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

• Today, Saturday, August 5, 2017 at 11am the film Pup Star, Family, is the Family Favourites for $2.99 (1h 30m).

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

August 2017:

• Saturday, August 12, 2017: Lego Batman
• 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: Do-It-Yourself Workshops – Build a Deck: Learn how to plan and install a deck.

Participants will learn how to use the appropriate tools to build a freestanding deck.

The Home Depot Canada FREE workshops is valid today, Saturday, August 05, 2017 – 10:00 am to 11:00 am.

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

Toys R Us Canada has FREE Family Events in June. The Toys R Us June 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.

Friday, August 4, 2017 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m: Turning MeCard Demo Event

• Check out the latest action battling, card play game with a brand new twist!
• A Turning MeCard Expert will be on site providing product demonstrations and learn to play session.
• Don’t Miss – the first 100 customers will take home a FREE Collector Poster! While they last. Max. 100 poster giveaways per store.

Valid now until Thursday, August 31, 2017: Hasbro Summer Savings

• The Hasbro Super Summer Savings program is on now at Toys”R”Us.
• Shop online or in store and take advantage of 3 special offers!
• Get your coupons and take advantage of these deals, today!
  • Save $20 when you spend $50 or more on Hasbro Toys & Games
  • Mix & Match Buy 2 get 1 FREE on Hasbro Toys & Games
  • Get an additional 10 % off on Hasbro Toys & Games, NO Exclusions

Click here to view the Toys R Us flyer.

Click here to get more information on this event.

In Canada, there are over 80,000 cases of skin cancer diagnosed each year and it is one of the most common types of cancer; if you were to combine all of the new cases of breast, lung, prostate and colon cancer, there would still be more new cases of skin cancer!

These statistics should hopefully encourage all of us to follow more safe sun practises more vigilantly, but there are times when you’re out longer in the day then you intended and the sun starts beating down and you can begin feeling your nose and forehead beginning to crisp. For those of us living in Toronto, you’ll be excited to hear about the launch of a pilot project that aims to help those of us caught out in the middle of a park or the waterfront with no extra UV protection.

Through the funds of the Douglas Melanoma Fund and the Douglas Wright Foundation, Toronto will be adding 6 free sunscreen dispensers to five different locations across the city. They include:

• Kew Gardens Park,
• Sherbourne Common,
• Harbour Square Park,
• HTO Park and
• Little Norway Park

If you’re interested in learning more about the project, you can check out BeSunSafe.ca.

And for those of you not living near these free dispensers, or just generally looking to be more “Sun Safe”, here’s some tips from the Canadian Skin Cancer Foundation website:

• keep out of the sun between 10am-4pm (or remain in the shade) or any time the UV Index is 3 or higher
• wear loose-fitting, tightly woven and light weight clothing that covers exposed skin (e.g. legs and arms)
• wear a wide-brim hat to protect head, face, neck and ears
• stay in the shade
• wear sunglasses with a UV protection of at least 400, block 99% of UVA and UVB
• use sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher
• apply sunscreen at least 20 minutes before going into the sun and reapply every 2-3 hours
• also, reapply after swimming or perspiring
• alternate application of bug sprays and sunscreen
• reach under the edges of your clothing, the back of your neck, your ears and other places that are often missed or forgotten

Click here to learn more about the free sunscreen dispensers.

Joe Fresh Canada announced that it will add plus size clothing to its lineup beginning with its fall collection. Womenswear will be available in sizes 0 to 22 and XS to 3X, up from the current upper size limit of 14 and XL.

“As our brand continues to evolve, we are committed to providing our customers with products that suit their needs while delivering the same style and value,” Ian Freedman, president of Joe Fresh, said in a statement.

Click here to shop at Joe Fresh Canada!

This is great news for people who are frequenters of Walmart Grocery services. Walmart has decided to drop the $2.97 pickup fee that is typically tacked on to your online grocery store order whether you’re choosing Walmart Pickup or Penguin Pickup.

To qualify for the grocery service, you’ll have to first spend above $50, which if you’re doing a big grocery store haul is an easy minimum to clear.

Grocery pickup services are available in cities across the country including, Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton.

Walmart will still be charging the $9.97 delivery fee for people opting to have their groceries delivered to their home.

Click here to learn more about Walmart grocery pickup.

IKEA Canada has some great sales in each store every Wednesday, also known as Wacky Wednesday! The following list includes the IKEA Canada Wacky Wednesday deals and sales that will be valid on Wednesday August 2, 2017.

Check out the list below before you visit your local IKEA store to take advantage of the savings! If your location has yet to be announced, stay tuned for more details!  It’s a 1-day only sale and limited to the stock available.

IKEA Boucherville:

You’ll remember our post the other day about how Tim Hortons was planning on raising the prices on select menu items. Well, it appears that they are not the only Canadian fast-food chain to be upping their menu prices as Pizza Pizza Canada has snuck some additional cents onto the price of adding select supreme toppings to your pizza.

With Tim Hortons increase, we at least received a notice ahead of time so that we wouldn’t be caught off guard when purchasing our morning double double. But with Pizza Pizza there was no such announcement, and the increase to the pizza toppings is done quite subtly so that you may not immediately notice the increase until checking out.

As you can see from the picture above, when you’re ordering a small, cheese pizza, when you add-on one of the ‘extra charge’ toppings, your pizza will shoot up from being $7.25 to $9.60. The total extra charge fee for these supreme toppings, versus the regular price toppings, will be $1.

This may not seem like a whole lot, but if you order pizza every week (as a fair number of us are guilty of doing…), the toppings could really add up.

The toppings that are affected by this new surge in price are:

• Sriracha Chicken
• Buffalo Chicken
• Chipotle Chicken
• Chipotle Steak
• Grilled Chicken
• Steak Strips
• BBQ Steak Strips
• Pesto Chicken

Click here to find the nearest Pizza Pizza location to you.

Your regular morning double-double may be going up in price this August, though hopefully it won’t be actually doubling in price. Signs across Ottawa and Toronto indicate that Tim Hortons Canada will be giving some of their menu items a “slight increase” that will come into effect on August 2nd 2017.

The reasoning behind this slight price increase is “due to rising operational costs” and this increase will affect both hot beverages and some breakfast menu items, meaning that your morning B.E.L.T or breakfast sandwich could be one of the items taking the hit.

The last time that Tim Hortons increased their prices was in November 2014, where they increased the prices of hot beverages and sandwiches by approximately $0.10. The next increase is not specifying how much, nor is it detailing if the price increase will take place across the country or just in the cities with the posted signage.

If you’ve seen a sign like the ones mentioned above in your local Timmies, and you live outside of Ontario, please comment below to let others in your area know that the forthcoming price increase could be affecting their morning routine as well!

Click here to find the nearest Tim Hortons Canada location to you.

Cineplex Canada has released their new schedule for August & September, 2017. Here’s a list of the upcoming weekly movies line-up at Cineplex Family Favourites for only $2.99:

August 2017:

• Saturday, August 5, 2017: Pup Star
• Saturday, August 12, 2017: Lego Batman
• Saturday, August 19, 2017: Pup Star 2 Premiere
• Saturday, August 26, 2017: Pup Star 2 Encore

September 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 view a list of participating Cineplex movie theatres locations

Like it or lump it, the discounted sister branch of Metro – Food Basics – is now open at the base of the new Fuse2 condo building in the Junction.

Initially met with great protest from many of the new condo residents, the announcement that Food Basics would be coming to the Junction Triangle neighbourhood instead of the more expensive option, Metro, is a divisive move that has been causing tension throughout the community.

A petition has begun circulating that has garnered over 300 signatures, in which the people are asking that the Food Basics be changed to a Metro, as they believe they were promised upon purchasing their condos.

You can see some residents praising the decision to keep with the original neighbourhood’s inhabitants, who would prefer a cheaper option for their grocery shopping, while others are not so keen for the less expensive option:

On a much happier and less controversial point, the new Food Basics is selling beer and wine!

Click here to view Smartcanucks flyers

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

• Today, Saturday, July 29, 2017 at 11am the film Monster Trucks, Action, Animation, is the Family Favourites for $2.99 (1h 45m).

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

August 2017:

• Saturday, August 5, 2017: Pup Star
• Saturday, August 12, 2017: Lego Batman
• 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

Finally! The city of Toronto has announced that Toronto Island Park, including Centre Island, Centreville Theme Park, Ward’s Island and Hanlan’s Point, will reopen to the public on Monday, July 31 2017.

The regular summer ferry schedule will resume on Monday, with the first ferry departing from the mainland for Ward’s Island at 6:30 a.m. and the first ferry departing from the mainland for Centre Island at 8 a.m. City of Toronto recreation programs will also resume on Monday. Online ticket sales start today; island visitors are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance to avoid ticket kiosk lines.

All beaches on the island will be open with lifeguards on duty, however, portions of some beaches will be in a reduced state. Signs will clearly indicate areas that are closed to the public. Olympic Island remains closed to the public due to high water levels.

Members of the public are reminded that other areas of the city continue to experience flooding impacts and are asked to remain cautious in areas with flooding. People should pay careful attention to all safety information and to updates on flooding conditions along the city’s waterfront areas.

Starbucks announced today that they will be closing down all its Teavana stores. The company said it will close all 379 Teavana locations over the coming year, with the majority closing by Spring 2018, including its 54 locations in Canada.

“The company concluded that despite efforts to reverse the trend through creative merchandising and new store designs, the underperformance was likely to continue,” Starbucks said in a press release. “The approximately 3,300 partners impacted by these closures will receive opportunities to apply for positions at Starbucks stores, as Starbucks remains on track to create 240,000 new jobs globally and 68,000 in the U.S. over the next five years.”

The announcement came as Starbucks said global sales rose four per cent at established locations for the quarter ended July 2.

Click here for more information on this news!

For the month of August, expect a lot of great things to be happening over at Netflix Canada, as they have just released what their new lineup will be for the next month and there is a lot of good and not a whole lot of bad. There are over 60 movies and TV shows being added to the streaming service, including some Netflix originals like Surviving Escobar: Alias JJ and Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later.

We’ve broken the shows and movies down by release date, but you can also check to see if the movie/tv show has an asterisk beside it. This will indicate that the movie/tv show has received an 80 percent or higher ranking on Rotten Tomatoes, which is the internet’s go-to resource for determining the quality measurement of  TV shows and movies.

August 1-3:

• Awake: A Dream from Standing Rock
• Boychoir
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes***
• Ex Machina***
• It Follows***
• Jackie***
• Land Girls, Series 1-3
• Maz Jobrani: Immigrant (Netflix Original)
• Opening Night
• Planet of the Apes (2001)
• Ripper Street, Season 5
• Rules Don’t Apply
• Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments, Season 2, Part B (Netflix Original, New Episodes Weekly)
• Still Alice***
• Surviving Escobar: Alias JJ, Season 1 (Netflix Original)
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
• The Royal House of Windsor, Season 1
• Walking with the Enemy
• Woman in Gold
• Words and Pictures
• Hook
• The Founder***
• The Truman Show***

August 4-10:

• Alan Saldaña: Mi vida de pobre (Netflix Original)
• Chelsea, Season 2 (Netflix Original, New Episodes Weekly)
• Icarus (Netflix Original)***
• Insidious: Chapter 3
• Voltron: Legendary Defender, Season 3 (Netflix Original)
• Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, Season 1 (Netflix Original)
• My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Season 7
• Psycho***
• Ricki and the Flash

August 11-17:

• Allied
• Atypical, Season 1 (Netflix Original)
• Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh, Season 3 (Netflix Original)
• Naked (Netflix Original)
• White Gold, Season 1 (Netflix Original)
• Pan
• All These Sleepless Nights
• Barbecue
• Brad Paisley’s Comedy Rodeo (Netflix Original)
• The Sweet Life
• Lee Daniels’ The Butler
• RV
• Minority Report***

August 18-23:

• Dinotrux, Season 5 (Netflix Original)
• Glitter Force Doki Doki, Season 1 (Netflix Original)
• Marvel’s The Defenders, Season 1 (Netflix Original)
• The Bye Bye Man
• Unacknowledged
• How to Get Away with Murder, Season 3***
• Lynne Koplitz: Hormonal Beast (Netflix Original)
• The Blacklist, Season 4***
• The Intern
• Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

August 24-30:

• Fences***
• School of Rock***
• Sixteen Candles***
• Death Note (Netflix Original)
• Disjointed, Part 1 (Netflix Original)
• DreamWorks Dragons: Race to the Edge, Season 5 (Netflix Original)
• Love & Mercy***
• The Mist, Season 1 (Netflix Original)
• Personal Shopper***
• Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack
• Ryan Hamilton: Happy Face (Netflix Original)
• The Perfect Guy
• War Room