Guess Factory Canada has just added 400+ styles to the sale section where items have been marked down an additional 30-60% off from the original price. New styles have been added in for women, men and in the handbag section and the prices shown will already reflect the discount that has been made, so don’t expect an extra cut to be made at checkout – although I really don’t see why you would at these low prices.

On top of the sale and new styles being added to the sale section, Guess Factory is also running another sale, but this time in the new spring essentials section. Both for men and women, you can save up to 40% off on spring essentials for the new season. Think lots of stripes, polos, dresses and jeans, but no matter what it is, you’ll be getting a great price on a hot new product for the season. For instance, in the women’s essentials sale I was able to find this very trendy and quite reasonably priced Ireland Striped Mini Dress for just $26.99 (was $44.99).

In the men’s essentials sale, there are a number of tees and dress shirts to choose from, but you can never go wrong with a new pair of jeans, like these McCrae Ultra Slim Jeans which are now being sold for just $35, was $49.99.

These sales will be running until March 7th at 3:59am PST.

Remember that Guess Factory offers FREE shipping on all orders that are $125 or more, but you will have to use the promo code SHIPFREE125 at checkout.

Click here to begin shopping at Guess Factory Canada.

For today only at Sears Canada during their spring sale extravaganza, you can pick up an extra sweet deal in one of their daily flash sale offerings. For today only at Sears Canada, until 11:59pm EST, you can grab any size Atlantic Unite 2 Luggage for just $70!

You’ll have the option of buying either a 25″, 29″ or carry-on spinner for just $70, though each of these luggage pieces alone would usually cost you between $299.99-$399.99. This means that no matter what you’re buying, you’ll at the very minimum be saving up to 80% off of the regular price.

Even if you were to buy two of these luggage pieces, like the 29″ spinner and the carry-on luggage piece, for a total of $140 (reg. $699.98), you’d still be saving $629.98!

Sears will only be offering this flash sale until the end of the day, at 11:59pm EST.

Sears offers FREE shipping on all orders that are $99 or more.

Click here to begin shopping at Sears Canada.

Starting tomorrow, you’ll be finding coupons inside the packages of specially marked 24-bottle Laker Light Beer Canada for your chance to use a coupon for a FREE McCain Marche Snack. And hey, what goes better together than beer and snacks?

You’ll get to choose from a variety of bite sized pieces of heavenly snacks, including pizza pockets, protein pop’ables and harvest pockets – which are really just fancier pizza pockets, but delicious nonetheless.

The 24-bottle packs cost $30.95, and can be found at your local liquor stores where Laker Light Beer is sold.

Click here to learn more about Laker Beer.

For most of the schools in the GTA, March Break will be running from March 11th-March 18th, which is why the Toronto Public Library is making it easier for you to entertain your young ones throughout the week without spending a dime!

From March 11th-March 18th, various branches throughout the Toronto Public Library system will be offering programs for the whole family, most of which will be offered for FREE. Some of the events will require that you reserve a spot ahead of time, and some of them will also cost a fee for registration (*this is only for a select number of events being offered, e.g. Red Cross Babysitting Course for Teens).

Some examples of the events you can expect to find throughout the week include:

• puppet shows
• magic shows
• Bingo games
• French programs
• movies
• arts and crafts
• LEGO
• science activities
• reptile shows

Click here to learn more about March Break programs at the Toronto Public Library.

The Canadian Press has reported that the minimum wage in B.C. will be increased by 50 cents per hour this September, raising the hourly rate to $11.35 from it’s September 2016 adjustment of $10.85.

While increasing the minimum wage is a move that is usually celebrated, it appears that this adjustment will still leave some of B.C.’s workers living below the poverty line.

During last year’s increase, Irene Lanzinger, the president of the B.C. Federation of Labour,  explained that the increase to $10.85/hour would still leave 500,000 workers earning below $15 an hour, which is still poverty level wages.

In addition to the overall minimum wage hike, the ministry of B.C. has also said that there will be an increase of 50 cents to liquor serving jobs, putting their hourly earning at $10.10 an hour.

There are still more details to come about other industries and how their minimum earnings will be affected by the changing hourly wage, including seasonal workers, caretakers, and camp leaders.

By comparison, B.C.’s minimum wage increase will make it the third highest minimum wage in the country; Alberta’s is currently the highest.

• Alberta: $13.60 (effective Oct. 2017)
• B.C.: $11.35 (effective September 2017)
• Manitoba: $11 (effective 2016)
• New Brunswick: $11 (effective April 2017)
• Newfoundland and Labrador: $11 (effective Oct. 2017)
• Northwest Territories: $12.50 (effective 2016)
• Nova Scotia: $10.70 (effective April 2016)
• Nunavut: $13 (effective 2016)
• Ontario: $11.40 (effective Oct. 2016)
• P.E.I.: $11 (effective Oct. 2016)
• Quebec: $11.25 (effective May 2017)
• Saskatchewan: $10.72 (effective 2016)
• Yukon: $11.07 (effective April 2016)

Click here to learn more about the minimum wage across the country, or here to learn more about B.C.’s wage increase.

If you haven’t checked out Under Armour Canada‘s outlet section before, now’s the time to begin changing that pattern. At Under Armour Outlet, you can pick up all of the same high quality workout apparel as you would at the regular retail locations, but you can save yourself up to 50% off the original value.

For instance, this men’s UA sport style logo t-shirt is currently on sale for just $16.99, though before it was being sold for $27.99.

Or, if you’re like me and can’t wait to get outside and begin your spring running (sadly we may have to wait a few more weeks for that…) then you’ll be super excited to see that Under Armour’s fly-by running shorts are currently being sold for as little as $17.24 (originally $29.99). Or, you could pick up two pairs for just $30, making each individual pair cost just $15!

Under Armour Outlet offers FREE shipping on all orders that are $75 or more.

Click here to begin shopping at Under Armour Canada.

Urban Decay Canada is offering SmartCanucks’ readers an exclusive promo code deal! Shop online and you will save 20% off sitewide using the exclusive promo code, CANUCKSUD, at checkout. The discount will then be applied to your cart. This exclusive promo code is valid until Monday, March 6 at 11:59pm EST.

Urban Decay is a makeup brand that I can’t vouch for enough. I have bought more of their eyeshadow palettes, lip sticks and foundations in the past few years than I have of any other make up brand. Their prices are always well worth the product you get, both in terms of how long it will last and the quality of it. My recommendations for what to buy? The Naked Smokey Eyeshadow Palette, only $66 before the discount, or the Naked Ultimate Basics Eyeshadow Palette, only $68 before the discount. Both are great options, but depending on what your makeup preferences are, one may be a better fit than the other. For instance, the Basic eyeshadow palette is great for every day wear, and for people who prefer matte colours over the smoky and sparkly colours offered in the Smoky eyeshadow palette.

Urban Decay offers FREE shipping on all orders that are $50 or more.

Click here to begin shopping at Urban Decay Canada online.

Sears Canada has some wonderful deals going on online right now, especially if you’re on the hunt for a new lunch bag or backpack for your kiddie, as for some reason they seem to burn through those at the same rate that most people would go through a pair of panty hose. Fortunately for you, Sears has some deals on lunch bags and backpacks where you can save up to 50% off on the regular price.

For instance, you can pick up this multicoloured Reebok lunch bag online for just $13.94 (regularly $34.99), or this Swissgear Versatile Backpack for just $29.94 (regularly $59.99). Or, if you’re looking for a really good discount, then you should check out this online offer on a plain Reebok backpack, now on sale for just $29.94, but was regularly being sold for $69.99.

Sears Canada offers FREE shipping on all orders that are $99 or more.

Click here to begin shopping at Sears Canada.

Crocs Canada is running a sale today for friends and family where you can save 25% off sitewide, which basically means that everyone qualifies for the sale, but it sounds nicer to call is a friends and family sale than a ‘flash sale’ or something along those lines! There are a few exclusions, but if you shop within this section, then you won’t need to worry about finding qualifying footwear.

You should also be aware that the discount won’t be applied until you add the qualifying items to your cart. So items like these women’s Isabella sandals, which are already on sale for $32.99 (was $49.99), won’t have the extra 25% taken off until you add them to your cart where they will be further reduced to being just $24.74.

Of course you couldn’t make an order at Crocs Canada without picking some funs pairs up for your small ones. I’d suggest checking out colourful and playful offerings, like these Kids’ Crocs Fun Lab Lights Clogs, which are usually sold for $49.99 but will be reduced to being just $37.49.

Crocs Canada will be offering this sale until Monday, March 6 at 11:59pm MST.

Crocs offers FREE shipping on all orders that are $49.99 or more.

Click here to begin shopping at Crocs Canada.

Best Buy Canada has a super hot offer today that will only be around till the end of the day. For today only, you can pick up Kenneth Cole Departure Point Luggage Singles for as little as $69.99 (originally $249.99). There are other luggage singles that are also being sold for $230 off their original price, but they’ll be $89.99, which is still a discount of about 75% off the original price.

Most of the bags that are being sold for $69.99 range in size from about 20″ to 24″, while the $89.99 luggage singles will mostly be 28″.

Best Buy Canada offers FREE shipping on all orders that are $35 or more.

Click here to begin shopping at Best Buy Canada.

For today only at the Hudson’s Bay Canada you can pick up a great outfit in a flash sale on select men’s shoes and dress shirts and ties. You will be able to save 35% off on select men’s shoes, while on the dress shirts and ties sale you’ll be able to save up to 50% off. This sale will also only be around until 11:59pm EST.

And in addition to the flash sale that will be going on at the Hudson’s Bay, there is also a promo code that you can stack on top of this offer to save an additional 15% off on your order when you pay with your Hudson’s Bay credit card or MasterCard. The promo code is EXTRA15, and there are a few restrictions on what you can and can’t use the discount on, which you can read more about here. This offer will only be available until March 5th at 11:59pm EST.

This Hudson’s Bay will be running this flash sale until tonight at 11:59pm EST.

Hudson’s Bay offers FREE shipping on all orders that are $45+ (or $29 on beauty purchases) when you pay with your Hudson’s Bay credit card or on orders that are $99+ (or $49 on beauty purchases) when you use any other form of tender.

Click here to begin shopping at the Hudson’s Bay Canada.

The other day, we talked about how Subway Canada’s chicken was found by CBC Marketplace to be less than 50% chicken, and after allowing the dust to settle a bit from the investigation, Subway has decided to come out in a defence of their product.

After the story about Subway’s chicken being more soy than chicken reached worldwide recognition, Subway came out and asked that CBC retract the story, claiming in a report that it was “absolutely false and misleading.” CBC Marketplace has shot back and says that they completely stand by their findings, and have gone the lengths of even releasing the findings from their DNA analysis of Subway’s chicken.

Subway refused to comment to the CBC about their product, but sent an email to the news station listing the ingredients they use in their chicken sandwiches, which they still claim are made with 100 percent white chicken meat and seasonings. The ingredient list included:

• Chicken strips: Boneless, skinless, chicken breasts, water, soy protein concentrate, modified potato starch, sodium phosphate, potassium chloride, salt, maltodextrin, yeast extract, flavours, spices, dextrose, onion powder, carmelized sugar, paprika, chicken broth, vinegar solids, paprika extract.
• Chicken patty: Chicken breast meat, water, seasoning (sea salt, sugar, chicken stock, salt, flavours, canola oil, onion powder, garlic powder, spice, chicken fat, honey), soy protein, sodium phosphates.

CBC has come out to clarify their results a bit more so that people understand when they say that Subway’s chicken was found to be 50 percent chicken, that does not indicate an exact ratio but more of a representation. When they asked experts from the University of Guelph about their findings they agreed that DNA results “cannot be taken as exact mass ratios in the product,” but the results are a good indicator of how much soy is in Subway’s chicken.

CBC Marketplace also did a video about tasting fast food chicken that you can check out here, and you can read the CBC’s original article that has garnered so much attention here.

Are you in need of a new duvet cover? I know I like to update mine about once every couple of years, and sometimes I’ll even rotate out a new one for the changing season that looks forward to the warmer months ahead, even though it’s still bitterly cold outside. Right now, at QE Home Quilts Etc. Canada there’s an extra incentive being offered to update our duvet cover, as when you buy a regularly priced duvet cover you will receive a $50 credit for more products. And that credit will be added entirely free of charge!

There are some conditions to this offer from QE Home Quilts Etc., as there is with most free things in life. The $50 credit must be used in the same order for the duvet, and the products that you buy with the $50 credit must be $50 or more. The credit will then be added back to your account after 3-5 business days.

And in the event that you decide that you aren’t happy with your duvet cover, then the $50 credit will be deducted from your returned value of the duvet. You can learn more about the terms and conditions here.

Another exciting offer from QE Home Quilts Etc. is that they have lowered their threshold to qualify for FREE shipping. Now, if you are from BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, free shipping will be applied on all orders that are $85+ (previously, the threshold was $169). And if you are from NB, NS, NL & PE, free shipping will be applied on all orders that are $99+ (previously, the threshold was $199).

Click here to begin shopping at QE Home Quilts Etc. online.

Sears Canada is counting down the days till the first day of spring (*cough only 16 days away now…) with their Big Spring Sale for men and women. There’s a lot to choose from in this sale, so I’ll let you do some digging on your own, but what I thought was one of the better deals being offered in this sale was the men’s Levi jeans sale.

Most of the Levi’s in this sale from Sears are being sold for just $49.99 (reg. $69.99), but I was able to find pairs that were below that average (like these Strong 501 Original Jeans, only $27.99), in addition to some that were a bit more than that, at about $59.46 – like these 511 Slim Jeans that were originally being sold for $84.95.

Sears will only be offering this sale on men’s Levi’s for a limited time, and I suggest you check out the other sales going on at Sears during this Spring Sale.

Sears offers FREE shipping on all orders that are $99 or more.

Click here to begin shopping at Sears Canada.

It’s almost springtime and you know what that means, or rather I should say, you know what that means if you have a teenage daughter who’s graduating this year: it’s prom dress shopping season! And the Hudson’s Bay Canada is here to help lighten the load of this very stressful and tedious process, or at least lighten the load on your pocketbook. For a limited time, the Hudson’s Bay will be offering a promo code, PROM, that will save you $50 off on prom dresses that are $200+.

As you can see, for this season backless dresses with embellished details are what’s in style, and the Hudson’s Bay has a great selection of these kinds of dresses to choose from that initially range in price from $279-$379; this means that with the $50 discount these dresses will actually range in price from $229-$329.

And what would prom be without an equally show stopping pair of sandals? Well the Bay has got you covered on that end as well as right now they’re shoes and sandals are on sale for up to 25% off the regular price. There are number of styles to choose from, whether you’re planning on wearing a strappy heel or a more conservative pair of boho-sandals, the Bay has got a bunch of styles and prices to choose from for your prom.

Hudson’s Bay will only be offering the prom dress sale online, but this is fine since the minimum spending requirement for this offer is $200 which will automatically make you qualify for FREE shipping since that’s offered when you spend $50+ or more at Hudson’s Bay Canada.

Click here to begin shopping at the Hudson’s Bay Canada online.