June 8, 2022

• Canadian Retailers Recognized
  -RCC's 2022 Excellence in Retailing Awards - Winners Announced

• Canadian Retail's COVID Evolution
  -Retail Changed Substantially Over the Course of the Pandemic and Future Predictions: Eric Morris of Google Canada

• Post-Lockdown Boom
  -Canadian Apparel Sales Forecasted to See Strong Growth Over Next Several Years: Trendex Report

• Montreal Retail Leasing Seeing Improved Activity as Pandemic Slowdowns Ease

• Canada's Response to U.S. Mass Shootings
  -Invoking Uvalde, Trudeau out to freeze handgun sales

• RELATED: Canada handgun sales soar after Trudeau proposes freeze

• Innovation & Tech Key for Canadian Retailers
  -Smaller Retailers Must Invest in Innovation Now Before Costs Rise Further

• Baby Formula Crisis Hits Canada
  -Hoarding, panic buying concerns lead some B.C. stores to temporarily limit baby formula sales

• Canadian Retail Sales Flat in March
  -Statistics Canada says retail sales virtually unchanged in March

• Do Canadian employees feel psychologically safe? (Survey)

• Inside IKEA’s first cashless downtown store at Yonge and Gerrard

• Majority of Canadians Now Embrace Using Self-Checkouts at Grocery Stores

• French Luxury Swimwear Brand Opens 1st Canadian Storefront in Montreal

• Toronto, ON: Police ID man, 54, shot and killed inside restaurant

• Thieves net more than $100,000 in Whitby jewelry store smash-and-grab

• Stouffville, ON: 'Everyone was shaken': Armed robbery leads to jewelry store adding security

• 36 robberies, half with guns, in the last 30 days in Mississauga and Brampton

• Mercedes SUV crashes into Milton store with customers and employees inside

• Niagara Police identify but still hunting for Toronto man tied to comic store robbery

• Reported armed robbery inside Mapleview mall in Burlington under investigation

• Two charged with store robberies in Kitchener and Waterloo

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May 25, 2022

• Canadian Retailers Recognized
  -Retail's Best Recognized: 2022 Excellence in Retailing Awards

• REGISTER NOW: RCC's Store 2022 is Next Week

• COVID's 'Seismic' Impact on Canadian Shopping Malls
  -Seismic reinvention of shopping malls accelerates in COVID's wake

• The U.S. Failed Miserably on COVID-19. Canada Shows It Didn't Have to Be That Way

• Canada's most northern border to reopen June 1 for first time since COVID-19 began

• Flu cases on the rise in Canada despite expected fall

• Banning Chinese Security Equipment
  -Canada Bans Huawei, ZTE to Secure Telecom Systems

• Canadian's On Alert After Buffalo Mass Shooting
  -Canada must be 'vigilant' about race replacement conspiracy threat: minister

• Canada Hits Russia Over Ukraine Invasion
  -Canada bans luxury goods trade with Russia, sanctions 14 other individuals

• The Last Days of Hudson's Bay at Yonge & Bloor in Downtown Toronto

• eBay partners with FedEx to ease Canadian shipping

• IKEA's first downtown Toronto location opens

• La Maison Simons Announces Halifax Store, Landlord to Repurpose Former Sears

• US Brand Allbirds to Enter Canada with 1st Stores: Interview

• Man Shot During Jewelry Store Robbery
  -St. Catharines jewelry store where man was shot in leg during robbery reopens

• B.C. man uses his child as a human shield in gas station robbery: RCMP

• RCMP seize firearms, cash, drugs after gun store burglary in southern Alberta

• Armed robber wanted on Canada-wide warrant could be in Brampton

• Police seeking to identify 3 suspects after robbery at Vaughan pharmacy

• One arrest made, three others at large following Mississauga jewellery store robbery

• Suspects sought in Oshawa and Pickering jewelry store robberies

• Police say weapon pulled during robbery at Burlington Fortinos

• N.S. man facing charges following robbery at Antigonish convenience store
  Halifax police seek suspect after convenience store robbed

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May 11, 2022

• Retail and RCC meet with B.C. Ministers on retail violence

• Pandemic Shopper Tracking?
  -Canadians' trips to liquor stores, pharmacies tracked via phones during pandemic

• Post-COVID Bookstore Boom in Canada?
  -Canadian authors, booksellers optimistic as industry rebounds after COVID-19 setbacks

• What new Omicron variants in Ontario and Canada mean for the future of the pandemic

• Eased COVID-19 restrictions fuel spike in irregular Canada-U.S. migration

• Crime Hitting Canadian Stores Too
  -Optical store's struggles bring Vancouver small-business challenges into focus

• Retail Data Breach Hits Ikea Canada
  -Ikea Canada Breach Exposes 95K Customer Records

• Instacart Expands Same-Day Delivery Across Canada with Major Retail Brands

• Toronto-Based Brand Kotn Launches Expansion with Several Stores Planned Including 1st Vancouver Location

• One man dead after 'brazen' shooting at North York plaza

• Sudbury police make arrest in Walmart shooting

• Ontario Police Look For Group Who Allegedly Rappelled Down A Building For A Diamond Heist

• Liquor store employee doused with bear spray during theft: Nanaimo RCMP

• Victim in weekend shooting at Brampton, Ont., restaurant dies of injuries

• Man charged in brazen midday robbery at Dartmouth mall

• Police seek 3 suspects after robbery at Markham jewelry store

• Police investigating robbery at Halifax Shoppers Drug Mart

• RCMP arrest 19-year-old following Westpark liquor store armed robbery

• Markham gaming store patrons robbed at gunpoint: police

• Hamilton police ask for help identifying three commercial robbery suspects

• VIDEO: Naked man runs through Surrey Walmart

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May 4, 2022

• Canadian Retailers Recognized
  -Retail's Best Recognized: 2022 Excellence in Retailing Awards

• More COVID Protest Clashes
  -Canadian police face off with protesters opposed to mandates

• The Pandemic & Workplace Safety
  -COVID-19 still a work safety concern

• As mask mandates end, Canada's Atlantic provinces see a virus resurgence

• Canada needs a stronger COVID-19 detection system, experts say

• Retail Delivery via Drone Ready to Sweep Canada?
  -Drone Delivery for Retailers in Canadian Cities Closer than Ever with Expanded Testing Initiatives

• Amazon's Union Push in Canada
  -Amazon workers in Canada's Alberta, Northwest Territories file for union vote

• Foot Locker Expands Power Store Concept in Canada with 1st Suburban Location

• $80K Theft Ring Busted
  -Retail theft ring taken down, several young teens charged, Peel police say

• Vancouver, BC: Police release video of 'takeover-style' robbery at Gucci shop

• Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Police searching for 4 men after Armed Robbery at Best Buy

• Conestoga Mall store robbed with Tasers: police

• More than $6K worth of stolen booze recovered after theft call at Aurora LCBO

• Woman arrested after liquor store robbery, Edmonton police still searching for man

• 2 armed men sought after robbing cannabis store in Oliver

• Man sought in connection with armed robbery at High River c-store

• Police Arrest Woman for Department Store for Robbery with a Weapon
  Convenience store robbed just after midnight: Kelowna RCMP

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April 27, 2022

• In Case You Missed It: RCC Retail LP Forum Recap
  -RCC's Retail LP Forum Explores the Growing Complexities of Protecting People, Property, and Assets

• COVID Impact's Best Buy Canada's HQ Plans
  -Best Buy Relocating Canadian Corporate Headquarters to Adopt Hybrid Work-From-Home Model

• Retail Sales Bounce Back After Canada Lifts COVID Restrictions
  -Canadian Retailers Bounce Back After Most Covid Curbs Lift

• Canadian Retailers Feeling Sting of 6th COVID Wave
  -Renewed labour crunch in retail, restaurants amid sixth wave

• COVID has changed the way consumers feel about food. Is the industry prepared?

• Canadian Retailers' Top Concern: Finding Workers
  -Competition for workers among top issues for retailers in 2022: Deloitte

• Walmart's Canadian Expansion
  -Walmart Invests Further in Canadian Operations with Opening of State-of-the-Art West Coast Distribution Centre

• Woman says Metro Vancouver Walmart staff mistreated disabled husband

• Taco Bell Looks to Grow Market Share with Plans to Double Canadian Store Count

• Amazon opens Hamilton warehouse, announces 3 more in Ontario

• L.L.Bean Announces Plans to Open 5 More Canadian Stores

• Despite market issues, Canadian retailers expect to exceed revenue targets

• 'Takeover-Style' Robbery Spree
  -Two charged following series of 'takeover-style' robberies in Toronto & Peel

• Kits shop owner says thieves shot her window during break-in attempt

• Gunpoint robbery in downtown Oakville sees employee assaulted

• 3 suspects, 1 allegedly armed with gun, sought following Vaughan c-store robbery

• Halifax police search for suspect in gas station armed robbery

• Three arrested in Carleton Place hardware store robbery

• Skeleton-masked suspect sought in reported robbery with a handgun in Stittsville

• Three charged in Montreal cellphone store stick-ups in under 24 hours

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April 13, 2022

• RCC Retail LP Forum Recap
  -RCC's Retail LP Forum Explores the Growing Complexities of Protecting People, Property, and Assets

• Canada's COVID-Retail Impact
  -Key Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Retail Insolvencies

• Union Head Takes $$ From COVID Test Supplier
  -Toronto police to investigate former union head Jerry Dias

• Sixth COVID Wave Hits Canada
  -Canada's Ontario in sixth COVID wave, hospitalizations likely to rise -official

• Ontario expands access to COVID-19 antivirals, recommends masking indoors

• Ontario Pot Shop Owners Demand Action Amid Robbery Surge
  -Canadian pot shop owners warn visibility rules increase risk of robbery

• Shoppers Drug Mart #1 Most Reputable Company in Canada
  -Retailers Rank Highly on List of Canada's Most Reputable Companies: Leger Study

• Retail Council Says Pros And Cons To Minimum Wage Hikes

• Best Buy Relocating Canadian Corporate Headquarters to Adopt Hybrid Work Model

• lululemon to Open 3-Level Flagship Store in Downtown Toronto

• 'Large police presence' at Burlington Centre Mall
  -Armed robbery inside mall under investigation after $200,000 worth of merchandise taken

• Calgary Robbery Duo Hits 9 Locations
  -Charges laid in Calgary robberies targeting convenience stores, pizza chains

• 13-year-old boy charged with armed robbery after same store hit 5 times in 8 months

• One person dead, 2 injured in shooting at Niagara Falls entertainment complex

• Mississauga pharmacy owner 'shaken' after store robbed for second time this week

• Man accused of robbing Circle K convenience store on trial in Yellowknife

• Police fail to catch Halifax smokes thief with high-tech tobacco tracker

• Man robs $320 in alcohol from LCBO in Burlington

• Sudbury police release photos of robbery suspect

• Three males arrested in attempted robbery in Milton

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April 6, 2022

• RCC's Retail LP Forum: April 12 | 1:00pm - 4:00pm ET (Virtual)

• Exploring the growing complexity of retail loss prevention

• Canada's Cannabis Retailers See Robbery Surge
  -Alberta cannabis store robbery surge leads advocates to ask for new rules

• Toronto's Retail Recovery
  -Workers Returning to Toronto's Downtown Core Gives Retail and Other Businesses a Boost

• High Prices - More Theft
  -Pre-pay policy now in effect at some Ottawa gas stations to prevent fuel theft

• Dollarama to sell products priced up to C$5 to shore up margins

• Greed and Profiteering in the Supply Chain Causing Unsustainable Price Increases for Retail Goods in Canada

• Video Interview: Sylvain Charlebois Discusses Canadian Food Availability and Prices During War in Ukraine

• Canadian Footwear Brand Maguire Expands to NYC with 1st International Storefront

• Statistics Canada says economy grew 0.2 per cent in January

• Walmart Shooting Incident
  -Sudbury police converge on residence to arrest Walmart shooting suspect

• Toronto Police Arrest Man & Teen Who Went On A Robbery Spree At 16 Stores

• Etobicoke, ON: Alleged bandit accused of five retail store robberies

• Winnipeg, MB: Off-duty Winnipeg officers assaulted, sprayed with bear spray while attempting to stop theft

• Suspects arrested in London Ont. jewelry store robbery: police

• Four people arrested following robberies at two Cape Breton convenience stores

• Manitoba: Robbery Suspect Uses Solid Chocolate Bunny To Attack Store Clerk

• Warrant issued for suspect in Ajax, Oshawa robberies

• Brantford resident arrested in ongoing c-store robbery investigation

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March 30, 2022

• Just a Couple Weeks Away!
  -RCC's Retail Loss Prevention Forum

• Canadian Stores Enlist Axis Communications Tech to Fight Theft
  -Retailers Find Benefit in Using Camera Technology for Customer Experience

• Businesses Dealing with Shattered Windows Amid Crime Wave
  -"Unbelievable": Glass companies swamped by Vancouver's crime surge

• Targeted & Gang Shootings on the Rise
  -'Brazenness' of shootings escalating, police say, as videos of public gun violence released

• The U.S. and Canada Reestablish the Cross-Border Crime Forum

• Canadians Lost $375M to Scams in 2021
  -Thwarting cybercriminals before they get your financial info

• Police Urge Public to Report Fraud
  -RCMP offer tips to combat fraud

• Fraud Awareness Month: Tips and reminders from Regina police

• Canada's Epstein - Legal Update
  -Arrest warrant issued for Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard in Montreal

• Home Depot Canada: Worksheet on privilege gone viral not authorized

• Canadian Consumers Changing Shopping Patterns Due to Inflation: Report

• Statistics Canada is Changing How it Monitors Food Prices

• Police in Metro Vancouver investigate spate of targeted shootings, homicides

• Duo faces multiple charges following car theft and robbery: Halifax police

• Durham sees spike in pharmacy robberies, police canvassing with prevention tips

• Georgetown, ON: Police investigate armed robbery at convenience store

• Psychiatric assessment ordered for man who held up Victoria Street retail store

• Lethbridge police identify suspect in bear spray attack on liquor store worker

• Man accused of robbing pizza joint with machete remains in custody

• Suspect sought following break-in to Acton leather goods store

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March 23, 2022

• Exploring the growing complexity of retail loss prevention

• Front Line Employees Fearful & May Continue Wearing Masks For a While
  -The masks are coming off, but grocers remain on guard

• Ontario Drops Mask Mandate
  -Ontario lifts mask mandates in most public spaces including schools, retail settings

• Still No Plans for Feds to Lift Restrictions
  -No end in sight for federal COVID-19 restrictions, health minister tells Commons committee

• Canadians are in favour of hybrid work amid COVID. Can employers force them back?

• What you need to know to drive or fly across the Canada-U.S. border as more COVID restrictions get lifted

• Cannabis Stores Hit with Robbery Surge
  -Calgary cannabis store owners call for change to display rules after spike in robberies

• 59% - Communications 'Somewhat to Not-At-All Useful' & 37% Want to Quit
  -Disconnect Between Retail Workers and Head Offices in Canada a Major Issue Leading to Turnover: Report

• 'Swiss Army Knife of Cyber Intrusions'
  -Ontario security company uncovers ransomware gang affiliate using Cobalt Strike

• Pent-up demand has Canadians shrugging off spiraling prices, for now

• Walmart Canada Announces Massive Fulfillment Centre Near Calgary as Part of Significant National Growth Initiative

• IKEA Canada Continues National Expansion Strategy with Launch of First Planning Studio Concept in Quebec

• Best Buy Armed Robbery Crew on the Loose
  -Milton, ON: Armed gunpoint robbery at Best Buy has police hunting 5 suspects

• Toronto Violent Cell Phone Store Robbery Spree
  -Police make arrests in connection with nearly a dozen cell phone store robberies committed across the GTA

• Employee at Nesters Market punched in the face while trying to stop theft

• Police investigate after robbery reported at Toronto jewelry store

• Police say youth among 2 people charged in Edmonton cannabis store robbery

• Moncton, NB: RCMP seeking public's assistance to identify robbery suspect

• Two Oakville pharmacies robbed within minutes of each other

• Suspect at large after Ajax convenience store robbery

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March 16, 2022

• Exploring the growing complexity of retail loss prevention

• Curbing Canada's Crime Surge
  -Montreal police adding security cameras to fight crime, worrying community groups

• Rising Gas Prices in Canada = More Theft
  -Police, convenience store industry prepare for gas thefts as prices continue to rise

• Canada's fastest-growing city grapples with how to manage rising crime rates

• Rising crime in Vancouver's downtown sparks calls for reform

• All 10 Canadian Provinces Ease COVID Guidelines
  -Everybody (except Ottawa) is declaring an end to the COVID-19 pandemic

• No More Lockdowns Needed in Canada?
  -Canada no longer at COVID's mercy but new variants could arise: experts

• 2 years on, there are calls for a real look at what went wrong in Canada during COVID

• Canada's Fraud Prevention Month Continues
  -Chargeback fraud on the rise, proving costly to Canadian businesses: Moneris

• Canadian Retail Sales Up 22.7% Compared to 2019
  -Retailers See Boost as Canadian Consumer Spending Rises in Q1 2022

• Walmart to Open Global Tech Hub in Toronto as it Strategizes the Future of Retail

• IKEA Canada Continues National Expansion with Launch of 1st Planning Studio Concept

• Canada adds 336,600 jobs in February, jobless rate drops to 5.5%

• Vancouver, BC: 1 dead in shooting outside Superstore in North Vancouver

• Montreal, QC: Man shot dead near Place Versailles shopping centre

• Toronto, ON: Man arrested after 'convenience store robbery spree,' police say

• Toronto, ON: Terrifying armed robbery of jewelry store caught on surveillance video

• Edmonton Police seek public's assistance identifying suspects in liquor store robbery

• Video shows armed robbery at jewelry shop in Mississauga

• Kamloops, BC: Same theft suspect busted on back-to-back days

• Two attempted robberies and a robbery within three days in Abbotsford

• Smash & grab at Shoppers Drug Mart has Halton police searching for suspects

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March 9, 2022

• Businesses Seek Help After Costly COVID Protests
  -Feds announce $20 million to support Ottawa businesses impacted by downtown COVID demonstrations

• Canada's 'National Emergency' Ends
  -Trudeau revokes emergency powers after Canada blockades end

• Retail's Bright Post-COVID Future in Canada
  -Canadian Retail Market Adapting to New Reality 2 Years In

• Ontario will lift mask mandates by end of March if COVID-19 keeps declining

• Canada relaxes entry requirements for vaccinated travellers

• Canada to require vaccinations, COVID tests for cruise passengers and crew

• March is Canada's Fraud Prevention Month
  -Did you know March is Fraud Prevention Month?

• 130% Increase in Fraud in 2021
  -CAFC steps up awareness campaign during March 2022 Fraud Prevention Month

• Grande Prairie RCMP working to prevent fraud through awareness and education

• Retailers in Canada Boycott Russian Products
  -Canadian Liquor Stores Remove Russian Vodka From Shelves

• Inflation Crushing Canadian Shoppers
  -More shoppers feeling inflation pressure look to dollar stores for deals, retail experts say

• Hudson’s Bay to Close Bloor & Yonge Department Store in Downtown Toronto

• Walmart Canada takes aim at last-mile carbon emissions

• Arrests made in beer store robbery that led to killing of employee, 19

• Security Glass Thwarts Robbery
  -Bradford, ON: Robbery at currency exchange store in Upper Canada Mall thwarted by security glass

• Violent Robbery Crew
  -Edmonton, AB: Violent robberies at c-stores have police searching for suspects

• Halifax, NS: Two men charged in robberies linked to lockdown of Halifax mall

• Peterborough convenience store robbed three times in 9 days

• Two suspects sought in Durham phone store robberies

• Robbery inside Mapleview mall in Burlington under investigation

• Two Cambridge convenience store robberies reported less than hour apart

• Chestermere RCMP investigate armed robbery at local pharmacy

• Regina Police arrest man following a Friday afternoon robbery

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February 23, 2022

• RCC's Retail Loss Prevention Forum
  -Protecting People, Property and Assets

• 'State of Emergency' Still in Effect Over Canadian COVID Protests
  -Canadian lawmakers extend emergency powers act for truck protests

• Hundreds More Arrested This Past Weekend
  -Canada looks to end Covid-19 protests with tougher financial measures after another weekend of arrests

• Pepper spray, tow trucks, and Bitcoin seizures
  -How Canada finally ended the weeks-long Freedom Convoy protests in Ottawa

• Key Events in Canada's Trucker Protests Against COVID Curbs

• Canada approves Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine for adults

• Canada's Fraud Prevention Month
  -Did you know March is Fraud Prevention Month?

• British Columbia Fraud Losses Soar
  -Fraud losses in Sidney, North Saanich rose by 73 per cent in 2021

• Higher Prices & Labor Shortage Hitting Canadian Retailers
  -'Skimpflation' A Trend As Consumers in Canada See Reduction in Customer Service at Retailers with Fewer Employees

• Walmart ships fraudulent order to hacker's address, makes customer recoup cost
  -After hearing from Go Public, Walmart Canada refunded the cost of the Apple TV

• Spending Boost to Come as Restrictions Lift in Canada Says Study by Moneris

• Canadian Tire orders inventory early, charters cargo ships to keep shelves stocked

• Jewelry Heist Suspect Now Wanted for Murder
  -Kitchener, ON: Man wanted in Lukfook robbery also sought in murder

• Langley, BC: Credit card fraudster runs up $20,000 bill at drug store

• Thieves injure store workers with bear spray in Grande Prairie robbery: RCMP

• RCMP looking for Thompson, Man. robbery suspect who allegedly threatened store employee's life

• Winnipeg police arrest 2 after armed convenience store heist

• Barrie Circle K armed robbery suspect believed to be underage: police

• River Heights, MB: Pair face charges for convenience store robbery

• Charlottetown, PEI: Man sentenced to five years in prison for armed robbery

• Merville general story targeted in early morning robbery

• RCMP search for suspect following armed robbery at Truro, N.S., gas station

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February 16, 2022

• RCC's Retail Loss Prevention Forum
  -Protecting People, Property and Assets

• COVID Protests Lead to Canada's 1st 'National Emergency' in 50 Years
  -Trudeau invokes Emergencies Act due to blockades and protests over Covid-19 health measures

• Canada's Most Populous Province Lifts COVID Restrictions
  -Ontario will no longer require people show vax proof to enter indoor spaces

• Good News for Canadian Retailers
  -Announcement of Pandemic Restrictions Being Lifted in Ontario Good News for Retailers and Foodservice Businesses

• RELATED: Relief and Concern as Pandemic Restrictions are Lifted Across Canada

• Alberta retail capacity guidance changed (again)

• Canada To Drop Pre-Arrival Covid Testing For Vaccinated Travelers, Per Reports

• COVID-19 vaccine and booster tracker: How many Canadians are vaccinated?

• U.S. Guns Fueling Canadian Violence Surge?
  -Guns used in crimes are coming from U.S., not legal gun owners: police chiefs

• Canadian Retail Cyber Concerns
  -Concerns Over Data Privacy Compliance as Retail Industry in Canada Accelerates Shift to Digital Channels

• Disruptions at border crossings threaten the continued supply of essential goods for Canadian consumers

• Saks OFF 5TH to Shut 2 More Canadian Stores in Calgary and Suburban Toronto

• Toronto, ON: 14-year-old boy, man charged in fatal shooting in McD's parking lot

• Brossard, QC: 3 arrested after strip mall shooting leaves man in critical condition

• Peterborough, ON: Truck hauling 2,000+ firearms stolen from Canadian truck yard

• Barrie police arrest man allegedly involved in Circle K robberies

• Ski shop smash & grab suspects miss the boat

• (Update) Suspect arrested in connection to fatal shooting at Ottawa shopping plaza

• Richmond, BC: Suspect carries away safe in charity thrift store robbery

• Police seeking suspect in armed robbery at Niagara Falls convenience store

• Ajax cellphone store robbed of cash, phones

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February 9, 2022

• Ottawa Declares 'State of Emergency'
  -Canada truckers continue protest of COVID restrictions

• Ottawa Bringing in 1,800 More Police Officers
  -Ending Protest Requires More Police, Ottawa Chief Says

• Retail Impact of Trucker Protest
  -Worries build over economic impact of Alberta border blockade

• Canadian police seize fuel at trucker Covid protest as court silences horns

• Canada PM: military response not in cards for COVID protests

• Canadian protesters block access to the busiest international crossing in North America as demonstrations against Covid-19 measures continue

• Canada truckers protest: Trudeau demands an end to trucker protest

• Canada's Theft Surge
  -Supermarket theft rising, shoplifters more aggressive, warns grocery industry

• 'Banner Year' for Canadian Retail?
  -Several International Brands Open 1st Canadian Stores in January 2022

• 56% of Canadian Organizations Paid Ransomware Demands
  -Study indicates Canadian companies paying ransomware demands

• Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto Adding More Luxury Retailers in 2022

• Walmart Unveils Multi-Million Dollar Renovation to Supercentre Store in Toronto

• Acne Studios Is Opening Its First Canadian Storefront

• 'Distraction Shootings' Across Toronto
  -Robbers staged public shootings to distract from Toronto-area jewelry store heists

• $120K Store Burglary
  -Edmonton, AB: Five thieves sought after optical store break-in steals $120K worth of glasses

• Vancouver wig shop broken into a third time, roughly $40K in product stolen

• Vancouver Police arrest three violent shoplifters downtown

• Police seek suspect after armed robbery at Kelowna gas station

• Windsor robbery suspect stranded in Sarnia eagerly confesses to police

• Police Looking For Suspect In North Battleford Armed Robbery

• Brampton convenience store robbed

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February 2, 2022

• RCC's Retail Loss Prevention Forum
  -Protecting People, Property and Assets

• Vax, Mask & Lockdown Protest in Canada's Capital
  -Thousands in Ottawa protest COVID mandates, many rebuked

• Canada's Version of the Jan. 6th Riot?
  -Canada police fear violence at trucker vaccine protest

• Best Buy Mask Policy Human Rights Complaint
  -Human rights complaint filed over Best Buy's mask policy dismissed by B.C. tribunal

• The Real Cause of Empty Store Shelves in Canada
  -Worker absenteeism -- not trucker vax mandates -- impacting store shelves

• Vaccine Passport to Enter Stores in Quebec
  -BC not expanding vaccine passport to liquor, cannabis stores

• Canada says just as many trucks are entering from the US despite the vaccine mandate for truckers that triggered protests

• Canada's Trudeau 'not intimidated' by truckers' COVID protest

• Freedom Convoy: Trudeau calls trucker protest an 'insult to truth'

• Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tests positive for Covid-19

• Black Market Canadian Credit Cards Cheaper Than Starbucks
  -Stolen Canadian payment card information is as cheap as flashy latte

• 7-Eleven Customer Lawsuit
  -Penticton, BC: Man suing 7-Eleven after incident left him with injuries

• RCC's response to today's Supply Chain Summit

• With dozens of pot shops popping up across northern Ontario, legal weed market could be at 'saturation point'

• Toronto, ON: Boy, 13, arrested in robbery investigation; tied to recent homicide

• In Case You Missed It
  -Campbell River, BC, Canada: Video shows elderly woman stopping suspected Walmart shoplifter, rips off his balaclava

• Halifax, NS: Bystanders help stop alleged jewelry thief at Dartmouth's Mic Mac Mall

• 12-year-old faces firearm charges after Dartmouth store robbery

• Kitchener man charged in connection to mall robbery & multiple break and enters

• Two charged after armed robbery in Morinville

• Smokes swiped in Halifax convenience store robbery

• Red Deer RCMP seeking assistance to identify suspects involved in assault, robbery

• RCMP investigate weekend armed robbery in Cupar, Sask.

• Gas bar robbery suspect sought in Fort Erie, Niagara Falls

• Police seeking 2 suspects after robbery at phone store in Vaughan

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January 26, 2022

• RCC's Retail Loss Prevention Forum
  -Protecting People, Property and Assets

• A 'Perfect Storm' for Criminal Activity
  -US-Style Smash-and-Grab Retail Crime Expected for Canada

• Study: More violent crime in poor Vancouver neighbourhoods, theft in wealthier ones

• Uptick in robberies concerns Waterloo regional police chief

• Murders of GTA men highlight Mexico's bloody history with Canadian organized crime

• Canada's Retail Vaccine Mandates
  -Walmart, Costco and other big box stores in Canada begin enforcing vaccine mandates, and some shoppers aren't buying it

• COVID Wave Worsening Labor & Product Shortages
  -Grocery store closures loom amid labour, product shortages

• Business Call for Delay to Vaccine Mandate
  -Delay vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers, business groups urge Trudeau

• Vaccine Mandate Impact
  -Fruit and veggie outages in Canada get worse with trucker shortages

• Canadian Retail Sales Drop 2.1% in December
  -Canada Dec retail sales seen down as COVID restrictions bite

• Canada's Epstein - Peter Nygard Trial Update
  -Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard denied bail, will be detained in Toronto

• Canada's legalization of cannabis is a success story, despite a shaky first act

• International Brands Continued to Enter Canadian Market by Opening Stores Over the Past 12 Months with More to Come

• Maison Kitsuné Enters Canadian Market With Vancouver Store and Café

• $750K Jewelry Heist
  -Mississauga, ON: Police seek 2 suspects after $750,000 in jewelry, gold stolen store

• Toronto, ON: Police looking for 5 suspects after merchandise worth $150K stolen from downtown store

• 'A huge disappointment': $10K worth of meat stolen from local butcher shop

• Guns, $4M of drugs reportedly seized by Toronto police in Project Tundra investigation

• Vancouver, BC: Attempted theft stymied at Gucci shop in downtown

• Police issue Canada-wide warrant for federal offender; armed robbery & theft

• RNC respond to armed robbery at St. John's service station

• Police search for two suspects following armed robbery at Dartmouth variety store

• Ottawa police searching for Sandy Hill robbery suspect

• Bell Island RCMP investigates armed robbery

• RCMP looking to identify individual following fraudulent purchases

• Autographed Willie Nelson and Kid Rock guitars stolen from Winnipeg store

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January 12, 2022

• One-Third of Workers Calling in Sick?
  -B.C. employers talk 'worst-case scenario' and 'last resort' as they plan for mass sicknesses

• Shopping Restrictions a Drag on Canadian Retailers
  -Canadian Apparel Retailers to Struggle and Continue Losing Market Share Amid New COVID Variant: Trendex Report

• 'Do Not Travel' to Canada
  -Americans should avoid travel to Canada amid COVID surge, U.S. CDC says

• COVID & Mental Health
  -Mental Health Resources for Retail Employees

• Relief Grant for Ontario Small Businesses Not Enough for Lockdown Losses

• Crime Reporting in Canada
  -RCMP Releases Guide to Reporting Suspicious Incidents

• Canada's Epstein - Peter Nygard Update
  -Bail hearing continues for Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygard

• RCC's New Retail Health Program
  -Retail Council of Canada launching health benefits program for retail employees

• Pandora to resume ownership of Canada stores

• Langley, BC: Bystander struck by bullet in strip mall shooting that killed 18-year-old, police confirm

• Brampton, ON: 3 teens arrested in string of retail robberies, vehicle thefts

• Diamond rings recovered, man arrested in sledge hammer-toting Toronto heist

• Maskless shoplifter pulls meat cleaver on store worker: VPD

• Halifax police investigating armed robbery at Bedford gas station

• Victoria, BC: Suspect with 'distinct' jacket sought after armed robbery in Victoria

• Vancouver grocery store robber re-arrested

• Peel police looking for lone suspect after Mississauga retail store robbery

• Sudbury police looking for robbery suspect

• Sale arranged online leads to armed robbery in Pickering

• Teenagers carry out armed robbery at Lanarkshire c-store

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January 5, 2022

• "Absolutely Terrible News"
  -Ontario Lockdown to Push More Businesses Into Bankruptcy

• Non-Essential Store Shutdown
  -Quebec begins retail store closures amid new COVID-19 wave

• Welcome News for Ontario Retailers
  -Retail group applauds Ontario decision to cut COVID-19 isolation period

• Provinces counter rise in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations with new measures

• A list of the new COVID-19 measures that will take effect on Wednesday in Ontario

• Canadian army rolls in Quebec to hasten COVID-19 vaccination

• Canadian Police Shootings
  -Number of Canadian police shootings in 2021 remains too high, experts say

• Retail's Uncertain Future in Canada
  -Canadian Retail Sales on Shaky Ground: Strappagiel

• (Update) Winnipeg, MB: Arrest made in shooting death of man outside Winnipeg convenience store

• 'The Level of Violence ... During These Robberies is Disturbing'
  -Calgary, AB: Police lay 137 charges against 4 teens accused of physically assaulting victims in 'take-over' style robberies

• $200,000 Theft
  -Ontario police investigating alleged butter theft

• C-Store Robbery Crew Busted
  -Edmonton, AB: Suspects arrested in convenience store robbery spree

• Halifax police investigate theft of firearms from Canadian Tire over the holidays

• Toronto police seek 3 armed suspects following downtown jewelry heist

• Foursome wanted in $1,500 Regent clothing heist: Winnipeg police

• Calgary cannabis store robbed on Boxing Day morning

• Suspect uses knife in Mississauga store robbery

• Three wanted in Ajax cellphone store robbery on the day before Christmas Eve

• RCMP arrest man believed to be behind Yarmouth grocery store robbery

• RCMP searching for man following armed robbery at gas station in Bible Hill, N.S.

• Peterborough man arrested for robbery, theft of donation box money

• New Brunswick RCMP investigate armed robbery at Moncton convenience store

• Police in N.L. arrest a man and a woman for recent robberies in province

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