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November 18, 2020

• In Case You Missed It: RCC's Retail LP Forum 2020 - On Demand

• 61% Feel Unsafe at Work
  - BC union representing retail, grocery workers says majority of members feel unsafe at work due to pandemic

• 'An earthquake is coming'
  -Insolvency 2nd wave looms as once-strong businesses falter during pandemic

• COVID-Killing Cart Cleaners?
  -Vancouver Island grocery chain first in Canada to install UV cart cleaner

• Covid-19 Cases Surged After Canadian Thanksgiving in October
  -Will Americans Heed Their Northern Neighbor's Warning?

• Winnipeg bylaw officer fines fitness centre $5K for COVID-19 violation

• Coronavirus/COVID-19 Resources for Retailers

• Canada: COVID-19 Screening Is Mandatory in Ontario Workplaces

• Code Red COVID restrictions 'devastating' on Manitoba retailers

• How a second wave will impact shopper behaviour

• Pandemic-related spending patterns help Loblaw beat Q3 profit expectations

• Momentum is Growing
  -Grocery code of conduct could finally be on horizon, industry associations say

• Landlord's attempt to evict HBC blocked for now, but retailer ordered to pay rent

• Kitchener, ON: Walmart stores reopening following fires

• Massive Police Bust in Toronto - 37 Arrests
  -$160M of Illegal Cannabis Seized in Canada; Guns & Exotic Animals Found

• Richmond, BC: 17 people arrested in one day in joint operation between police & loss prevention officers

• East York, ON: 7 boys ages 14-16 arrested after multiple armed robberies

• Halifax gun dealer in crosshairs for smuggling illegal weapons into Canada

• Vancouver store employee threatened twice with weapons during first day on job

• Belleville, ON: Store employee caught stealing $700 in merchandise over 4 months

• Kelowna, BC: RCMP arrest liquor store theft suspect

• C-Store - Vancouver, BC - Armed Robbery (2x)

• Jewelry Store - Innisfail, AB - Burglary

• Trappers Restaurant - Behchoko, NT - Armed Robbery

• Unnamed Stores - East York, ON - Armed Robbery (2x)

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November 11, 2020

• Sensormatic Solutions Releases Results of 2020 Canadian Holiday Consumer Survey

• Increased Security Staff & 'Touchless' Santa
  -How Canadian retailers are trying to make holiday shopping safe amid COVID-19

• Harassing Mask-Wearing Shoppers
  -Saskatoon, SK: Police shut down protest against masks in Midtown mall

• One man fined, another banned from Trail store for refusing to wear masks indoors

• What You Need To Know About The Swine Flu Detected In Canada

• Walmart Canada's $110M Investment - 130 Stores Set to Undergo Renovations
  -Walmart Canada Announces Investment to Integrate Ecommerce with In-Store

• eCourse on Ontario's Human Rights Code
  -Call it out: racism, racial discrimination and human rights

• Report: Home Depot Canada error exposes data of hundreds of customers

• Canada Goose reports sales growth in China, online

• North York, ON: Police searching for victim, suspect after shooting outside of Shoppers Drug Mart

• Niagara Falls, ON: Merchandise worth over $20,000 stolen from Telus store

• Calgary, AB: Police officer shops for groceries with alleged shoplifter in act of kindness

• Halifax, NS: Man with pellet gun in pants arrested after theft from drug store

• Clothing Store - Kamloops, BC - Robbery

• Pharmacy - Hamilton, ON - Robbery

• Pharmacy - Sudbury, ON - Armed Robbery

• Restaurant - Kitchener, ON - Armed Robbery

• Telus Store - Niagara Falls, ON - Robbery

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October 28, 2020

• Agenda At-A-Glance
  -RCC's Retail Loss Prevention Forum - Coming Nov. 10

• Tragic Milestone: Canada tops 10,000 virus deaths

• Parts of Canada Return to Semi-Lockdown
  -Montreal begins a month in partial lockdown

• Border businesses brace for new reality: Canadian shoppers aren't coming for the holidays

• Anti-Maskers' New Conspiracy Theory? Covid 'Internment Camps' in Canada

• Canadian companies that have filed for creditor protection since pandemic began

• Majority of Canadians believe systemic racism exists within the RCMP, poll finds

• More than 1 in 3 Winnipeggers support cutting police budget, survey suggests

• Property Crime Down 20%, Break-Ins Up 18%
  -Vancouver crime rate steady in 2020 compared to 2019, according to new stats

• Stopping Fraud In Its Tracks
  -Pharmacy employee goes above and beyond to prevent fraud

• Two Month Strike
  -Loblaw secures 1 injunction against striking Dominion workers, loses dozens others

• Canadian Retail Getting Back On Track - Sort Of

• Five Key Considerations for American Retailers Opening in Canada

• Le Chateau Shutting Operations After CCAA Filing

• Uniqlo builds a bigger presence in Canada

• Voilà by Sobeys Continues Canadian Expansion Amid Home Delivery Grocery Disruption

• Scarborough, ON: Three suspects arrested after 22-year-old man fatally shot in store parking lot

• Sault, ON: Security guard gets bitten after catching shoplifter in the act

• Guelph, ON: More than $4K in electronics stolen from store

• Gas Station - Prince George, BC - Armed Robbery

• Unnamed Business - Sault, ON - Robbery

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October 21, 2020

• Criminal Intelligence Service Canada Report
  -176 Criminal Groups Laundered $100 billion in 2019

• Canada 'Way Ahead' of U.S.?
  -New York passes police reform package. How do Canadian policies compare

• OPINION: If we want to reform the police, we have to overcome their history of racial violence

• Will January Be a Blood Bath?
  -30 Canadian Retailers Filed Bankruptcy During COVID
  -Liquidation or Resetting - The Reputation Hit Softened by COVID

• COVID-19 PPE Delivery Scam
  -Edmonton barista fired after falling victim to COVID-19 delivery scam

• 'Wild, wild west': No charges laid against 300 companies making false PPE claims

• Costco workers quit in protest after claiming the company isn't following COVID protocols

• More COVID-19 exposure warnings posted for B.C. grocery stores

• Crowd of 4000 gathered last week in Toronto to protest COVID lockdowns

• Canada extends border closures until Nov. 21 as Covid-19 cases spike in U.S.

• Luxury Apparel Retail in Canada Expected to Slow Amid Pandemic: Expert

• Experts say counterfeit hand sanitizer recall at Dollarama is a lesson for retailers

• Staff Down 60% vs. Last Year
  -Canadian Retailers Lack Staff at Critical Time: Expert

• Canadians to Overwhelmingly Shift to Online Holiday Shopping: Survey

• Pacifica joins wave of beauty brands expanding to Canada

• Massive fire in Vancouver claims five businesses, shuts down major intersection along Cambie

• Five Key Considerations for American Retailers Opening in Canada

• REGISTER NOW: RCC's Retail Loss Prevention Forum

• (Update) Police watchdog concludes Mounties didn't shoot Surrey teen at strip mall

• Bluffton, AB: Store owner shot during early morning robbery

• Garnish, NL: Woman set fire to her own business to collect on insurance policy

• Langley, BC: Hardware store security assaulted by woman

• Okotoks, AB: Five Arrested After Robbery at Rogers Store

• Sault Ste. Marie, ON: Police seek woman in c-store theft

• Electronics Store - Okotoks, AB - Robbery

• Gas Station - Bluffton, AB - Armed Robbery/Store Owner Shot

• Jewelry Store - Hamilton, ON - Armed Robbery

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October 14, 2020

• REGISTER NOW: RCC's Retail Loss Prevention Forum

• More than 10 grocery stores, including Loblaws, No Frills & Sobeys, report COVID cases around Toronto

• Retail Workers Call in Sick as COVID Fears Rise Again: Rising COVID-19 numbers in Canada prompt calls to bring back hazard pay for retail workers

• Online Orders Triple in Some Regions During Pandemic: Walmart Canada is hiring 10,000 workers immediately in e-commerce retail boom

• Pop-Up Retail in Canada Grows Significantly Amid COVID-19: Experts

• Luxury Apparel Retail in Canada Expected to Slow Amid Pandemic: Expert

• Amazon Canada Under Investigation: OPINION: The Canadian Competition Bureau's investigation of Amazon is long overdue - and the online retailer is still growing at a blistering pace

• Some Amazon Canada Returns Destroyed or Sent to Landfills: Hidden cameras and secret trackers reveal where Amazon returns end up

• Head of private security firm pleads guilty to submitting forged $25K IOU to court

• Hudson's Bay Evicted from Malls, Banana Republic Shutters on Bloor

• (Update) Toronto, ON: 2 men charged in connection with fatal shooting in Walmart parking lot

• Thief Sets Fire to Walmart to Distract from Electronics Theft: Campbell River, BC: Man arrested after fire heist causes 'millions of dollars' in damage to Campbell River Walmart

• Video captures firework attack on worker at Peel gas station

• Canadian Bitcoin ATM Thieves Damage Deli in Poorly-Executed Operation

• Airdrie RCMP investigating liquor store theft

• C-Store - Halifax, NS - Robbery

• C-Store - Windsor, ON - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - Oshawa, ON - Armed Robbery

• Shoppers Drug Mart - Oshawa, ON - Robbery

• Unnamed Store - Regina, SK - Armed Robberies

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October 7, 2020

• 2nd Wave Coming
  -Canada 'going in the wrong direction' on COVID-19, Trudeau says as cases rise through most of country

• Too Scared to Shop
  -30 percent of Canadians now nervous to shop-in store

• Selling Fake Tests & Treatments
  -Winnipeg police warning of COVID-19-related frauds and scams

• Accused of COVID price gouging, Calgary company pleads guilty and admits to 'grossly excessive' prices

• Local business 'dispirited' after anti-maskers slam store with negative reviews

• 'We're not out of paper': Expert cautions against panic buying during second wave

• Manitoba businesses struggling to enforce mask-wearing amid new COVID-19 restrictions

• Calgary mom 'humiliated' after daughter with disabilities refused entry to store over lack of mask

• Shoppers Drug Mart to begin selling new medicinal cannabis products

• Louis Vuitton Opens Impressive Yorkdale Flagship Store in Toronto

• Hudson's Bay getting early start on holidays

• Canadian Outerwear Brand 'Moose Knuckles' Launches Significant Store Expansion

• Hudson's Bay to Close Downtown Winnipeg Flagship Store

• Regina, SK: Police seek man suspected of stabbing store employee during robbery

• Brockville, ON: Walmart LP officers bust shoplifter with $1,000 of stolen merchandise

• Vancouver, BC: Man shot to death Wednesday had history of fraud in both B.C. & California

• Waterloo, ON: BB gun shooting outside Conestoga Mall

• Montreal, QC: Police put out Molotov cocktail fire before it does major damage to store

• Video shows woman stealing small couch from Vancouver store in brazen daylight theft

• Army Surplus Store - Oshawa, ON - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - London, ON - Armed Robbery

• Ice Cream Shop - Waterloo, ON - Robbery

• Pharmacy - Calgary, AB - Robbery

• Unnamed Store - Regina, SK - Armed Robbery/Stabbing

• Unnamed Store - Ottawa, ON - Robbery

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September 30, 2020

• Store, Restaurant Owners Clash with Customers Over Masks
  -Mask complaints rise in Calgary prompting calls for more enforcement support

• Stores Not Enforcing Mask Requirement
  -Mandatory masks should be mandatory, says frustrated shopper

• Ottawa Bylaw to start issuing tickets for violating indoor face mask bylaw

• Masks required and temperatures being taken at Nanaimo's Woodgrove Centre

• Canada's Retail Apocalypse
  -The stores and restaurants closing the most locations across Canada in 2020

• COVID-19, Economic Stress Driving Threats Against Canadian Politicians?
  -Parliament Hill security stepped up after reports of harassment

• Defund the Police Movement in Canada
  -Anti-police sentiment makes job 'scarier and more difficult' for First Nations police

• Canadian Retail Sales Continue to Crawl Back

• Canadian Online Retailer 'Altitude Sports' Sees Explosive Growth Since April

• J. Crew Shuts All But 1 Store in Canada, Lululemon Expanding Flagship

• U.S. cosmetics chain Ulta scraps Canadian expansion plans

• The history of Fairview Mall in Toronto

• Hamilton, ON: Man stabbed to death outside convenience store

• Truckers charged in record $336M US-Canada tobacco-smuggling case
  -Quebec-based group accused of moving nearly 90 contraband loads

• Montreal, QC: Fresh out of prison, man charged in four armed robberies

• Manitoba RCMP Investigating Grain Thefts

• C-Store - Halifax, NS - Armed Robbery

• Eye Glasses - Kelowna, BC - Burglary

• Gas Station - Halifax, NS - Robbery

• Grocery Store - Halifax, NS - Armed Robbery

• Jewelry Store - Mississauga, ON - Burglary

• 7-Eleven - Airdrie, AB - Burglary

September 23, 2020

• Retail Thefts in Canada Up 125% Over 3 Years
  -New retail crime task force created as Manitoba follows U.S. shoplifting trends

• Hidden Tracking Devices in Liquor Bottles?
  -Edmonton-developed idea to combat liquor store theft targets bars, restaurants who purchase stolen products

• Store ATM Placement is Key to Crime Prevention
  -RCMP promotes ATM security in businesses

• Video of anti-mask woman in Calgary fabric store goes viral

• New consumer research shows that some Canadians think COVID-19 is similar to the flu, the government is 'exaggerating' the threat

• What Rights do Retail Employees Have in COVID-19?

• Canada July retail & wholesale trade both rise; now above pre-pandemic levels

• Canadian e-grocery surges, Amazon Prime memberships jump: SRG

• Big River, SK: Break-and-enter turns into shooting as three men open fire on pawn shop employee

• Comox, BC: RCMP looking for man who stabbed employee, robbed store

• Vancouver, BC: Man pleads guilty to robbery where downtown shop owner was stabbed

• Kirkland Lake, ON: Police respond to shoplifting incident

• Online thieves scam Toronto couple out of more than $1,000 in PC Optimum points hack

• C-Store - Eastern Passage, NS - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - Cambridge, ON - Armed Robbery

• Pawn Shop - Big River, SK - Burglary/Shooting

• Retail Store - Bells Corners, ON - Armed Robbery

• Unnamed Store - Comox, BC - Armed Robbery/Stabbing

September 16, 2020

• 'No Facemasks Allowed'
  -Saskatoon health and beauty store's sign banning masks raises concerns

• Canada Is Better Prepared for Panic Buying if 2nd Wave Hits
  -Does a 2nd wave of COVID mean a 2nd wave of panic-buying & empty shelves?

• COVID's Easing Up in Canada
  -Canada reports zero COVID-19 deaths in 24-hour time period

• Winnipeg Ikea store closed again after another positive COVID-19 test among employees

• Kentucky man accused of violating Canada COVID-19 rules could be fined $750K, cops say

• Lululemon faces backlash for promoting workshop to 'resist capitalism'

• Amazon to Hire 100,000 in U.S. and Canada

• Amazon Plans to Create More Than 2,500 Full-Time Jobs in Toronto & Hamilton Area

• MEC Files for Creditor Protection Amid Acquisition by US-Based Kingswood Capital

• Tire store rapidly engulfed by fire; worker injured, 2 travellers lose everything

• Toronto, ON, Canada: One dead following daylight shooting outside Walmart

• $230,000 Meat Heist
  -Big load of beef bound for the U.S. goes missing, Canadian cops say

• Abbotsford, BC: 2 men charged after attempted theft leads to alleged assault on officer, suspect being shot

• C-Store - Stephenville, NL - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - Stony Plain, AB - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - Brantford, ON - Armed Robbery

• Jewelry Store - Montreal, QC - Armed Robbery

• Variety Store - Petrolia, ON - Armed Robbery

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September 9, 2020

• Organized Anti-Maskers Hitting Malls to Defy COVID Orders
  -Toronto Anti-Mask Protesters Seen Removing Signs at Eaton Centre

• How businesses are dealing with Edmonton's mandatory mask bylaw

• Remote Employees Hurting Foot Traffic in Canada
  -Office work in could be changed forever by COVID-19. Here's why that matters

• Grocers, suppliers clash over need for code of conduct in Canada

• Amid pandemic, Canadians used disinfectant to clean produce: Study

• Groupe Dynamite Files for and Obtains Creditor Protection Amid Pandemic Struggles

• Federal Gov Extends CECRA Commercial Rent Relief for Small Businesses into September

• Costco Opens in Multiple Markets in U.S. and Canada

• Metro expands food waste app to Quebec stores 

• Winnipeg, MB: Teen charged in Canada Day homicide pleads guilty to prior charges, including several liquor store thefts

• Yellowknife convenience store robber sentenced to 4.5 years

• C-Store - Halifax, NS - Armed Robbery

September 2, 2020

• Predicting Criminal Behavior
  -Use of predictive policing tools in Canada highlight need for federal action, report says

• Evicted for Being Burglarized?
  -We are the victims of break-ins and now we are getting evicted,' says Small Town Vape Store owner

• COVID Double Whammy Hits Urban Stores
  -Downtown Retailers and Businesses Struggle in Canada Amid Lack of Office Workers and Tourists

• RELATED: Retailers Face Uncertain Future as Rent Relief Program Ends in Canada

• Employee COVID Outbreak
  -Walmart in south Edmonton closed due to COVID-19 outbreak, 12 staff cases

• Pandemic Driving More Retail Shortages
  -Manitoba retail shortages continue as coronavirus pandemic rages on

• Lowe's Canada Heroes Campaign: A month of September dedicated to heroes for the Lowe's Canada network

• Walmart in south Edmonton closed due to COVID-19 outbreak, 12 staff cases

• Canadians to Spend Less Back-to-School Shopping in 2020: Survey

• Staples Canada Innovates with Contactless Curbside Pickup and Rexall Partnership

• Toronto, ON: Woman charged with 2nd-degree murder after stabbing at convenience store

• (Update) Haliburton County, ON: 73-year-old man shot & killed by police after assaulting store employee

• Scarborough, ON: 3 youths charged in double shooting at strip mall

• Clarenville, NL: Armed robber wore a disposable mask, but not for public health reasons; leaves store with cash

• C-Store - Clarenville, NL - Armed Robbery

• Unnamed Store - Alhambra, AB - Armed Robbery/Employee Assaulted

• Vape Store - Burns Lake, BC - Burglary

• Walmart - Thunder Bay, ON - Armed Robbery/Shoplifting

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August 26, 2020

• Canada's Jeffrey Epstein
  -Class-action lawsuit against Peter Nygard on hold after U.S. government  requests stay of proceedings

• 'Trail of Devastation'
   -Unprecedented Spike in Retail Insolvencies in Canada Due to COVID-19: Expert

• More Retail Mask Mandates
  -Masks to be mandatory for customers shopping at Real Canadian Superstore

• Retail sales in Canada return to pre-COVID levels, then stall

• Canada backs $53 million 3M plant to make more N95 masks 

• Pandemic calls for Canadian Retail Businesses to go cashless

• Experts Say Competition Bureau Using Amazon Canada as a 'Scapegoat' Amid Incredible Online Growth

• Canadians Concerned About Fraud when Shopping Online: Survey

• Broad Economic Impact As Foodservice Businesses Shutter in Canada

• (Update) Sherbrooke, QC: Walmart security guard dies after being run over by customer frustrated by COVID-19 safety measures

• Saskatoon, SK: One dead in shooting at strip mall

• Toronto, ON: Mall security officer discovers victim of homicide

• Windsor, ON: Alleged shoplifter charged with assaulting employee at Shopper's Drug Mart

• C-Store - London, ON - Armed Robbery

• Jewelry Store - Calgary, AB - Armed Robbery

• McDonald's - Halifax, NS - Robbery

• Post Office - Drumheller, AB - Armed Robbery

August 19, 2020

• Axis Communications recognized as a Best Workplace in Canada

• Read the Full Story - Nygard Was in Fact Canada's Jeffrey Epstein

• Front-Line Workers Fear Aggressive Shoppers
  -Spitting, pushing, customers without masks: the fear of working in a pandemic

• Unfair Pandemic Practices?
  -A Walmart front line worker speaks out on pandemic pay - and Walmart responds

• Masks now required at Winners, HomeSense, Marshalls stores across Canada

• Canada's Competition Bureau investigates Amazon.ca

• Edmonton business owner voices concerns about ongoing vandalism

• Amazon set to open massive delivery station in Cambridge, Ont.

• Supply chains anticipate delays as indefinite strike begins at Port of Montreal

• 13 Arrested, $250K in Goods Recovered in ORC Operation
  -National theft ring uncovered after shoplifting arrests

• Edmonton, AB: Man sentenced to 6 years in flower store owner's robbery death

• Edmonton, AB: Man, woman shot at in McDonald's parking lot sought by police

• Winnipeg, MB: Officer justified in shooting teen who robbed 7-Eleven with machete

• Esterhazy, SK: Gas station owner says he disarmed, restrained one robber before store
  was rammed by another

• C-Store - Sarnia, ON - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - Winnipeg, MB - Robbery (3x)

• Cell Store - Calgary, AB - Armed Robbery

• Food Store - Winnipeg, MB - Robbery

• Gas Station - Esterhazy, SK - Armed Robbery

• Unnamed Business - Simcoe, ON - Burglary

• Walmart - Halifax, NS - Robbery

August 12, 2020

• Walmart Canada stores, other businesses, impose mask requirements as COVID-19 numbers increase

• Are Your Customers Feeling Safe? Help Canadians feel safe in your store - Take the POST Promise

• Invisible Face Masks Coming to a Store Near You? 'Mingle Mask' Targets Canadian Retailers and Businesses

• Air travellers who refuse to wear a mask now ordered to provide medical proof

• Canada's Next Retail Victims?
  -HBC, Canadian Tire could be in trouble next during pandemic: retail expert

• Pandemic's Retail Impact: Canadian Fashion Industry Hit Hard by COVID-19

• Canadian Retail & Food Services Sales in May Show Some Recovery

• Landlords Need to Rethink Retail Properties and Tenant Relationships

• Lawsuit Accuses Canadian Tire of Negligence
  -Gunshot victim files suit against Canadian Tire over rifle sale

• Red Deer, AB: Doctor dies after attack at Village Mall walk-in medical clinic

• Mount Pearl, NL: Man: sentenced to 7½ years for robbery, arson

• C-Store - Thunder Bay, ON - Armed Robbery

August 5, 2020

• Anti-Mask Movement Growing?
  -Coronavirus conspiracies spreading at alarming rates across Canada

• Man goes on racist rant in Canadian liquor store after refusing to wear a mask

• Contact Tracing Rollout
  -Canada begins rolling out COVID contact notification app in Ontario

• 78,000 Manitobans, including retail workers, to get COVID-19 risk pay

• Retail Blood Bath Coming?
  -Mass Bankruptcies and Store Closures Expected in Canada by Early 2021

• All Chico's and White House Black Market Stores to Close in Canada Amid Bankruptcy

• Lowe's Canada Releases its 2019 Corporate Responsibility Highlights

• Shopping malls are in crisis due to COVID-19 - but they're not dead yet, experts say

• Retail landlords cut rents in bid to help struggling companies survive

• Survey: Majority of Retailers in Canada Plan to Hire this Year Amid COVID Challenges

• Calgary, AB: 20 people treated after tear gas deployed in jewelry store robbery at Sunridge Mall

• Victim in fatal Winnipeg shooting was previously convicted in violent video store kidnapping in Vancouver

• Mississauga, ON: Shots fired during jewelry store robbery

• Ottawa police seeking suspect in double-shooting outside barber shop & clothing store

• C-Store - Windsor, ON - Armed Robbery

• Jewelry Store - Mississauga, ON - Armed Robbery/Shots Fired

• Jewelry Store - Calgary, AB - Armed Robbery/Tear Gas Used

• Music Store - New Minas, NS - Burglary

• Phone Store - Kitchener, ON - Robbery

• Unnamed Business - Halifax, NS - Armed Robbery

• Unnamed Businesses - Winnipeg, MB - Armed Robbery (2x)

July 29, 2020

• Law Enforcement-LP Partnership
  -Police, Circle K create refuge for crime victims

• Shoppers Angry Over New Rules
  -Vancouver Retail Workers Report an Increase in Customer Aggression

• COVID Accelerating Fraud in Canada
  -Retail Fraud Continues to Increase in Canada Amid Pandemic: Executive Study

• Mandating masks on city council agendas in Alberta this week

• Amazon 'brushing' scam arrives on Calgary doorsteps

• 'It would be devastating':
  -If Canada gets hit by a second COVID-19 wave this fall, government money could run out and some sectors may not survive

• Concerns Among Retailers as Canada Emergency Rent Assistance Program Ends this Week

• Retail E-Commerce Explodes in Canada Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

• All Ann Taylor, LOFT and Justice Stores Closing in Canada as US Parent Ascena Files

• Toronto-based fashion chain Mendocino won't reopen its stores

• Sobeys parent Empire investing $2.1B over 3 years to renovate stores, expand e-commerce

• Major Theft Bust
  -Morinville RCMP recover $380,000 in stolen property

• Red Deer, AB: Stolen cigarette operation up in smoke

• Winnipeg, MB: Police search for alleged robbery victim in shooting investigation

• Toronto, ON: Police recover 52 stolen vehicles destined for Africa, arrest 11

• Kitchener-Waterloo, ON: 1 man charged after refusing to wear a mask in store

• Vancouver, BC: Distraction thefts on the rise in Lower Mainland, police warn

• Online pet retailer scamming shoppers; products never shipped, orders never received

• Wasaga man charged after stolen vehicles, tools recovered in Port Severn

• Winnipeg, Canada: $1000 dollars worth of Fireworks for info on burglary

• C-Store - Moncton, NB - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - Hanover, ON - Armed Robbery

• Gas Station - Halifax, NS - Armed Robbery

• 7-Eleven - Winnipeg, MB - Armed Robbery/Shooting

July 22, 2020

• Anti-Mask Protests Sweep Across Canada
  -Demonstrators rally against mandates despite high public support for masks

• Quebec's new mask rule met with co-operation, and a few noisy protests

• Calgary to make masks mandatory in indoor public spaces as of Aug. 1

• Don't use fake exemption cards to get out of wearing a mask, feds warn Canadians

• Pandemic Accelerating Need for Rapid Change in Canadian Retail: Study

• Canada's coronavirus performance 'far better' than the US, says Trudeau

• Report: More Americans look at moving to Canada as coronavirus surges

• 'I just don't trust them.' Some Canadian truckers refuse to enter US due to COVID-19

• Canada cases spike as the economy continues to reopen

• Retail sales on pace to recover after 18.7 per cent surge in May, says StatCan

• Walmart Announces Massive Multi-Billion Dollar Investment in Canadian Operations

• Canada Marijuana Dispensary Count Tops 1,000 For the First Time

• Toronto clothing retailer Mendocino to close stores, file under Insolvency Act

• Hamilton, ON: 19-year-old Peel man dead after 'melee' in strip mall parking lot

• Coaldale, AB: Over $100,000 in stolen property seized from Coaldale storage unit

• In Case You Missed It: Mask Dispute Turns Deadly
  -Minden, Ontario, Canada: Ontario Providence Police shoot man dead hours after mask dispute at Valu-Mart leads to alleged assault

• (Update) Police arrest woman, seek man after shooting death at Scarborough Town Centre mall

• Ottawa: Security guard threatened with mace in robbery, police allege

• Ontario teen dresses up as granny to buy booze at LCBO

• Halifax, NS: Two men arrested for stealing grocery cart filled with energy drinks, chocolate bars

• C-Store - Halifax, NS - Robbery

• C-Store - Thunder Bay, ON - Armed Robbery

• Undisclosed Store - Ottawa, ON - Armed Robbery

July 15, 2020

• Axis Communications honored on the 2020 List of Best Workplaces in Ontario

• Indoor Dining, Movie Theatres & More Begin to Reopen
  -Much of Ontario heading into Stage 3 of COVID-19 reopening plan this Friday

• Alberta to distribute more masks at restaurants, but no mandatory order coming

• Anti-mask rant turns into racist tirade at Mississauga grocery store

• Quebec makes masks mandatory in indoor public spaces

• Possible COVID-19 exposure at Richmond's Lansdowne Centre, claims notice

• Maskless man denied access to Ottawa Fabricland store despite medical exemption

• Ontario mask bylaws could be difficult for businesses to enforce, legal experts say

• Here's what Toronto store owners think of people who won't wear face masks

• Enough evidence for Competition Bureau to investigate grocers for ending pandemic pay, MP says

• COVID-19 Impacting Consumer Habits in Canada
  -Canadians abandoning cash, shunning bank branches in greater numbers than people in other countries

• DavidsTea to 'significantly reduce' number of stores and shift to online selling

• L.L.Bean Maps Out Aggressive Expansion with 4 New Store Announcements for 2020

• Toronto, ON: Reputed mob boss gunned down in furniture store parking lot

• Toronto, Canada: Man shot outside of Scarborough Town Centre on Friday dies in hospital

• Hamilton, ON: Man shot by police outside c-store dies in hospital

• 2 Calgary men charged with attempted murder after shooting at Red Deer shopping mall

• Langley, BC: Thieves make off with $10,000 worth of remote control cars

• Guelph store employee allegedly spit on after informing customer they had to wear a mask

• Vancouver, BC: Police grappling with increase in wig store theft

• C-Store - High River, AB - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - Lower Sackville, NS - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - Lindsay, ON - Armed Robbery

• Cigar Shop - Edmonton, AB - Burglary

• Liquor Store - Manitoba, AB - Robbery

July 8, 2020

• Violent Extremist Group Gaining Followers in Canada
  -Support for anti-government, pro-gun Boogaloo movement growing in Canada

• 2 protesters attacked with hockey stick following rally in Winnipeg

• Trudeau accused of 'humiliating' RCMP by kneeling at anti-racism protest, former police officer says

• No COVID-19 cases connected to huge Vancouver protests against anti-Black racism

• Thompson man says he was racially profiled at Walmart, told he looked 'like the type of person who drinks'

• Edmonton gun shops face resupply challenges following massive spike in American firearm purchases

• 'What Aren't They Telling Us?'
  -Loblaws employees say stores are handling COVID-19 unsafely, putting them at risk

• Alberta to give out second round of 20 million masks through fast food restaurants

• Wave of Store Closures to Hit Canada in the Summer of 2020

• Survey: Majority of Canadians not ready to welcome non-essential Americans across the border

• Migrant workers in Canada stage multi-city protest, call for more COVID-19 protections

• Canada fashion retailers confront consumer shifts amid 'long slow ramp' to new normal

• Le Chateau says there is 'significant doubt' it can stay in business

• Winnipeg, MB: Four men arrested after brawl, armed robberies

• Richmond, BC: 2 bottles of high-end whiskey, worth $80K, stolen from liquor store

• Winnipeg, MB: 1 dead, 1 injured in second Canada Day shooting

• Suspects facing multiple charges after theft from vehicle; stole bank cards & used for purchases

• Sylvan Lake RCMP looking for man believed to have stolen scooter from Canadian Tire

• C-Store - Winnipeg, MB - Armed Robbery (2x)

• Unnamed Business - Windsor, ON - Armed Robbery

• Unnamed Business - Victoria, BC - Armed Robbery

July 1, 2020

• 91% Drop in Liquor Thefts: Liquor retailer cheered by dramatic drop in thefts at stores testing ID scanner technology

• Nunavut gov't says Iqaluit Beer and Wine Store hasn't increased alcohol-related crime

• 10% of Canadian Retailers May Shutter Stores Due to Pandemic, Says Real Estate Firm

• Canada extends COVID-19 international border closures, mandatory quarantine order

• Fireworks are cancelled, but here's what will be open & closed on Canada Day

• Canadians Ranked Restaurants & Bars Above all other Retail Sectors in Terms of 'Most Missed'

• Alberta Safeway workers vote in favour of strike after company ends COVID-19 'hero pay'

• Canada over worst of coronavirus outbreak, U.S. spike a cause for concern

• Canada's COVID aid pays off with consumer-spending rebound

• Cannabis retailers say online purchase and delivery being exploited by black market, call for changes

• Restructuring issues and challenges in Canada's cannabis industry

• (Update) Red Deer, AB: Search continues for suspects after man shot outside Parkland Mall

• Man hides in Guelph store until closing, steals $3,300 worth of merchandise

• Undisclosed Store - Saskatoon, SK - Armed Robbery

• Undisclosed Store - Port Blandford, NL - Armed Robbery

June 24, 2020

• More Canadians are refusing work due to COVID-19 - but it's tough to get authorities to agree

• Canada taps Blackberry, Shopify to help it develop COVID-19 contact tracing apps

• Ontario records slight spike in new COVID-19 cases, confirms first death under age 20

• Planes, salons and grocery stores: Companies that require face masks in Canada

• Ontario to allow Toronto and Peel Region to enter Stage 2 this week

• Canada hits 100,000 coronavirus cases, major challenges remain

• Defund the Ottawa police, groups tell police board

• Oshawa store owner says he didn't know Nazi, Confederate flag items were for sale on his website

• Week of pop-up protests condemns anti-Black racism in Manitoba

• Calgary, AB: Police investigate shooting in Marlborough Mall parking lot

• St. Catharines man stole thousands of dollars in merchandise from Niagara businesses

• C-Store - Kingston, ON - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - Sudbury, ON - Burglary

June 17, 2020

• Canada's first Black police chief says it's time for 'a much better approach'

• Former Aritzia Employees Call Out Company's Anti-Black Racism

• 'Black Lives Don't Matter' baby outfit sold through Amazon Canada prompts outrage

• Racism Kills in Canada as Much as in the United States

• Canadian retailers ready for a possible second round of closings

• As many as 2,500 retail store closures expected in Canada

• These retailers are closing Canadian locations in 2020

• 44% of closed businesses in Saskatchewan might never open

• Backlash as Grocery Retailers Roll Back Hourly 'Hero Pay' in Canada

• Unions call on retailers to make pandemic-related wage premiums permanent

• Sask. grocery manager dances through the aisles to brighten shoppers' days during pandemic

• Opinions mixed among Montreal shoppers on COVID-19 safety measures

• Roots reports loss on virus-related supply chain issues, closures

• More than a dozen employees at Home Depot in Richmond Hill test positive for COVID-19

• Movie Theater Industry In Turmoil Globally
  -UK-Based Cineworld Cancels $2.1B Purchase of Canada's Cineplex - Legal Battle Coming

• DavidsTea Inc. may pursue formal restructure, hasn't paid rent in three months

• Jean Coutu warehouse workers overwhelmingly back strike mandate

• Understanding Canadian Cybersecurity Laws: Interpersonal Privacy and Cybercrime

• Toronto accounting firm hit by ransomware

• Vancouver, BC: 2 suspects steal $45k worth of wigs & hair extensions from store

• 'Wild Friday at Walmart': Regina store evacuated after bear spray incident

• Mississauga, ON: Man dead in daylight shooting near hotel, strip mall

• North Grenville, ON: $900 perfume thief sought

• C-Store - Halifax, NS - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - Brantford, ON - Armed Robberies (3x)

• C-Store - Regina, SK - Robbery

• Hair Salon - Vancouver, BC - Burglary

• Maple Leaf Sports - Calgary, AB - Burglary

June 10, 2020

• 'Defund the Police' Movement Spills into Canada
  -Sask. police chiefs, mayors say reducing enforcement is not as simple as defunding police

• Several downtown Vancouver businesses boarded up after U.S. violence, looting

• Opinion: Blatant Racism in Toronto Stores Means I Now Only Shop Online

• Saskatoon woman claims racial profiling after being told to leave Cabela's store

• Black entrepreneurs want Canadian firms to 'put their money where their mouth is' to fight racism

• Washington Post Opinion: Black Canadians are suffocating under a racist policing system, too

• Canadian PM Trudeau defends decision to attend protest amid Covid-19 curbs

• Majority of Canadians support mandatory contact tracing apps to contain COVID-19

• From on-call nurses to quarantined returns: Retailers face COVID-19 reinvention

• If you attended Black Lives Matter protest, self-monitor for COVID-19

• Patios, malls, salons able to reopen Friday in Ottawa and eastern Ontario

• As pandemic hobbles retailers, HBC fights department store headwinds

• Canada's Fitness Depot Alerts Customers to Data Breach

• Reitmans to cut 1,400 jobs as it shuts down Thyme Maternity and Addition Elle stores

• Canadian outdoor retailer Sail files for bankruptcy protection

• Parent Companies for Jack & Jones, Bootlegger, Cleo, and Ricki's File for Bankruptcy

• 3 teens arrested in series of cellphone store robberies in Waterloo Region, GTA

• Burnaby, BC: Police probe possible targeted shooting attempt of teen near mall

• Arrest made in 2019 Kitchener strip mall shooting: police

• Man arrested as he tries to return guitar looted from Steve's in Montreal

• London, ON: Store clerk bitten while attempting to stop shoplifter

• Thieves Steal Two Kayaks from Stephenville Canadian Tire

• C-Store - Medicine Hat, AB - Robbery

• C-Store - Milton, ON - Armed Robbery

• Drug Store - Russell County, ON - Robbery

• Market - Ottawa, ON - Armed Robbery

​

June 3, 2020

• Anti-Racism Demonstrations Spill Into Canada

• Protests Turn Violent in Montreal as Windows Were Smashed, Fires Set

• Downtown Toronto businesses boarded up as riots continue south of the border

• 11 arrested during looting that followed peaceful anti-racism protest

• No violence as 4,000 protesters rally against anti-black, Indigenous racism in Toronto

• Montreal merchant says getting looted was worth it to fight racism

• Protesters block downtown Vancouver streets as unrest over killing of George Floyd grows in U.S.

• Nearly 2000 Calgarians rally against racism and police violence as protests move north of border

• Regina, Sask: Hundreds rally at the Sask. legislature to support Black Lives Matter movement

• Toronto stores are reopening despite mounting positive cases
  -Can you spread coronavirus by handling the merchandise?

• Reitmans Permanently Shutting All 131 Addition Elle and Thyme Maternity Storefronts Amid Restructuring

• Walmart closing all Tire & Lube Express centres in Canada

• Nygard liquidation sales a step closer as court approves landlords' request for fee on unpaid rent

• Our pandemic shopping habits are here to stay & brands are racing to adapt

• Calgary gun store launches legal challenge over national gun ban

• Tim Hortons increases sales with more delivery options

• Richmond, British Columbia, Canada: Man dies after being arrested in Canadian Tire for Shoplifting

• 7 Toronto men arrested in distraction theft ring sting

• Edmonton, AB: Police officer charged with grocery-store thefts, fraud

• Thunder Bay, ON: Man charged after making purchases with stolen credit card

• Calgary, AB: One-of-a-kind electric bike stolen from Inglewood shop

• C-Store - Georgetown, ON - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - London, ON - Robbery

• C-Store - Kitchener, ON - Armed Robbery

• Gas Station - Salmon Arm, BC - Armed Robbery

• Gas Station - Halifax, NS - Armed Robbery

May 27, 2020

• Stores Fear Face Coverings Could Drive Robberies
  -Some retailers push for face masks, others are concerned about crime impact

• Alberta recommends masks, but not enforcing their use as economy relaunches

• No mask, no service? Experts say businesses have the right to require masks on customers

• 'Mass Screening' for Coronavirus Coming to a Store Near You?
  -Toronto-Based AI Company ‘Predictmedix’ Launches COVID-19 Screening Technology for Retailers

• As Lululemon Reopens Hundreds of Stores, Here’s How It’s Keeping Shoppers Safe

• Substantial Number of Canadians Believe Their Province is Opening Too Quickly

• Shoppers line up in downtown Montreal as retailers reopen to public

• Vancouver Retailers Busy as Stores Begin to Reopen After COVID-19 Shutdowns

• Toronto grocery store asks customers to sanitize their carts

• Some Calgary shops choose to not fully open their doors despite COVID-19 restrictions being lifted

• Canada Goose lays off 125 workers to cope with the impact of COVID-19

• Stokes to Permanently Close 40 Store Locations in Canada

• Coronavirus highlights the need for a surveillance debate beyond ‘privacy’

• People who steal shopping carts could be fined under proposed Moncton bylaw

• RCMP officer shortage has led to health and wellness concerns

• York Regional Police take down gun and drug trafficking ring in Project Stanley

• $1.7M in Counterfeit Goods Seized At Canada-U.S. Border

• Winnipeg, MB: Police arrest man after gunshots in CF Polo Park mall parking lot; Suspect charged with attempted murder

• 100 Mile House, BC: RCMP look for tips in $1,000+ credit card fraud

• (Update from 2014) RCMP officer 'falsely arrested, falsely imprisoned, assaulted and battered' elder with walker; suspected her of shoplifting

• Winnipeg, MB: 15-year-old handed maximum youth punishment for violent Liquor Mart robbery

• Man arrested at Pearson Airport in connection to 2019 game store robbery

• Gas Station - Halifax, NS - Robbery

• Unnamed Store - Windsor, ON - Armed Robbery

May 20, 2020

• Canada Coronavirus Update: May 20

• 'No Mask, No Entry' Policy Expanding in Canada
  -Some grocery chains now require shoppers to wear a face mask

• Ontario grocery store fined for not enforcing physical distancing guidelines

• Retailers trying to reassure customers of store safety as reopenings loom

• Reopened stores putting returned items in quarantine before re-shelving due to coronavirus

• Related: Alberta retailers told to consider no-return policy amid COVID-19

• Holt Renfrew Sets Out Plan to Reopen Stores with COVID-19 Safety Protocols

• Apple To Reopen 12 Canada Stores This Week, Announces Safety Measures

• These downtown Vancouver stores are now open

• Alberta Relaunch Will Let Retail Stores, Restaurants, Salons Reopen

• N.B. malls reopen, but few stores ready for business

• Quebec gets green light to reopen Montreal businesses as planned amid COVID-19 pandemic

• B.C. businesses grapple with new health protocols as reopening begins

• Canadian malls collect just 15 per cent of May rent from tenants

• Reitmans Files for and Obtains Bankruptcy Protection

• Retail tenants hopeful over federal relief plan, but landlords reluctant

• Malls need major rethink to survive pandemic, retail consultants say

• Location Data Shows the Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on Shopper Behaviour

• Canada, US extend border closure to non-essential travel

• Canadian Security's Top 10 Under 40
  -Asaf Levy, Metro Supply Chain Group

• Nominations Now Open for Canadian Security Magazine's Security Director of the Year 2020

• Halifax, NS: Police charge three in convenience store robbery spree

• Waterloo, ON: Police investigate ATM theft from grocery store

• Prince George, BC: Suspect wanted in connection with retail store theft

• C-Store - London, ON - Armed Robbery

• Cell Phone Store - Kitchener, ON - Robbery

• Shoppers Drug Mart - Burlington, ON - Armed Robbery

May 13, 2020

• Canada Coronavirus Update: May 13

• A 'Tsunami' of Domestic Violence in Canada? Abuse Calls Up 300%
  -Advocates Scramble to Help Victims as Calls Skyrocket During COVID-19

• Store Safety Measures for Canada's Reopening
  -Peregrine Launches Next Wave of Plexiglass Shields for Business Re-Openings

• Private appointments, self checkouts and daily sanitizing: It won’t be ‘business as usual’ when Toronto stores reopen

• Tim Hortons lays out new dining room plans, hoping to reopen across Canada by next month

• VIDEO: Safety advice for employers as Canada reopens

• It Will Never Be The Same
  -Retail in Canada to Change Forever Amid Restructuring, Bankruptcies and Permanent Store Closings

• Trudeau Government Announces Bridge Loans for Larger Retailers and Businesses in Canada to Keep Workers on Payroll

• Canadian Footwear Retailer ALDO Files for and Obtains Creditor Protection

• 70% of Restaurants in Canada will have a Liquidity Crisis Within the Next 3 Months

• COVID-19 Pandemic Accelerating Retail Trends in Canada: Expert

• Retail Council says businesses turning away cash won’t be the new norm

• Calgary, AB: $200K in merchandise stolen from downtown Lululemon store

• Winnipeg police investigating apparent shooting outside Polo Park mall

• Kitchener, ON: Over $700-worth of electric toothbrushes stolen from pharmacy: police

• C-Store - London, ON - Armed Robbery

• Lululemon - Calgary, AB - Burglary

May 6, 2020

• Canada Coronavirus Update: May 6

• Quebec City Sees 50% Increase in Business Burglaries & Theft

• Coronavirus-related scams have defrauded Canadians $1.2M: official

• Retailers Begin Opening Stores in Canada as COVID-19 Restrictions are Lifted
  -But Will Customers Feel Comfortable Venturing Out?

• Touch-Free Retail to be the New Norm in Canada

• Essential stores in eastern Ontario ordered to implement crowd control, hygiene procedures

• Mississauga Businesses Fined for Continuing to Operate During Pandemic

• COVID-19 reopenings: Here are all the plans by province & territory to ease coronavirus lockdowns

• Manitoba malls must follow these rules if they want to reopen

• Quebec postpones reopening date for Montreal stores

• Canadian Costco shoppers not required to wear face masks like in the U.S.

• More than half of Canadian companies see sales drop at least 20 per cent: StatCan

• Most stores at the Toronto Eaton Centre aren't paying their rent

• Nanaimo, BC: Teen shoplifters shoot flare into Nanaimo store, causing fire

• Ottawa Police say employee punched, kicked after asking customers to physical distance

• Saskatoon, SK: Police arrest man for smashing up store

• Barrie, ON: Around $1,000 worth of goods stolen from Essa Road drug store

• C-Store - Peterborough, ON - Armed Robbery

• Liquor Store - Winnipeg, MB - Armed Robbery

• Pharmacy - Cambridge, ON - Robbery

• Variety Store - London, ON - Robbery

April 29, 2020

• Canada Coronavirus Update: April 29

• Plan to reopen Ontario will be released early next week

• Forecasts show Alberta could begin reopening economy in May

• Crime data during COVID-19 shows spike in business break-ins, stunt driving

• From counterfeit medical masks to fake treatments, criminals cashing in on pandemic panic

• 'Never seen anything as catastrophic': Malls in Canada face massive hit as unpaid rent surges

• Cyberattack behind Manitoba beer shortages

• After the pandemic, will you ever use cash again?

• Preparations Begin for the Reopening of Retail Stores in Canada

• Roots to shutter seven U.S. stores, liquidate American unit

• Why Canada isn't Running Out of Food During the Coronavirus Pandemic

• Canadian Government Announces 75% Rent Relief for Small Retailers and Businesses

• Statistics Canada launches online tool to explain pandemic's economic impact

• Halifax, NS: Multiple stores shut down after "shots fired" emergency alert

• (Update) Nova Scotia mass shooting started with assault on girlfriend, ended with dead gunman at gas station

• Sasktatoon, SK: Man threatens to stab customers at Giant Tiger

• Grand Falls-Windsor, NL: Police Looking for Man in Connection With Credit Card Fraud

• C-Store - Thunder Bay, ON - Armed Robbery

• Liquor Store - Campbell River, BC - Armed Robbery

April 22, 2020

• Canada Coronavirus Update: April 22

• PM Trudeau on reopening economy: 'It's not happening yet'

• Canada United States border to be closed for another 30 days

• Downtown Windsor convenience store owner frustrated by flagrant crime

• Thefts down at Edmonton liquor stores with ID scanners: Alcanna

• After over 600 price-gouging complaints, B.C. introduces $2,000 fine during COVID-19 pandemic

• 'No Mask, No Service': More Toronto grocery stores requiring customers to wear face masks

• RELATED: These are the rules for grocery shopping in Toronto right now

• John Ivison: The reality about food & drug shortages in Canada due to COVID-19

• “We’re a quiet army of disinfecters, spraying anything a customer might have touched”: What its like to be a grocery store worker right now

• Statistics Canada for first time ever releases GDP data early — and it's the worst on record

• Rules vary for lineups outside stores in Kingston

• Canadian Government Announces Rent Assistance for Small and Medium Sized Retailers

• Financial pressures of COVID-19 force several Canadian small businesses to close permanently

• Amid Concerns of Infection, Bank of Canada Encourages Retailers in Canada to Accept Cash

• 1st National ‘TakeoutDay’ Launches to Support Foodservice Industry in Canada

• Sobeys sees sales surge amid coronavirus outbreak

• Sysco Canada goes direct to consumers with new online grocery service

• Nova Scotia: Suspect fatally shot at gas station after his shooting rampage left 18 dead

• (Update) Winnipeg, MB: Parents grieve after 16-year-old daughter fatally shot by police following liquor store robbery

• Toronto, ON: Pair facing several charges after stealing hockey bags of liquor from LCBO

• Woman arrested for coughing on grocery store clerk in Coquitlam

• Winnipeg, MB: Grocery store security guard pepper sprayed, woman taken into custody

• LCBO - Toronto, ON - Armed Robbery (3x)

April 15, 2020

• Canada Coronavirus Update: April 15

• Toronto business owners concerned about 'perfect storm' for break-ins during COVID-19 crisis

• Number Of Retail Robberies, Shootings Rise In Toronto Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

• Some downtown London, Ont. businesses taking cover amid shutdown

• 40 arrested as Vancouver sees surge in commercial break-ins since COVID-19 measures began

• Alberta RCMP warn citizens of spike in COVID-19 scams

• RELATED: 4,000% increase in ransomware emails during COVID-19

• Lowe's Canada Commits $ 1 Million to Help Associates and Communities Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Former employees, customers raise concerns over Dollarama’s protective measures

• Indigo rehires 545 workers following initial COVID-19 layoffs as online orders grow

• Why Canadians and Americans are buying guns during the coronavirus pandemic

• Ontario to extend state of emergency, despite ‘glimmer of light’ in numbers

• Winnipeg, MB: 16-year-old girl fatally shot by police after liquor store theft

• (Update) Quebec: Man accused of attacking Walmart security guard released on bail, new evidence emerges

• Taber, AB: Man charged after licking products in store as part of 'COVID Challenge'

• Toronto, ON: Police investigating man seen shooting at cars near mall

• Edmonton, AB: Police looking for witnesses, dashcam footage following strip mall shooting

• Halton, ON: Police say $1,500 worth of merchandise stolen from Lowe's

• Georgetown, ON: Man steals more than $700 in merchandise from grocery store

• Yellowknife, NT: Convenience store robber gets 18 months jail time

• C-Store - St. John's, NL - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - Waterloo, ON - Armed Robbery

• Clothing Store - London, ON - Robbery

• Dollarama - Thunder Bay, ON - Armed Robbery

• Liquor Store - Winnipeg, MB - Robbery / Suspect killed

• Pharmacy - Toronto, ON - Robbery

• Pot Shop - Halifax, NS - Armed Robbery

April 8, 2020

• Canada Coronavirus Update: April 8

• Coronavirus Models Offer the Big Picture, Not the Details of What May Come

• Thefts Increase for Retailers in Canada that Remain Open During COVID-19 Pandemic: Expert

• COVID-19: Robson Street shops boarding up in wake of increased break-ins

• Shoplifting way down, break-and-enters up in Nanaimo during COVID-19 pandemic

• Ladysmith, BC: Businesses requests additional security as break-ins increase

• Judges release growing number accused of violent crimes due to COVID-19 fears

• Cracking Down on Retail COVID-19 Profiteers in Canada

• Many Retail Workers in Canada to Exit Industry Post-COVID-19 Amid Harsh Conditions: Expert

• Canadian Maker of Smart Locks Settles FTC Allegations That it Deceived Consumers about its Security Practices

• COVID-19 Fear Could Disrupt Global Supply Chains: Sylvain Charlebois

• Retailers in Canada Step-Up to Help Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

• Canada's grocers fill store posts with corporate staff

• Mastercard, Visa Raise Tap Limits, And Stores Want Interac To Follow

• Quebec: Suspect charged in attack against Walmart security guard enforcing COVID-19 rules

• RELATED: Fundraising campaign for injured Walmart guard nears $150,000

• Richmond & Surrey, BC: Suspect faces 28 fraud-related charges from over $450,000 in transactions

• Toronto, ON: Shooting near Yorkdale Mall leaves one man with serious injuries

• Airdrie, AB: 4 charged after trying to steal perfume, bear spraying store employee

• Nipissing West, ON: Police seek public help to catch shoplifter

• C-Store - Saint John, NB - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - Kawartha Lakes, ON - Robbery

• Clothing Store - London, ON - Robbery/Assault

• Gas Station - Halifax, NS - Robbery

• Hardware Store - Saanich, BC - Burglary

• Pharmacy - Bridgewater, NS - Robbery

• Pharmacy (Update) - Leamington, ON - Armed Robbery

​

April 1, 2020

• Canada Coronavirus Update: April 1

• 'No Mask, No Service' Policy Spreads in Toronto
  -Some Supermarkets Require Shoppers to Wear Masks to Shop

• Downtown Vancouver shops are boarding up their storefronts as COVID-19 outbreak drives crime rates up

• Meanwhile in Toronto, Major Crime Drops While COVID-Related Crime Spikes

• COVID-19: Health officer says large supermarkets can let more than 50 people in, subject to strict guidelines

• Meet the man in charge of coronavirus-proofing Walmart stores in Canada

• Retailers in Canada United in Condemning Price Gouging

• COVID-19: Canada layoff tracker

• Nordstrom Launches Canadian E-Commerce Site After Shutting All Stores Amid Coronavirus

• Reitmans lays off 90% of retail staff as coronavirus shutters stores

• Frontline Peel Regional Police officer tests positive for COVID-19

• Alberta gun owners stocking up on ammo, firearms amid COVID-19 fears, say retailers

• ‘Be patient and kind’: London Drugs staff face threats before, during virus pandemic

• York, ON: Man who allegedly beat cop in mall parking lot now charged with attempted murder

• Edmonton, AB: Three charged with more than 70 offences after store robbed, witness shot at

• Calgary, AB: $50K in rare Fantastic Four comic books stolen from shop

• Kingston, ON: Police investigating pellet gun shooting at mall

• Portage la Prairie, MB: Shoplifting Spree Ends With Suspect in Custody for Unrelated Matters

• C-Store - Greater Sudbury, ON - Robbery

• C-Store - Calgary, AB - Armed Robbery

• Comic Shop - Calgary, AB - Robbery/Assault

• Grocery Store - Dinsmore, SK - Burglary

• Grocery Store - Windsor, ON - Robbery

• Mac's - Hamilton, ON - Armed Robbery

• Pharmacy - Leamington, ON - Armed Robbery

• Pharmacy - Pembroke, ON - Armed Robbery

• Unnamed Store - Edmonton, AB - Armed Robbery

• Variety Store - London, ON - Armed Robbery

• Walmart - St. Albert, AB - Burglary

March 25, 2020

• Second Wave of Retail Bankruptcies Expected in Canada Amid COVID-19 Pandemic: Expert

• RELATED: 'Canadian Retail Heading for a Meltdown'

• 'No Mask No Service': Vancouver grocer refuses to serve customers who aren't wearing masks

• Grocery chains install checkout shields, raise wages in response to coronavirus pandemic

• RELATED: Dollarama, Walmart Canada boost employee pay amid COVID-19 outbreak

• Canadian government considers fines, prison to enforce social distancing

• Quebec and Ontario put security on essential services list

• Canada's cyber spies taking down sites as battle against COVID-19 fraud begins

• Canadian Mall Landlords Asked to Give Rent Relief to Retailers Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

• Dollarama vows to hire thousands to meet ongoing demand amid COVID-19 pandemic

• Toronto Is Pressuring Clothing Stores, Nail & Hair Salons To Close Amid COVID-19

• Quebec premier announces all shopping malls closed amid more COVID-19 cases

• Coronavirus, law fears fuel spike in firearms, ammunition sales across Canada

• 'Enough is enough': Trudeau warns Canadians flouting coronavirus social distancing

• How to find out if your business qualifies for the COVID-19 wage subsidy

• Foko Retail Offering Its Communication Platform for Free to Retail Teams During the COVID-19 Outbreak

• How to prevent fraud in the workplace

• Civil Demand in Ontario, Canada: Lawyers raise alarm on shoplifting settlement 'shakedown'

• Judge orders Nygard companies into receivership

• Kamloops, BC: Robber to liquor store manager: 'You're going to die!'

• Burlington, ON: Mans steals $3,249 in merchandise from music store

• Essa Township, ON: Suspect thought after hardware store theft

• Ottawa Police issue advice to prevent business break-and-enters

• C-Store - Calgary, AB - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - Dartmouth, NS - Armed Robbery

• Cell Phone Store - Mississauga, ON - Robbery

• Circle K - Yellowknife, NT - Armed Robbery

• Liquor Store - Kamloops, BC - Armed Robbery

• 7-Eleven - Nanaimo, BC - Armed Robbery

March 18, 2020

• Mass Store Closures in Canada Escalate Significantly Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

• Trump says the US will close the border with Canada to 'non-essential' traffic

• How Coronavirus Stockpiling will Hit Canadian Retailers

• Canadian grocery store introduces brilliant policy to protect seniors during coronovirus pandemic

• Retail Council of Canada's Cannabis Forum Canceled Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

• Canada to close borders to most non-citizens, stop ill travellers from boarding inbound flights

• B.C. & Maniboba shut down all casinos to slow spread of COVID-19

• Tim Hortons to close dining rooms, will only provide take-out, drive-thru and delivery

• Canadian companies require travelling employees to self-quarantine amid COVID-19

• Canadian Entrepreneur Launches Small Business Support Initiative Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

• Amid coronavirus, Canadian cannabis stores see 'unprecedented' sales surge

• Health officials, police warn of scams exploiting COVID-19 fears

• Coronavirus in Canada: These charts show how our fight to 'flatten the curve' is going

• Despite Denials, RCMP Used Facial Recognition Program for 18 Years

• Edmonton police warn of identity theft, fraud through mail thefts

• Toronto, ON: Knife-wielding man sought for violent shop theft are threatening to stab security guards

• Toronto, ON: Man in custody, two injured after gun pulled out in fight at downtown Loblaw's

• Huntsville, ON: Two arrests, $4,100 in stolen property seized following shoplifting spree

• Vancouver, BC: $30K-$80K in wigs, many meant for cancer patients, stolen from shop

• Calgary, AB: 6 youths charged in string of five convenience store robberies

• C-Store - Calgary, AB - Armed Robberies (5 separate incidents)

• Petro Canada - Flin Flon, MB - Armed Robbery

• Walmart - Airdrie, AB - Armed Robbery

• Wig Shop - Vancouver, BC - Burglary

March 11, 2020

• Canada releases coronavirus guidelines on when to cancel major events

• Exclusive: Millions of masks stockpiled in Canada's Ontario expired before coronavirus hit

• Canadian supply chains scramble to avoid coronavirus shutdowns

• COVID-19: B.C. announces Canada's first coronavirus death

• Number of Canadian coronavirus cases approaches 100; most in British Columbia & Ontario

• Coronavirus could infect 35 to 70 per cent of Canadians, experts say

• Coronavirus: Starbucks halting use of personal, in-store cups in U.S. and Canada

• Meth supply, organized crime focus of Pan-Canadian group tackling rural crime

• Police double up downtown Winnipeg foot patrol in response to crime spike

• Northwest business owners fed up with repeated crime

• Hamilton police launch new platform for reporting hate crimes online

• Pharmacist robbed at gunpoint wants to start support group for his peers

• Canadian Security Roundtable: Cannabis security experts share best practices on industry direction

• Q&A: Paul Baziuk, senior account executive, Johnson Controls discusses what types of solutions Johnson Controls provides the cannabis market in Canada

• Staffing Shortages Remains a Significant Challenge for Retailers in Canada

• Why so many Metro Vancouver retail spaces are closing up shop

• Nygard Companies Trying to Restructure and Get Financial Support

• Fifty-five per cent of Canadians admit to having shared their PIN or security passwords
  with family or friends

• Louis Garneau Sports to file for bankruptcy protection

• Spiritleaf on track to open 46 stores countrywide

• Outerwear retailer Arc'teryx expands safely, smartly

• Ontario received 450 cannabis store applications on March 2

• Businesses & shoppers want stores open on stat holidays, but employees would rather not work them

• Hamilton, ON: 2 dead, 2 injured after early morning shooting

• Toronto police arrest 15-year-old in 10-store armed robbery spree

• Edmonton, AB: Crime wave on Jasper Avenue, multiple businesses targeted by robber

• Saskatoon, SK: Police investigate shooting near busy shopping area

• 6 arrested following multiple armed robberies in Etobicoke, Yorkdale mall

• Prince George, BC: RCMP seeing 8 percent spike in calls for service

• C-Store - Toronto, ON - Robbery/Counterfeit

• C-Store - Sarnia, ON - Armed Robbery

• Grocery Store - Brampton, ON - Robbery

• Pharmacy - Toronto, ON - Robbery (3x)

• Unnamed Store - Guelph, ON - Armed Robbery (2x)

March 4, 2020

• Coronavirus fears: Empty shelves as Canadians heed health minister's advice to stock up

• Mixed Messages?
  -No need to stockpile food despite earlier warning, Manitoba health minister says

• COVID-19, protests rattle Metro Vancouver retailers
  -Clothing retailers spared - for now

• Retail Council of Canada's Coronavirus Checklist for retailers

• Canadian event organizers cancel conferences, grapple with coronavirus outbreak

• 'Herd effect': Social media images of empty shelves fuelling panic buying over coronavirus

• Canada now at 33 confirmed cases of COVID-19 coronavirus after three more found in B.C.

• 2019's Canadian Retail Crime Epidemic
  -Crimestoppers for Hire: Can a public challenge with a cash prize dramatically reduce liquor store thefts in Alberta?

• Edmonton cannabis retailer removes window coverings amid safety concerns

• Oceanside RCMP to host crime prevention & awareness seminar for businesses

• Six in 10 Canadians are more worried about fraud today than ever before

• Challenges and Opportunities for Cannabis Retail in Canada Post-Legalization

• Report: Canadians getting more complacent about fraud

• Lowe's Canada selling Ace Canada business - 104 stores

• Victoria's Secret is closing up to 10 stores in Canada by end of year as it spins off from L Brands

• Planet Organic Market ceasing operations, closing all locations

• Toronto judge slams Canadian Tire after employee tells court he won't be paid on jury duty

• 'Tow Truck Turf War' Breaks Out in Grocery Store Parking Lot
  -Gunshots spray tow truck in Richmond Hill grocery store parking lot

• Calgary, AB: Police investigate shooting in c-store parking lot
  -Second incident in two months

• Edmonton, AB: man runs like 'Usain Bolt,' nabbing alleged robber in Edmonton mall

• Belleville, ON: Shoplifter arrested by Canadian Tire story security

• C-Store - Iqaluit, NU - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - Edmonton, AB - Robbery

• C-Store - Saskatoon, SK - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - Stittsville, ON - Armed Robbery

• Gas Station - Cambridge, ON - Robbery

• Tommy Hilfiger - Calgary, AB - Armed Robbery

February 26, 2020

• Increase in liquor thefts leads to a 'challenge' for new solutions

• CBC Marketplace Investigation: We bought dozens of products from AliExpress, Amazon, eBay, Walmart and Wish. Over half were suspected fakes

• Top 10 scams that impacted Canadians in 2019

• Why are so many big retail stores closing in Canada? Experts weigh in

• Behind CN, CP's quiet deal to skirt railway blockades and keep Canada's vital goods moving

• These are the retailers closing in Canada or facing bankruptcy in 2020

• Lots of losers as retailers strive to survive in 2020

• Retail stores like Pier 1 'not really anything to anyone,' analyst says

• Hobo Cannabis Company Announces Ontario Expansion Plan, Bringing Market Share to 15 Locations

• Chinese Variety Retailer YOYOSO to Enter Canada with Plans for Multiple Storefronts

• (Update) SIU clears Ottawa police officers in shopping mall shooting death of Indigenous man

• Saskatoon, SK: Loss prevention officer stabbed while trying to apprehend shoplifting suspect

• Regina, SK: Police arrest alleged Peeping Tom after camera found in Tim Horton's restroom

• Winnipeg, MB: Off-duty police officer assaulted after he followed liquor theft suspects

• Campbell River, BC: Woman charged in robbery spree; hit c-store, gas station, bank

• Brampton man charged in connection with illegal alcohol store in Markham

• Berlin Court Sends Three Suspects to Prison for Theft of Gold Canadian Coin Worth $4M

• C-Store - Campbell River, BC - Armed Robbery

• Gas Station - Campbell River, BC - Armed Robbery

• Marijuana Dispensary - Vancouver, BC - Armed Robbery

• Retail Store - Essex County, ON - Burglary

• Sports Store - Thompson, MB - Burglary

February 19, 2020

• Is fashion kingpin Peter Nygard the Canadian Jeffrey Epstein?
  -Nygard claims sex trafficking allegations are rooted in 'property dispute'

• More than 100 witnesses, dozens of victims come forward in Nygard class action lawsuit, lawyers say

• Coronavirus just beginning to hurt Canadian economy, experts say

• This Canadian start-up used AI to track coronavirus and raised alarm days before the outbreak

• ‘I don’t want to stay another 10 days’: Life in Canada under coronavirus quarantine

• Robberies at cell phone retailers becoming more frequent, police say

• How Blockchain and Crypto Is Impacting Retail in Canada

• The Home Depot Canada to hire 5,500 new associates

• Pier 1 Imports to Close All Canadian Stores

• Blairmore, AB: ASIRT investigates fatal officer-involved shooting in Home Hardware parking lot

• Winnipeg, AB: Three 16-year-olds stabbed at Safeway on Keewatin Street

• Hamilton, ON: He lost 'his whole life:' Hamilton man acquitted of armed robbery after 8 years in prison

• Langley, BC: Man shot at strip mall Friday dies of his injuries

• Thornhill, ON: Police looking for suspect involved in double-shooting outside mall

• West Shore, BC: RCMP seek public help to identify gas station credit card fraud suspect

• Cell Phone Store - Surrey, BC - Robbery

• Dairy Queen - Invermere, BC - Armed Robbery

• Liquor Mart - Winnipeg, AB - Armed Robbery

February 12, 2020

• Coronavirus Impacts Canadian Retail
  - Vancouver retailers fear coronavirus fallout

• First Hong Kong protests, now coronavirus: Canada Goose slashes outlook as China revenue sinks to 'negligible levels'

• Canada confirms seventh case of new coronavirus

• Canada's legal weed stores attractive targets for robbers

• 'Culture of dysfunction': Federal Court certifies $1.1B bullying, harassment class action against RCMP leadership

• Live, Work, Shop, Play
  -Canadian Shopping Centres to See Unprecedented Redevelopment and Site Intensification: Retail Council of Canada Study

• Oakville, ON: 'We were freaking out': Armed robbery at Oakville Place mall sends employees and shoppers into a panic

• Charlottetown, PEI: Guilty of $27K smash and grab, man begs judge not to send him to prison

• Saskatoon, SK: Man allegedly pulls hatchet on LP officer after caught shoplifting

• 6 arrested in Kingston kidnapping and robbery investigation; forced victim to rob c-store

• C-Store - Kingston, ON - Robbery

• Cannabis Store - Burglary - Strathmore, AB

• Oakville Place Mall - Armed Robbery - Oakville, ON

• Pawn Shop - Sudbury, ON - Robbery

• Perfume - Ottawa - Armed Robbery

February 5, 2020

• Business owners, law enforcement hold meeting in Winnipeg to tackle retail theft

• Retailers looking to share info to combat theft pen letter to justice minister

• Businesses, province tight-lipped about takeaways from retail crime roundtable discussion

• Retailers opposed to Canadian cities fining businesses over stray shopping carts

• Canadian Shopping Centres to See Unprecedented Redevelopment and Site Intensification: Retail Council of Canada Study

• Toronto businesses report loss in sales due to coronavirus scare
  -One store says sales cut in half over past month

• From store closures to coronavirus, retailers face challenges in 2020 — but no apocalypse

• Canadian Retail Sales Growth Slows to a Crawl
   -On Track to Hit 10-Year Low

• 'Fog of uncertainty' in Canada as autos mask weak retail sales

• 'Things don’t look good': Uncertainty over MEC Saskatoon opening

• Mississauga’s Square One Shopping Centre to Become the Largest Mixed-Use Development in Canadian History

• Why big supermarkets aren’t jumping on the zero-waste train

• Collingwood, ON: Fire engulfs Sporting Life; damages in the millions

• Surrey, BC: Alleged crook traps himself store, then gets nabbed by police

• Winnipeg, MB: Customer knocked out during liquor store left

• Bradford, ON: Man charged with $2,000 theft of baby formula from grocery store

• Man who stole 150 wigs, some for kids with cancer, gets 3.5 year sentence

• Skimming devices at Kitchener gas stations weren't skimming devices after all

• C-Store - Halifax, NS - Armed Robbery

• Liquor Mart - Winnipeg, MB - Robbery

• Needs - Halifax, NS - Armed Robbery

• Seaway Mall - Welland, ON - Armed Robbery

• Smoke Shop - Oshawa, ON - Armed Robbery

• Unnamed business - Brantford, ON - Armed Robbery

• Unnamed store - Saskatoon, SK - Armed Robbery

• Unnamed store - London, ON - Armed Robbery 

• 7-Eleven - High River, AB - Armed Robbery

January 29, 2020

• The Canadian Push is Over - Stores Start Closing

• 'This is not the end:' Slew of closures shows challenges in Canadian Retail Industry

• Atlantic Canada Privacy Commissioners question growing use of Facial Recognition

• Alberta privacy commissioner opens investigation into ID scans at liquor stores

• Mastercard to build new $510M cybersecurity centre in Vancouver

• RCC hosting theft and safety roundtable on January 31st in Winnipeg, Manitoba

• Lowe's Closing 34 Underperforming stores in Canada

• Apparel retailer Bench to shutter all Canadian stores

• La Senza suppliers file to put it in Ch. 7 bankruptcy

• B.C. winery employee fired for accidentally dumping 5,680 litres of wine down the drain

• Vancouver, BC: Gun at Willowbrook Shopping Centre: Teen struck with butt of firearm in Langley assault

• Hamilton, Ont: Alleged Ancaster Best Buy bandits linked to GTA Organized Crime Ring

• Simcoe County, Ont: Charge laid after $2,000 in Baby Formula stolen from Bradford Store

• Hamilton, Ont: Two face 141 charges of fraud, identity theft

• Hamilton, Ont: Two face 141 charges of fraud, identity theft

• Montreal: Longtime Milano grocery store employee dies, found in walk-in fridge

• Collingwood, Ont: Sporting Life plans to re-open after massive fire; damage in the millions

• Surrey, BC: Bungling burglar gets trapped inside cellphone store when he can't squeeze back under security fencing

• Winners theft investigated by Airdrie RCMP

• Toronto: Man charged after thefts of high-end vehicles from dealerships across GTA

• Toronto: Police search for man accused of tampering with food in west-end store

• Hanna, AB: Arrest Warrants issued for 2 Men in Identity Theft

• C-Store - Saskatoon - Armed Robbery

• Cellphone - Surrey, BC - Burglary

• Cigar Shop - Alberta, CA - Armed Robbery

• 7-Eleven - High River, AB - Armed Robbery

January 22, 2020

• Increasingly Violent & Erratic Theft Activity in Canada
  Retail Council of Canada (RCC) Hosting Special Theft & Safety Roundtable Jan. 31

• RCC Sends Detailed Recommendations & Actionable Opportunities Letter
  To Minister of Justice & Attorney General of Manitoba

• Retail Council of Canada Meeting Follow-up

• RCC hosting theft and safety roundtable in January

• Halifax: 'End racial profiling': Protesters rally where woman was arrested;
  Mother of 2 says she was assaulted by Police after Walmart workers profiled her

• Cargo theft surges across the Greater Toronto Area - Police struggling to stop it - Cargo Theft Up 247% in 3 Years - Higher Than Entire U.S.

• Calgary, AB: Province cracking down on liquor thefts; Working group looks at ID-scanning

• $170,000 lawsuit filed by Edmonton man pepper-sprayed outside supermarket

• Bose to Shutter Canadian Stores Amid Brick-and-Mortar Retail Retreat

• Mississauga's Square One Shopping Centre to Become the Largest Mixed-Use Development in Canadian History

• Smart lockers for online purchases coming to Vancouver transit stations

• Scarborough, Ont.: Police say boy shot at Gas Station has died

• Peterborough, Ont: Police investigate after more than $100,000 in meat stolen from butcher shops

• Surrey Mounties looking for two suspects in $28,000 stolen credit card fraud

• Surrey Mounties capture 'significant' cargo of stolen mail

• Nanaimo RCMP: Clerk bruised, traumatized after Armed Robbery at Quarterway Liquor Store

• Smithers B.C: RCMP investigating alleged sexual assault in downtown lingerie store

• Suspects wanted for 10 break and enters in one night in rural Saskatchewan

• Windsor, Ont: Food and tools among items stolen from Ontario foodbank

• C-Store - Shell Lake, Sask - Burglary

• C-Store - Leask, Sask - Burglary

• Gas Station - Calgary, AB - Robbery

• Gas Station - Princeton, B.C.- Armed Robbery

• Jewelry - Prince George - Armed Robbery

• Liquor - Nanaimo, BC - Armed Robbery

• Pharmacy - Leask, Sask - Burglary

• Post Office - Shell Lake, Sask - Burglary

• Post Office - Rabbit Lake, Sask - Burglary

• Post Office - Blaine Lake, Sask - Burglary

• Post Office - Hafford, Sask - Burglary

• 7-Eleven - Namaimo, BC - Armed Robbery

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January 15, 2020

• Canadian Jewellers Association Taps Mountie to Get Tough on Losses

• Carter's OshKosh B'gosh Takes Heat Over Clothes Dumped In Toronto Dumpster
  -Merchandise 'Destroyed So They Couldn't Be Used By Anyone'

• Things Engraved fires all retail employees at stores across Canada

• Loblaw to close two distribution centres, expand Cornwall facility

• IKEA closing all of its 'pick-up-point' stores in Ontario

• Calgary tattoo shop holds 'we got robbed sale' after their shop was 'cleaned out' by thieves

• Vancouver, BC: Reports of shots fired near Guildford Town Centre

• Langley and Surrey RCMP seek to identify six suspects for armed robbery, shoplifting, property damage, and break-in

• Winnipeg man faces charges after allegedly stealing truck, theft from Dryden Walmart

• Sudbury, ON: Man wore a gas mask and a pillowcase to carry out 2018 robberies

• C-Store - Peterborough, ON - Armed Robbery (2x)

• Car Dealership - Kelowna, BC - Burglary

• Jewelry Store - Edmonton, AB - Armed Robbery

• Tattoo Shop - Calgary, AB - Burglary

• Undisclosed Businesses - Surrey, BC - Armed Robbery (4x)

January 8, 2020

• 'It's an epidemic': Retailer laments explosion in liquor store thefts

• Violent robberies up in Calgary liquor stores, but cannabis shops spared: police

• 'We Can't Take This Anymore'
  -Thefts of ATMs are plaguing rural Alberta store owners

• Coalition of Manitoba businesses look for actions against retail theft; Roundtable set for Jan. 31

• Thinking Beyond Self-Checkouts to Improve the Customer Experience in Grocery Stores

• Sask. restaurants had 31,700 health violations in 3 years, but 0 fines were issued

• Direct-to-Consumer Biggest Retail Trend of the Last Decade, and What's to Come: Expert

• Resale May Be Fastest Growing Retail Sector
  -Canadian Resale Apparel Market Sees Rapid Growth Amid Retail Slump: Study

• International Retailers Entered Canada at a Rapid Pace Over the Past 12 Months

• Canadian Retail Sales Growth Headed for 10 Year Low

• 60% of Canadians feared falling victim to fraud during holiday season

• Red Deer, AB: Man killed outside Walmart store; Suspect seeking legal aid

• Hamilton, ON: 'Suddenly, he stabbed me'
  -3 suspects wanted after New Year's Eve robbery

• Vancouver officers ordered to co-operate with watchdog over fatal 2016 Canadian Tire shooting

• Unicity businesses frustrated after string of smash-and-grab robberies: 'We can't afford this'

• Cops called after large crowd gathers at Eaton Centre to see TikTok star

• Police Report: Quilters leap to action, detain suspected thief

• C-Store - St. Paul, AB - Armed Robbery (2x in 24 hours)

• C-Store - Hamilton, ON - Armed Robbery/Stabbing

• C-Store - Windsor, ON - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - Saskatoon, SK - Armed Robbery/Stabbing

• Gas Station - Halifax, NS - Robbery (2x)

• Liquor Store - Enderby, BC - Armed Robbery

• Liquor Store - Abbotsford, BC - Armed Robbery (2x)

• Pot Shop - Edmonton, AB - Armed Robbery

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