You’ll remember how we posted the other day about an incident where a parent reported their child being scratched by one of the faulty Pekkle infant sleepers sold by Costco Canada. Well, as was rightfully suspected, the company responsible for manufacturing these sleepers, Lemur Group, is now formally recalling all of the sleepers sold at Costco between April 29, 2016 and April 14, 2017.

Lemur Group describes this in their letter as being a voluntary recall, as the metal snaps on the infant sleepers have been reported to fall off in some cases, which could potentially lead to your child being scratched (as was the case with the parent who initially filed the claim) or choking. There have been no choking cases reported, however.

If you’ve bought one of these Pekkle infant sleepers from Costco in the past year, then here’s what you’ll need to do to claim your full refund:

• first, stop using the sleeper immediately
• second, take the suspected sleeper to your nearest Costco location (it needn’t be the one that you originally bought it from)
• and lastly, you will receive your refund

They do not say that you need any proof of purchase, like a receipt, but if you are concerned about this you can email [email protected] or call the customer assistance line, toll free, at 1-844-483-3868.

Click here to learn more about the Pekkle infant sleeper recall from Lemur Group.

Tim Hortons in the US (and hopefully Canada with some good pressure from us Canadian customers) will be fashioning 24 of their best flavoured timbits into a ‘bouquet’ on Sunday, May 14 to help celebrate Mother’s Day, but again, this offer will only be available at participating locations that are south of the border.

The bouquet will cost $7.99 and will include flavours like Cinnamon Sugar, Apple Fritter, Old Fashioned Plain, Chocolate Glazed, and Honey Dip.

Would you buy a Mother’s Day timbit bouquet if they were being offered north of the border?

Shoppers Drug Mart will start selling Presto cards this spring! Initially, the cards will be on sale at ten Shoppers Drug Mart locations in Toronto. The program is expected to expand to more stores later this year.

TTC spokesperson, Brad Ross, said that the agency plans to stop selling older fare media like tokens and tickets by the beginning of 2018, and sometime next year will stop accepting any form of payment except Presto. The TTC’s monthly passes are expected to be migrated from Metropasses to Presto later this year.

Longo’s Brothers Fruit Markets Inc. is recalling certain Longo’s brand ground meat products from the marketplace due to possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.

The recalled products were sold from Longo Brothers Fruit Markets in Ontario.

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 O157:H7 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.

Click here to read more information about this recall.

Pinnacle Foods Canada Corporation is recalling Aunt Jemima Frozen Waffles & Frozen French Toast Slices from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products 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 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, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems 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.

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

Click here to read more information about this recall.

After a complain was lodged on April 11, 2017 by a concerned parent who noticed their child had developed a scratch from one of Costco’s most popular baby clothing lines, the wholesale giant has made the decision to pull the product from the floor.

Earlier in April a parent noticed that their child had been scratched by one of Pekkle’s baby sleepers and as result of the injury an internal investigation into the matter is underway at the Montreal line’s parent company, Lemur.

A Lemur spokesperson said that they take the matter very seriously and that as soon as they learned about the problem with the clothing line they took all of the possibly affected product off the market.

Health Canada is currently weighing whether or not further action will be required after the internal investigation, but they are reportedly working very closely with Lemur and Costco to ensure a speedy and transparent recovery from the problem.

Meanwhile, on social media, Canadians seem to be having a mixed bag of reactions to the incident with Pekkle sleepwear:

Toys R Us Canada has FREE Family Events each Saturday in May. The Toys R Us May Family Events include fun make & Takes, product demos, giveaways and more.

Visit your local Toys“R”Us store to take part in the exciting promotions and activities your kids will love. All events are offered In-store only. While quantities last. Giveaways and make and takes are limit to one per child. Events recommended for children ages 4 years and up.

Today, Saturday, May 6, 2017 from 11:00 a.m. – 1 :00p.m.

• Calling on LEGO Star Wars Fans – May the 4th be with you!
• Make and Take! Build a Mini LEGO Princess Leia, the most iconic Princess in the entire galaxy!
• Scavenger Hunt! Explore “R” store collecting the necessary code and Master your “Force” in the scavenger hunt!
• AND Don’t forget to take home a collector’s poster.
• Available in store only. Event for children ages 4 years and up. One model per child. Max. 200 while they last.
• Pokémon Sun and Moon Giveaways!
• FREE Pokémon Sun & Moon TCG Guardian’s Rising Collector’s Album and Foil Card Featuring Alolan Vulpix. Max. 200 per store. Available instore only. While they last!
• PLUS the first 50 customers will receive a 2” Eevee Figure!

Click here to view the Toys R Us flyer.

Click here to get more information on this event.

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

• Today, Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 11am the film The Lego Movie. Action, Comedy, Animation, Family, is the Family Favourites for $2.99 (1h 41m).

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

May 2017:

• Saturday, May 13, 2017: Heidi
• Saturday, May 20, 2017: Storks
• Saturday, May 27, 2017: Trolls

June 2017:

• Saturday, June 3, 2017: Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children
• Saturday, June 10, 2017: A Dog’s Purpose
• Saturday, June 17, 2017: Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them
• Saturday, June 24, 2017: The Muppet Movie

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

Click here to get tickets from Cineplex online

Free Comic Book Day Canada 2017 is happening this Saturday, May 6th. On this special day, participating comic book shops give away a free comic book to everyone! Free Comic Book Day website has a store locator where you can put in your postal code and find your nearest participating comic book shop.

Free Comic Book Day is an annual event founded on the belief that for every person out there, there’s a comic book that they’ll love. Every first Saturday in May, the industry comes together to give away free comics and encourage fans, both old and new, to flock to the best place in the comic book community: local comic shops. These are the hubs of our community, where fans can come together and discover new comics, make lifelong friends, and find a sense of commonality.

Major publishers such as DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, and Image Comics put out free comics for fans to enjoy at the more than 2,300 local comic shops participating in Free Comic Book Day. There’s truly a book for everyone: from superheroes, to popular film and television shows, to beloved video games, and all-ages stories. Popular series from past years have included Bob’s Burgers, Doctor Who, Assassin’s Creed, and SpongeBob.

Click here to find out more about Free Comic Book Day Canada.

All EXPRESS stores in Canada will likely be gone in as little as six weeks as the company filed for creditor protection in Canada.  Stores remain open in the US but the tough Canadian market coupled with high exchange rates plus increasing rent costs in malls mean that they will not be attempting the long drawn out bankruptcy we have experienced with other brands.

EXPRESS expects to start closing stores mid May with employees being paid until at least mid June.  Don’t expect sales right away, they said the sales will begin in a week or so.

The chain says they will honour gift cards through the liquidation process but gave no information on if they will offer refunds.  Sales may not start right away, but you may want to keep an eye on your local store’s closing date to use them up.  Once stores close, Canadian customers will still be able to shop Express on their website.

Join the next global Jane’s Walk festival on May 5th, 6th and 7th, 2017. Jane’s Walk is a movement of free, citizen-led walking tours inspired by Jane Jacobs. The walks get people to tell stories about their communities, explore their cities, and connect with neighbours. Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) was an urbanist and activist whose writings championed a fresh, community-based approach to city building.

Jane’s Walks are free, locally organized walking tours, in which people get together to explore, talk about and celebrate their neighbourhoods. Where more traditional tours are a bit like walking lectures, a Jane’s Walk is more of a walking conversation. Leaders share their knowledge, but also encourage discussion and participation among the walkers.

A Jane’s Walk can focus on almost any aspect of a neighbourhood, and on almost any topic you can think of. Walks can be serious or funny, informative or exploratory; they can look at the history of a place, or at what’s happening there right now.  Anyone can lead a walk — because everyone is an expert on the place where they live!

Click here to find a Jane’s Walk in your city.

Popular New York Chain, The Halal Guys, is opening in Toronto tomorrow, May 5 2017! The location is 563 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON – at the intersection of Yonge and Wellesley. The grand opening is at 11 am. This will be The Halal Guys’ first location in Ontario.

Coming back on June 1st, is the complimentary, and now fully wi-fi equipped, free shuttle service to Vaughan Mills Shopping Mall from Toronto’s Union Station. The 55-seat shopping shuttle is completely free and runs everyday, twice a day between June 1 and September 30.

The registration and departures for the shuttle will take place at Union Station on the south side of 123 Front Street West and there will be a morning departure/pickup and an afternoon departure/pickup. Registration for the shuttle begins at 8:30am and you will have to register with City Tours Attractions, which can be found close by to Union Station.

The schedule for the shuttle is as follows:

• morning: pick up from Union Station at 10am, returns from Vaughan Mills at 3pm
• afternoon: pick from Union Station at 1pm, returns from Vaughan Mills at 6pm

To secure your spot on the shuttle, we advise you get there well before the specified departure time, as it is offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Click here to learn more about the free shopping shuttle service to Vaughan Mills.

It’s back…! The $1 drink days offer from McDonald’s Canada, arguably the unofficial kickoff to summer in Canada, will be starting up again on May 8 2017.

As has been the norm in past years, the $1 drink offer will get you any size of soft drinks for just $1 and iced coffees in either small or medium will also be just $1.

Click here to locate the nearest McDonald’s Canada location to you.

Industry is recalling Pezzetta brand Montasio DOP cheese from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.

The recalled product was sold from the following retail locations from March 24 to May 1, 2017, inclusive.

• Ontario: Del Fresh Foods, 6923 Steeles Avenue West, Unit 43-44, Etobicoke, ON
• Quebec: Importation Berchicci Ltée, 6205 Boulevard Couture, Saint-Léonard, QC

What you should do

Check to see if you have recalled product in your home. Recalled product should be thrown out or returned to the store where it was purchased.

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

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, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems 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.

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

Click here to read more information about this recall.