Announcements
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.
From humble beginnings as a New York City hot dog cart to a world-renowned international restaurant chain, The Halal Guys story is the quintessential American Dream. The Halal Guys legend began in 1990, when the three, Egyptian descendants, founding partners opened up a hot dog cart on West 53rd & 6th Avenue in New York City. Fast-forward 25 years, five carts, two New York City restaurants, and millions of diverse customers served, The Halal Guys is growing yet again. Fans no longer have to be in NYC to experience The Halal Guys as they look to share American Halal Food all over the country and the world.
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.
There are countless reasons as to why you should visit Canada’s Wonderland. Apart from it being ranked second for having the second most roller coasters in the world (16 to be exact), Canada’s Wonderland also plays host to a number of events and concerts throughout the summer season. With this year being the 150th anniversary of Canada, the amusement park is gearing up to have an even more exciting and event filled season. Here’s a round up of the different activities going on this summer so that you can plan your trip to Canada’s best (in my humble opinion) amusement park this summer:
May
- The WoofJocks Canine All Stars – Splash – weekends May 13 to June 25
- Fireworks – May 21, 10pm
- Splash Works Opening Day – May 27, 11am-6pm
- Charlie Brown’s Happy Campers – weekends starting April 30, daily starting June 8
- Snoopy’s Symphony of Water – weekends starting May 19, daily June 24
June
- Wonder Jam – Saturday, June 17
- Cirque Canadien – June 30
- Brew and BBQ – June 24-25
- Flying Frontenacs Stunt and Dive Show – daily starting June 24
- Ultimate Thrills Circus – June 29 to July 26
- Peanuts Party in the Plaza – daily starting June 24
- Victoria Falls High Divers – daily starting June 24
July
- Fireworks – July 1, 10pm
- Celebration Canada 150 – July 1 to 31
- West Coast Lumberjack Show – July 1 to July 15
- Ultimate Thrills Circus – June 29 to July 26
- Freestyle Ski Aerials – July 16 to July 31
- Parkour Freestyle – July 28 to August 15
- KidzFest – July 31 to August 7, 12-8pm
August
- Chinese Acrobatic Show – August 17 to September 4
- Parkour Freestyle – July 28 to August 15
- Taste of Greece – August 19 to 20, 12-8pm
- Taste of Italy – August 26 to 27, 12-8pm
September
- Starlight – Northern Reflections – nightly June 24 to September 2
- Fireworks – September 3, 10pm
- Food Truck Festival – September 2 – 3, 12 to 8pm
- Oktoberfest – September 16, 17, 23 and 24, 12-8pm
Click here to learn more about the events and concerts at Canada’s Wonderland.
CIBC Tim Hortons Double Double Visa Card has a FREE Weekends event available now. The Tim Hortons event includes:
- CIBC Tim Hortons Double Double Visa Cardholders will receive a coupon for a FREE Tim Hortons product every weekend just for using their card.
- Make one purchase in May, 2017 and receive a coupon for the month of June 2017 for a FREE Chill.
Tim Hortons event is valid for a limited time!
Click here for more details about FREE Tim Hortons product every weekend.
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.
Star Wars May the 4th Celebration at Toys“R”Us!
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!
Saturday, May 6th, from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- 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.
Free prescription drug coverage is coming to Ontario for everyone under 25 years old. All Ontario children and adults younger than 25 will have their full prescription drug costs covered by a new provincial pharmacare program – regardless of family income. The program will benefit around four million people in Ontario and cost approximately $465 million a year. Ontario will become the first province in Canada to offer pharmacare to all its young population, a move announced today in the 2017 budget. Pharmacare will be implemented January 2018.
Around 4400 drugs will fall under the plan. Anyone under 25 covered under the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) will also be covered for prescription drugs simply by showing their health card. “One way we can be a competitive and a compassionate society is to make sure that people who need medications get medication,” said Finance Minister Charles Sousa. The plan will help students and “make life more affordable to Ontario families.”
Do you find it difficult to concentrate for long periods of time without reaching for your phone? Or perhaps you’re constantly clicking to open a new tab on your computer to check Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, or whatever your poison is? All of these distractions that have enabled great leaps for human connectivity – maintaining friendships from the other side of the globe as one prime example – have also made it increasingly difficult to stay focused on one task. Step in Fidget Toys.
You can read the full descriptions of each toy on the site, but know that the overall goal of these unique toys is to help ease an anxious mind or keep you awake during a long conference call. What could be better than that?
We’ve rounded up a list of where you can find these toys, as they are rather hot, and what price each of them are being sold for at the various locations around Canada.
Fidget Spinners:
Fidget Cubes
Fidget Toys
Tim Hortons Canada, Canada’s all-time favourite coffee shop, is introducing two new stellar items to their menu. The first will be great for waking up in the morning, while the second will help coast you through lunchtime.
For the mornings, Tims lovers will have new espresso lattes to enjoy – for the very favourable price of $2.99. The lattes will be handcrafted with steamed milk and 100% Arabica espresso beans. The latte will come in one standard size and so will be consistently sold at the low price of just $2.99; for those of you who don’t regularly drink lattes, these hand crafted drinks will normally run you between $4-$5 at other coffee franchises.
The second addition to Tim Hortons menu is the Turkey Jalapeno Jack Croissant Sandwich. This new sandwich from Tims will include jalapeño Monterey jack cheese, smoked turkey breast, lettuce, tomatoes and honey mustard sauce all sandwiched between a traditional croissant. If this sandwich doesn’t tickle your fancy, you can also try the chicken salad croissant, which has white meat chicken and Tim Hortons creamy chicken salad sauce.
Click here to find the nearest Tim Hortons to you.
