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Prime Big Deal Days will be beginning at Amazon.ca at 3am Eastern but they have already added some deals to their site. And Best Buy Canada‘s Power Up Sale is up and running with a Bonus 12% Cash Back from Rakuten Canada, along with other retailers running their own major sales events like Aliexpress and HP Canada.
Don’t forget to keep an eye on Canadian retailers like Canadian Tire, Home Hardware, The Brick, Wayfair Canada, Canada Computers and Newegg Canada for comparison shopping opportunities.
Enjoy.
This Weekend’s Events
There will be three record conventions and two comicons this weekend, all of which will be in Ontario.
The Ottawa Record Fair will be back at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre this Saturday, the 4th of October 2025, from 11am to 4pm and admission will be $5 or $10 for early admission at 10am.
The nearest bus stops to this downtown venue are numbers 1902 and 2487, which are serviced by multiple major routes on OC Transpo.
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The Cobourg Comicon will also be held on Saturday, October 4th, 2025 but at the Cobourg Community Centre from 10am to 3pm and admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under.
Although public transit is only limited to an On Demand Service in this small community, the venue does have its own stop and is still within a 3 minute taxi drive away from this community’s Via Rail station. But note that the On Demand service’s last booking is at 6:30pm on Saturdays. And please note that there is also another event in this community, on Sunday and listed at the end of this blog entry.
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The Guelph Record Show will be hosted by the Royal Canadian Legion from 10:30am to 4pm on Sunday, the 5th of September, 2025 and admission will be $5 or $20 for early entry at 9am.
This venue’s bus stop number is 419, which is serviced by Route 4 on Guelph Transit.
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The Aurora Comicon will also be held at a Royal Canadian Legion branch on Sunday, this time is the GTA suburb of Aurora from 10am to 4pm, and admissions will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under.
The nearest bus stops, numbers 1756 and 1758, are a seven walk away on Wellington and are serviced by multiple routes on York Regional Transit.
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And finally, the Cobourg Record Show will be held at Order of Odd Fellows hall on Sunday, the 5th of October, 2025, from 11am to 4pm and admission will be a donation.
The venue is a five minute walk away from Hardey’s, an On Demand stop on Cobourg Transit, and a two minute Taxi drive from the Cobourg Via Rail station. And please note that the aforementioned on demand service’s last booking is at 3:30pm on Sundays.
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Please note that Cash may be preferable at these venues and that participating Rexall stores offering a $10 gift card bonus on $75 Kobo Rakuten gift cards from October 3rd to the 9th, 2025. Consult your local flyer for details.
Not All Is Well At Canada Post
As you may know, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers went on strike last Thursday and this will cause delays in shipping.
At risk are many rural post offices, more frequent postage rate changes and the loss of home delivery for four million addresses, which will be converted to community post office boxes. And unfortunately, additional investments to provide additional services at our post offices were not implemented because Canada Post’s debt reached an all time high.
Updates on negotiations will be available by clicking here. But note that some retailers will still offer local deliveries or free pick-ups so don’t forget to consult their web sites.
Multiples Events This Weekend
There will be five record collector events and two comicons this weekend in Ontario.
The Sudbury Music & Collectables Show, will occur at the Days Inn By Wyndham Sudbury and Conference Centre on the 27th of September, 2025 from 10am to 3pm, with early admission at 9am for $10.
General admission after 10am is $5 and the venue is a 10 minute walk away from the Via Rail station and Sudbury Community Arena, which is serviced by multiple routes on Sudbury Transit.
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The Kingston Comicon will be hosted by Royal Canadian Legion Branch 560 from 10am to 3pm on September 27th, 2025 and admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under.
The nearest bus sups to the venue are serviced by Routes 1 and 802 Express on Kingston Transit.
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The Fort Erie Record Show will be held at Sessions on the River on September 27th, 2025 from 10 am to 3pm and admission is a $3 donation to cope or free entry for kids.
The venue is serviced by On Demand services provided by Microtransit.
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The Georgian Bay Fancon will occur on the 27th of September, 2025 at the Meaford and St.Vincent Community Centre from 10am to 4pm and tickets are $10 for adults and kids over 13, $5 for kids aged 6 to 12 or free for kids under 6.
Tickets can be purchased at the door or online by clicking here. And although transit is not available to the general public in this community, residents of Meaford with a disability or mobility issue can obtain on demand service to the venue from Meaford Moves+. Please note that this is a Flixbus stop in this community but it is a 14 minute walk from the venue.
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A free, large private record sale will be held from 10am to 3pm on the 17th and 18 of September, 2025 at 90 Vanzant Court in Stouffville, Ontario and yes, this is public transit service to this community.
The nearest bus stops to the residence in question are 5188 and 7275, both of which are serviced by Route 009 on York Regional Transit and are a six minutes walk away. And there is a GO Transit stop east of this private residence, serviced by Routes 70 and 71.
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The North Bay Record Show will be held on Sunday, the 28th of September 2025 at the North Bay Elk’s Lodge No 25 from 10am to 3pm and admission will be $5 or $10 for early admission at 9am.
The venue and by two nearby bus stops which are service by Route 3 and 7 on North Bay Transit.
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The St. Thomas Record Show will also occur on Sunday, September 28th, 2025 from 10am to 3pm but at The Back Alley Bar & Grill and admission will be a donation to a local charity.
This venue is serviced by Route 3 on Local Motion from Talbot Street, which is one street over from the venue.
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Please note that Cash may be preferred at these venues. And that although Prime Days is schedules from the 7th to the 10th of October, 2005 at Amazon Canada, deals are already available on some products.
Lots of Events This Weekend
There will be multiple events this weekend, including one weekend long comicon, two 2 day comicons and two major record conventions.
The Edmonton Expo is a three day comicon event occurring at the Edmonton Expo Center from Friday the 19th of September to Sunday the 21st of September, 2025.
Click here for ticket information. And the venue is a six minute walk away from Coliseum Station, which is also serviced by multiple bus routes on Edmonton Transit.
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The Back Issues Comicon will be hosted by the Christ Church Parish Hall in Dartmouth on Saturday, September 20th, 2025 from 9am to 3pm. And admission will be $3 at the door.
The nearest bus stop the the venue is bus stop number 7389, which is serviced by bus routes 54, 55 and 62 on Halifax Transit.
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The Hamilton Comic Con will be held at the Hamilton Convention Centre on both Saturday the 20th and Sunday the 21st of September and admission information can be found by clicking here.
This venue is serviced by multiple routes on HSR via the Frank A. Cooke Transit Terminal.
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Thundercon will also be a two day event held on the 20th and 21st of September, 2025 but at the Canadian Lakehead Exhibition Center and ticket information can be found on the official Thundercon site.
This venue is serviced by multiple routes on Thunder Bay Transit, but the nearest bus stop to the venue, stop number 1847, is serviced by Route 12.
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The two record conventions will occur on Sunday, September 21st, 2025, one of which will be the Toronto/Mississauga Vinyl Record & Collectibles Show at the Etobicoke Olympium from 10am to 3pm.
Admission will be $5 and the nearest bus stops to this venue are bus stop numbers 1477 and 1493 which are serviced by Bus Route 48 on the TTC.
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The other record convention will be the Woodstock Record, CD, & Music Collectibles Show, which will be held at the Market Building of the Woodstock Fairgrounds from 9:30am to 2:30pm and admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under.
The venue is serviced by Route 2-DE on Woodstock Transit.
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Please note that cash may be preferred at these events.
Two Comicons This Weekend
The first is a two day event, the London Comic Con, which will be held on the 13th and 14th of September, 2025 at RBC London Place.
Click here for ticket information. The venue is serviced by multiple stops and routes on London Transit and an Ourbus stop is located next to the venue itself.
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The second is a one day event, The Belleville Comicon, at the Quinton Curling Club on Saturday, the 13th of September 2025.
Admission is $5 or free for kids 12 and under. And multiple routes on Belleville Transit converge at the corner of Sidney Street and Bridge Street West, which is a three minute walk east from the venue.
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Please note that cash may be preferred at these events. Enjoy.