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'Responding to Escalated Violence in Retail'
-Hear from Sean Sportun at the Retail Loss Prevention Forum -
Third COVID Wave in Canada?
-Trudeau warns of dangerous 3rd wave as Canada copes with vaccine 'drought' -
Ontario Scraps Plan to Ease COVID Restrictions
-No Reprieve for Toronto as Tight Lockdown Extended to March -
'Five hundred feet away, and they can let people inside, but I can't?'
-Steeles Avenue a frustrating border for locked-down Toronto businesses -
CFIB Statement on Lockdown Extensions in Toronto and Peel
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Toronto small businesses weary from pandemic uncertainty
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Opinion: Manitoba retailers paid bigger COVID price than rest of Canada
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Vaccines are Only One Piece of the Puzzle
-Mass vaccinations not only factor in Canada's reopening timeline -
Record Vaccine Delivery
-Canada to receive record 640K vaccine doses this week with Pfizer, Moderna deliveries -
U.S. is outpacing Canada's COVID-19 vaccine rollout
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Retailers Rushing to Build Logistics Hubs
-E-Commerce Explosion to Fuel Warehouse Building Boom in Canada -
Struggling Bars & Restaurants Facing New Competition from 7-Eleven
-Why 7-Eleven's plan to serve alcohol in Ontario sparks concern - and curiosity - in business community -
Union workers call on Ontario to reject 7-Eleven proposal to sell alcohol
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Largest Monthly Drop Since April
-Canada: Retail Sales decline by 3.4% in December vs. -2.5% expected -
Canadian Tire to Close National Sports Store Chain Amid New Competition
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How the Pandemic Has Changed Consumer Expectations While Accelerating Ecommerce in Canada
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Canadian retail sales of cannabis double in December 2020
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Scarborough, ON: Boy, 16, charged with murder in fatal strip mall shooting
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Vancouver, BC: Alleged mask thief cuts hands of LP officers during his escape
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Edmonton, AB: Another robbery too much for business owner during pandemic
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Quinte West OPP arrest three suspects in province-wide shoplifting spree
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Welland, ON: Canine helps track down suspect after pharmacy armed robbery
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Kingston, ON: 3 men arrested following armed robbery of convenience store
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C-Store - Kingston, ON - Armed Robbery
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Pharmacy - Welland, ON - Armed Robbery
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Sports Shack - Edmonton, AB - Burglary
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'Responding to Escalated Violence in Retail'
-Hear from Sean Sportun at the Retail Loss Prevention Forum -
Canada's Phased Reopening
-Why Ontario will ease province-wide COVID-19 lockdown regionally -
No Timeline for Reopening Toronto
-Toronto mayor says city should 'stay the course,' calls for 'very cautious' approach to reopening -
St. John's metro region in lockdown as cases balloon
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Forced store closures dampen Indigo's holiday sales period, but profits still climb
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COVID Safety Inspections Ramp Up in Canada
-Ontario conducts inspection blitz of distribution centres in Peel Region -
'No Face Masks Allowed'
-B.C. business owner posts sign banning masks from store -
Restaurant and Retail Workers Facing Abrasive Customers Over COVID Rules
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Canada's Slow Vaccine Rollout Gets a Boost
-Canada prepares for single biggest Pfizer vaccine shipment to date -
Why Canada is falling behind in Covid vaccinations
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Vaccines intended for N.S., N.B. to be diverted to Northern Canada
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Canada's COVID 'Infodemic'
-Chief public health officer takes aim at COVID-19 'infodemic,' urges vigilance over misleading online content -
New rules requiring a negative COVID test at Canadian border now in effect
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New Unarmed Police Force in Canada?
-Saskatoon police to roll out unarmed 'alternative response officers' -
More Disturbing Details About Retail's Jeffrey Epstein
-Model Beverly Peele alleges women 'couldn't leave' Nygard sex parties -
In Case You Missed It: Fashion Mogul Peter Nygard Denied Bail by Judge
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Store Adds More Security as Robberies Increase
-Edmonton, AB: Store targeted by armed masked men in the middle of the day -
Conception Bay South, NL: Thieves suspected to have used a front-end loader in c-store robbery
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Montreal, QC: Break-Ins Made Valentine's Day Weekend a Costly One for These Griffintown Restaurants
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C-Store - Conception Bay South, NL - Smash & Grab Burglary
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C-Store - Thunder Bay, ON - Armed Robbery
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Jewelry Store - Toronto, ON - Burglary (2x)
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Pharmacies - Calgary, AB - Burglary (3x)
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Thrift Store - Westboro, ON - Burglary
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Still 'No End in Sight' for Some Businesses
-Easing of Retail Lockdowns in Ontario Not Enough to Save Many Businesses -
Coronavirus variants are spreading throughout Canada. Is it still safe to reopen?
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Ontario will slowly open the door to some non-essential retail in the coming weeks - but many businesses are frustrated at being left out
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Alberta begins Step 1 of easing COVID-19 restrictions
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COVID Lockdowns Leading to Permanent Closures
-Study Tracks Retail and Restaurant Closures Across Canada -
Canada's Vaccine Woes Continue
-Canada's vaccines delayed again: Moderna to send fewer COVID-19 vaccine doses while Pfizer issues continue -
Canadians Support COVID Travel Restrictions
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Declare thrift stores essential, Ottawa woman urges province
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Teens lose work as part-time retail jobs vanish due to COVID-19
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Clearview AI's Misconduct Opens Larger Discussion Around Privacy and Use of Technology in Canadian Retail Locations
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Clearview's facial recognition tech is illegal mass surveillance, Canada privacy commissioners say
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'The Rumors Became Real'
-Former Nygard employees, intern say fear, intimidation, even sexual harassment commonplace at the company -
Racial Bias in the U.S. is Spilling Into Canada
-The retail sector has a racial bias problem - and this Sephora survey suggests it's costing it customers -
J.Crew has officially closed all of its Canadian stores
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Big Changes Coming for Canadian Grocery in 2021 and Beyond: Expert
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Nordstrom Appoints New Canadian Head of Stores
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Air Canada to temporarily cut 1,500 jobs, suspend 17 routes
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Serial Robber Has Long Criminal Record
-Halifax, NS: Man accused of committing four robberies in two hours -
Waterloo, ON: Employee assaulted during convenience store robbery
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Police in P.E.I. seize more than $45K worth of hydromorphone, arrest two men
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Charlottetown, PEI: Suspended sentence for theft for Summerside man
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Vancouver, BC: Anti-masker accused of threatening employee with baton after stealing apple
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C-Store - Waterloo, ON - Robbery/Employee Assaulted
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CIBC- Halifax, NS - Robbery
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Dog Store - Halifax, NS - Robbery
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Drug Store - London, ON - Burglary (2x)
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Pharmacy - Halifax, NS - Robbery
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Roots - Halifax, NS - Robbery
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Shoplifting Down 47% - But Business Break-Ins Increased
-Overall crime dropped during Covid-19, StatsCan says -
DoorDash Scam Targeting Canadians?
-TD customers in several provinces hit with fraudulent DoorDash debit charges -
Lockdowns Lifted in Manitoba
-Relaxed restrictions in effect for retailers & hair salons -
Quebec to open businesses, hair salons on Feb. 8, keep curfew in place
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Pandemic rules for stores, malls a grey zone for shoppers
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Employees Cut Amid Ongoing COVID Lockdowns
-Hudson's Bay permanently laying off more than 600 workers across Canada -
Shutout by allies, Canada will produce its own vaccines by the end of 2021
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Canadian mogul fined after getting Covid vaccine meant for Indigenous residents
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Canada's Jeffrey Epstein
-Secret Nygard videos show former fashion mogul charged with sex trafficking travelling with teenage girl -
Canada's Retail Staffing Crisis Grows as People Flee Big Cities
-Mounting Retail Staffing Crisis in Canada Requires As Talent Pool Thins -
Top Canadian Grocers
-Longo's lands top spot on customer experience index -
Nordstrom Appoints New Canadian Head of Stores
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Retailers saw a boost in November before lockdowns began to bite
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Kiehl's to Shut 1/3 of its Canadian Stores as it Focuses on Ecommerce and Multi-Brand Retail Distribution
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Winnipeg, MB: Officer cleared in fatal shooting of liquor store robbery suspect
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Rimbey, AB: Clothing store broken into twice in 10 days, $24K worth of merchandise stolen
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Halifax, NS: Up to $7,000 in Pokémon cards stolen in game store break-in
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Winnipeg man charged after 15 stores, restaurants robbed since December
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West Vancouver robber uses bear spray to steal $10,000 worth of sunglasses
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St. Albert, AB: Fraudsters target senior for $2,000 in prepaid gift cards
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C-Store - Langley, BC - Robbery
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C-Store - Lower Sackville, NS - Armed Robbery
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Clothing Store - Rimbey, AB - Burglary (2x)
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Game Store - Halifax, NS - Burglary
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Sunglasses Store - Vancouver, BC - Armed Robbery
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RCC's Retail Loss Prevention Forum
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Vaccinating the Security Industry
-Union calls for security guards to be added to vaccine priority list -
200,000+ COVID-Related Closures in Canada
-COVID-19 could shutter more than 200k Canadian businesses forever -
COVID Lockdowns = Mass Closures?
-Half of Restaurants in Canada Could Shutter Permanently Amid Lockdowns -
Toronto BIAs Tell Premier Ford That Lockdowns Are Unfair
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COVID Cyber Scams
-Fake Canadian COVID notification apps & websites aim to steal money & personal data -
FedEx, Innomar score big contract to distribute COVID vaccine in Canada
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Canada keeps end-September COVID vaccination target despite Pfizer delay
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Made-in-Canada coronavirus vaccine starts human clinical trials
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'Old, Sick, Broke, Lonely & Likely to Die in Jail'
-For Peter Nygard, Alone and Jailed, Rags-to-Riches Story Turns Upside Down -
Peter Nygard to Be Spotlighted in Four-Part Streaming Series
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45 Retail Bankruptcies
-Retailers Led Bankruptcy Filings in Canada Over the Past 12 Months -
Salesforce Releases 2020 Holiday Shopping Report Showing Canadians Shifted Online in a Big Way
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Retail sales continue rebound, having risen 7 months in a row since COVID low in April
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QuanU, other retailers find new real estate deals in Canada
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Godiva to close all 11 Canadian stores by end of March
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Organized Crime Leader Arrested Trying to Enter Canada
-Nabbed Canadian man named as one of world's biggest drug kingpins learned underworld trade from Mafia in Canada -
Drug Trafficking Operation
-‘Cocaine bananas’ shipped to Canadian grocery stores in botched operation -
Orillia, ON: Alleged five-finger-discount ends in drug/weapons seizure
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Halton, ON: Violent trio used robbery to stock up on supplies
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Winnipeg, MB: 2 men recovering after one was shot in suite above c-store
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Kawartha Lakes, ON: Lindsay man arrested after suspected shoplifting incident
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Charlottetown, PEI: Man charged after he was caught shoplifting
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C-Store - Niagara Falls, ON - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Kitchener, ON - Armed Robbery
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Cannabis Store - Calgary, AB - Armed Robbery
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Electronics - Alliston, ON - Robbery/Tied Up Employees
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Social Distancing Tool to Keep Stores Safe & Open
-Canadian Company Creates Social Distancing Traffic Management Platform to Help Retailers Manage Crowds -
First-Ever Solution for Stores Struggling During Pandemic
-E-commerce Solution for Canadian Malls Struggling During Lockdowns -
A Long Way Until Lockdowns Are Lifted?
-Ontario must cut COVID-19 cases to 1,000 daily to lift lockdowns, medical officer says -
Extended Ontario Lockdowns Blasted for Harming Small Retailers
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Vaccine Setbacks
-Provinces delaying or revisiting vaccine programs as Pfizer slows dose deliveries -
Ontario Launches Online Security Guard and Private Investigator Testing
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Ontario premier pleads with Biden administration for COVID vaccine help
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Canada could impose new COVID-19 travel restrictions without notice
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LP & Security Measures Driving Down Crime
-Liquor Mart thefts plummet 97.5% at stores once reeling from shoplifters -
Canada's Epstein
-Nygard's Lawyer Calls Jail a 'Death Sentence'
-Fashion mogul Peter Nygard seeking bail on U.S. charges of sex trafficking, racketeering -
Canada's Top Retailers
-Leger Ranks Canada's Top Retailers Including Physical and Online Experience -
Shopping Centres in Canada to See Significant Changes in 2021 and Beyond
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Walmart Canada to help staffers ease stress
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Biden's plan to cancel Keystone pipeline signals a rocky start with Canada
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Toronto, ON: Restaurant owners huddled inside office as shots rang out in front of their store
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Kamloops, BC: Police looking for gun-flashing suspect in alleged store theft
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Peterborough man arrested in vehicle break-in, credit card fraud investigations
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St. John's, NL: Crown seeks 3 1/2 years for man who told store clerks his name before deciding to rob them
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C-Store - Saint John, NB - Armed Robbery
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Electronics - Waterloo, ON - Armed Robbery
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Gas Station - St. John's, NL - Armed Robbery
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Gas Station - Kawartha Lakes, ON - Armed Robbery
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Unnamed Store - Regina, SK - Armed Robbery
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Vaccinating Retail Employees
-Retail workers waiting to hear about their place in vaccination line -
At least 4M Canadians need vaccines for country to look at reopening economy
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Refusing to Comply with Lockdowns
-Business owners prepared to defy health orders as 'last resort' -
Paying Businesses to Stay Closed?
-Indigo CEO calls for government compensation amid lockdowns -
Extended Ontario Lockdown Announcement Blasted for Harming Small Retailers
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Petition pushes for lift of COVID-19 restrictions on small businesses in Calgary
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Canadians call out leaders for breaking their own Covid-19 rules
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As Canada battles rising COVID-19 cases, lack of sick leave fuels transmission
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Ontario declares emergency as COVID cases surge & Canada buys more vaccines
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Canada-U.S. land border closure extended to Feb. 21
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Walmart Canada Customer Data Exposed
-Data exposure flaw on Walmart.ca revealed personal customer information -
Couche-Tard exploring Carrefour takeover to create global retail giant
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Stores Shutting in Vancouver 'Luxury Zone', Bizou Shutting 30% of Boutiques
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Loblaw set to close company-run transportation operations in Cambridge, 150 employees laid off
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British Columbia: Online Pharmacy Aims to Disrupt Retail with Next Day Delivery
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London, ON: Shots fired at LCBO alcohol display in failed store robbery
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Niagara, ON: $20K in merch stolen from Niagara Moose Knuckles store, police say
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Windsor, ON: Cashier gets kicked & punched during variety store robbery
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Kitchener, ON: Customer steals $250 worth of groceries from store
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Two Men Stole A Suitcase Full Of Meat At A Toronto Store & Fled In A Rideshare
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ATM - Corner Brook, NL - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Nepean, ON - Robbery
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C-Store - Halifax, NS - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Kitchener, ON - Armed Robbery
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Gas Bar - Nepean, ON - Robbery
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Jewelry Store - Hamilton, ON - Armed Robbery
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Jewelry Store - Corner Brook, NL - Burglary
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Liquor Store - London, ON - Armed Robbery/Shots Fired
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Moose Knuckles - Niagara, ON - Burglary
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Pharmacy - Nepean, ON - Robbery
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Pharmacy - Barrie, ON - Armed Robbery
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Variety Store - Windsor, ON - Robbery
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One-Third of Ontario Businesses May Not Survive New Restrictions
-Second COVID Lockdown Will Obliterate Small Retailers & Businesses: Experts -
Canada's Slow Vaccine Rollout
-Health experts urging quicker vaccine rollout in Canada as COVID-19 cases surge, doses sit in freezers -
Fewest International Brands Enter Canada Since '14
-International Retailers Continue to Enter Canadian Market Despite Pandemic -
These three Toronto businesses with a COVID outbreak pose a 'significant risk'
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Charges laid in assault on B.C. Walmart employee who asked customers to wear masks
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Canadian Retail Sees Sales Surge, but so does COVID
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Canadian Businesses Take on Amazon
-A Canadian 'Buy Local' Effort Fights Amazon on Its Own Turf -
E-Commerce Fraud Surging
-Online shoppers in Sudbury, North Bay caught up in rising e-commerce fraud -
In Case You Missed It
-Canada-Based Shopify hosts thousands of fraudulent shops, analysis finds -
Canadian Ecommerce Company EMERGE Sees Growth Through Website Acquisitions
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15 of the most bizarre items reported stolen in Canada in 2020
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Mississauga, ON: Arrest made in $1.5M jewellery store robbery & attempted murder; 2nd suspect still on the loose
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$100K Scam Targets Ontario Box Stores
-Trio arrested following 'elaborate' Ontario box store scam -
Nationwide Fraud Bust
-6 Winnipeggers charged in cross-Canada fraud ring -
Montreal, QC: $ 100,000 in jewelry stolen in downtown armed robbery
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Vancouver, BC: Theft suspect sprays bear mace directly in face of store employee
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Halifax, NS: Car stolen at Halifax gas pumps used to rob convenience store
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Nunavut: Iqaluit man sentenced two years for C-store armed robbery
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Surrey, BC: Theft of Surrey firefighters' thrift store van 'disheartening'
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C-Store - Kitchener, ON - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Halifax, NS - Armed Robberies (3x)
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C-Store - Halifax, NS - Armed Robbery
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Cell Store - Calgary, AB - Armed Robbery
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Coffee Shops - Toronto, ON - Burglary (2x)
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Family Market - St. Thomas, ON - Armed Robbery
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Dessert Shop - Toronto, ON - Burglary
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Pawnshop - Montreal, QC - Armed Robbery
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Shoppers Drug Mart - Langford, BC - Armed Robbery
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Shoppers Drug Mart - Saanich, BC - Armed Robbery
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Traders - Traders, NL - Armed Robbery
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Variety Store - Strathroy, ON - Armed Robbery