items like the FRIHETEN sofa bed and the VIMLE four-sectional seater are ideal for smaller apartments who would also like to have a place for guests to crash, should they want to stay the night.

New products, which hare sprinkled throughout the catalogue and are also highlighted in their own section at the end of the catalogue, are also centralized around the theme of being efficient on minimal space. The BACKIG series is a perfect example of kitchen dinnerware that is attractive, but also functional by being stackable and consuming as little space as possible.

If you’d prefer to look at the catalogue on your phone, you can browse through the IKEA 2018 catalogue on the app. Printed copies of the catalogue, however, will not be available in the stores until August 26th, while subscribers can look for the catalogue in their mailbox between August 14-26.

Click here to check out the digital version of the IKEA 2018 catalogue.

Via Rail Canada has a new list of deals where you can save on select train tickets across the country from Vancouver to Halifax! Keep in mind that you’re also permitted to take one stop-over at no extra charge, making this a possible two-in-one trip! Take advantage of Via Rail reduced fares on select routes in Economy and Sleeper class from coast-to-coast. Take a look at some of the deals below as these offers are valid today only, Tuesday, August 15, 2017, until midnight.

• Toronto – Montreal: starting at $39, was $44
• Toronto – Ottawa: starting at $39, was $44
• Toronto – Kingston: starting at $35, was $42
• Toronto – London: starting at $29, was $33
• Toronto – Vancouver: starting at $374, was $415
• Toronto – Windsor: starting at $39, was $44
• Toronto –Winnipeg: starting at $184, was $204
• Toronto – Edmonton: starting at $274, was $304
• Toronto – Saskatoon: starting at $230, was $255
• Montreal – Quebec City: starting at $29, was $33
• Montreal – Ottawa: starting at $29, was $33
• Montreal – Halifax: starting at $108, was $120
• Montreal – Moncton: starting at $94, was $104
• Montreal – Bathurst: starting at $72, was $80
• Montreal – Kingston: starting at $35, was $41
• Vancouver – Winnipeg: starting at $233, was $359
• Vancouver – Saskatoon: starting at $181, was $201
• Halifax – Moncton: starting at $46, was $51
• London –Windsor: starting at $29, was $33
• and more

Click here to browse all deals at Via Rail

Real Canadian Superstore has No Tax on  today, Saturday, August 12, 2017 on Home, electronics, toys, baby, health & beauty department, Floral and Joe Fresh Apparel.

Click here to view Real Canadian Superstore Flyers.

Industry is recalling various raspberry mousse cakes from the marketplace due to norovirus. Consumers should not consume and retailers, hotels, restaurants and institutions should not sell, or serve the recalled products described below.

Retailers, hotels, restaurants and institutions are advised to check the labels of raspberry mousse cakes or check with their supplier to determine if they have the affected product.

These products may also have been sold frozen or refrigerated, or clerk-served from bakery-pastry counters with or without a label or coding. Consumers who are unsure if they have purchased the affected product are advised to contact their retailer.

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.

If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, call your doctor.

People with norovirus illness usually develop symptoms of gastroenteritis within 24 to 48 hours, but symptoms can start as early as 12 hours after exposure. The illness often begins suddenly. Even after having the illness, you can still become re-infected by norovirus. The main symptoms of norovirus illness are diarrhea, vomiting (children usually experience more vomiting than adults), nausea and stomach cramps. Other symptoms may include low-grade fever, headache, chills, muscle aches and fatigue (a general sense of tiredness).  Most people feel better within one or two days, with symptoms resolving on their own, and experience no long-term health effects. As with any illness causing diarrhea or vomiting, people who are ill should drink plenty of liquids to replace lost body fluids and prevent dehydration. In severe cases, patients may need to be hospitalized and given fluids intravenously.

There have been reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.

Click here to read more information about this recall.

Cineplex Canada has released their new schedule. The Cineplex Canada Family Favourites Movies include:

• Today, Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 11am the film The Lego Batman, Action, Animation, Adventure, is the Family Favourites for $2.99 (1h 44m).

Here’s the upcoming movie every Saturday morning at 11am for Cineplex Family Favourites at $2.99 each:

August 2017:

• Saturday, August 19, 2017: Pup Star 2 Premiere
• Saturday, August 26, 2017: Pup Star 2 Encore

Sebtember 2017:

• Saturday September 2, 2017: Power Rangers
• Saturday September 9, 2017: Smurfs: The Lost Village
• Saturday September 16, 2017: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
• Saturday September 23, 2017: The Princess Bride
• Saturday September 30, 2017: Boss Baby

Click here to see a list of Cineplex participates in the Family Favourites event.

Click here to get tickets from Cineplex online

The Home Depot Canada has a new FREE workshops available today! The Home Depot Canada today FREE workshops includes: Kids Workshops – Build a Home Depot Truck.

Join our hands-on workshop and you and your child can build a Home Depot truck. Once the project is complete, your child can personalize their Home Depot Truck with paint and stickers. All kids get to keep their project and receive a FREE certificate of achievement and a commemorative pin while supplies last. Children must be between the ages of 5-12 and must be present at the store to participate in the workshop and receive the kit.

The Home Depot Canada FREE workshops is valid today, Saturday, August 12, 2017 – 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.

To book your slot at a workshop, contact your local Home Depot location.

Click here to get all Home Depot Canada online offers.

Click here to view The Home Depot flyers

Your “Netflix and Chill” habit is going to be increasing soon, and if you’re new to the streaming service, then the monthly fee increase of $1 (or $2 on the Premium plan) will be taking place immediately.

Netflix announced that Canadian users will be experiencing their first price bump in two years (the last one took place in October 2015) so that the service can “bolster its content and services”. There has been no mention that this price increase will affect other countries, more specifically the U.S.

It will now cost Canadians $8.99 for the basic plan (reg. $7.99/month), $10.99 for the standard plan (reg. $9.99) and the premium plan will see a $2 increase, as it will now cost $13.99/month rather than the $11.99/month that it was usually offered at.

In a statement, the streaming giant said that this price increase was a result of them introducing more product features and to “improve the overall Netflix experience.”

Netflix usually implements their price increases by country, as they respond to the local markets and the various demands for their service.

Click here to read more about the Netflix Canada price increase.

Netflix Canada is taking a big hit this week. Disney has just announced that, as of 2019, they will no longer be allowing Netflix to use their content.

In a statement released on August 8th, 2017, Disney came forward and stated that instead of selling their content to be streamed on the internet’s streaming giant, they would be acquiring majority ownership of BAMTech, which would then launch their own Disney-branded direct-to-consumer streaming service.

The shows will of course remain on the server until 2019, when Disney intends to launch their own service. There has been no mention of when or if this service will become available in Canada, but I can only assume that it will be some time after it has been initially launched in the U.S.

As a word of caution for you Marvel fans who may be hyperventilating in fear that hit Netflix originals like Jessica Jones and Luke Cage may be leaving the server, you can rest easy.

In an article originally published with NPR, they reported that Netflix intends to keep up their global partnership with Disney, particularly where it concerns producing its exclusive Marvel shows:

“Netflix, which lately has been focusing on its own exclusive programing, said it would continue to do business with Disney globally, including keeping its exclusive shows from Marvel television.”

Click here to learn more about the new Disney streaming service and its acquisition of BAMTech.

All that glitters is not gold, particularly for MixBins glittered iPhone cases, which have had 11,444 units recalled by the Government of Canada. The cases affected by this worldwide recall are liquid glitter iPhone 6, 6s and 7 cases that have been sold between October 2015 and June 2017 as there have been reports of these cases causing skin irritations, blisters and in extreme cases, burns.

In a statement from MixBin Electronics, the company that distributes these glittered phone cases to other businesses, they said:

“The cases are being recalled due to the risk of skin irritation, blisters or burns if the liquid contained in the phone case leaks and comes into contact with the skin due to breakage or cracking of the case.”

In addition to the 11,000 units that were sold in Canada, there were 263,000 glitter cases that were sold in the U.S. and about 400 in Mexico. The cases were sold in several stores across North America, including:

• Amazon.com
• GetMixBin.com
• Henri Bendel stores and online at henribendel.com
• Nordstrom Rack stores
• Tory Burch stores
• Victoria’s Secret stores in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and online at victoriassecret.com

You can go online to MixBin’s statement to see pictures of the affected units and also read the full statement here.

If you have purchased one of these units you can contact MixBin toll-free at 855-215-4935 for your full refund.

Click here to learn more about the recall of MixBin’s iPhone cases.

The UK rainboots that have probably been pinned more times than any other pair on Pinterest fashion boards are now coming to find a physical and non-virtual home in Canada.

Hunter, a British company that is best known for creating high-fashion and functional wellies, has decided to make Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto their first official standalone store in Canada. The store will be opening up in October and will occupy a whopping 2,800 square feet.

With all that space, they will obviously be filling their shelves with more than just rainboots. Hunter’s Toronto store will feature indoor and outdoor apparel, as well as accessories for your rainboots that will make braving the wet and sometimes slushy Canadian fall and winter a bit more bearable and, more importantly, fashionable.

Click here to begin shopping at Hunter.

Cineplex Canada is certainly reshaping the ways we understand and experience entertainment in the 21st century. They first moved beyond the movie theatre brand that they initially gained fame for by adding entertainment venues like the Rec Room to their repertoire, and they are now looking to expand their idea of entertainment venues by partnering with Topgolf to bring this American brand to Canada.

Topgolf, as the name more than suggests, is a venue that gives customers the chance to play interactive and indoor games of golf with groups of friends. They have yet to suggest where the locations in Canada will be, but we can safely assume that the GTA will be one of the places across the country to test out the pilot of this program.

Topgolf games use microchipped balls so that you can play against single players, play in groups or simply by yourself to work on target practise. There are restaurants and bars that you can eat and drink at while you play, plus large plasma screen TVs that decorate almost every inch of exposed and available wall.

Topgolf and Cineplex have yet to say when or where these locations will be going, but we’ll be sure to keep you posted as soon as we get word!

Click here to learn more about Topgolf.

Costco Canada has Share The Savings promotion available now, that includes:

• Introduce a friend to Costco and you will both receive a FREE $10 Costco Cash Card
  • Print this page and then bring a friend to any Costco Membership Counter in Canada by Sunday, September 3, 2017.
  • When your friend signs up for a new Costco membership, present this page to the membership clerk.
  • You will both receive a FREE $10 Costco Cash Card.

The Costco Canada Share The Savings is valid until Sunday, September 3, 2017.

This offer is for new Costco members or for current members who refer someone to sign up for a new Costco membership.

A Gold Star Membership is $60 per year (plus applicable taxes) and includes a FREE Spouse card.

An Executive Membership is $120 per year (plus applicable taxes) and includes a FREE Spouse† card.

A Spouse refers to either a spouse or a family member 18 years of age or older living at the same address.

Click here to get more information about this offer.

Click here to view all Costco Canada instant weekly handouts fly­ers.

Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. is recalling Gold Coast brand Broccettes – Broccoli Florettes from the marketplace due to possible E. coli O26 contamination. 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.

If you think you became sick from consuming a recalled product, call your doctor.

Food contaminated with E. coli O26 may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Symptoms can include nausea, vomiting, mild to severe abdominal cramps and watery to bloody diarrhea. In severe cases of illness, some people may have seizures or strokes, need blood transfusions and kidney dialysis or live with permanent kidney damage. In severe cases of illness, people may die.

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.

Click here to read more information about this recall.