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Increase in liquor thefts leads to a 'challenge' for new solutions
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CBC Marketplace Investigation: We bought dozens of products from AliExpress, Amazon, eBay, Walmart and Wish. Over half were suspected fakes
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Top 10 scams that impacted Canadians in 2019
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Why are so many big retail stores closing in Canada? Experts weigh in
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Behind CN, CP's quiet deal to skirt railway blockades and keep Canada's vital goods moving
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These are the retailers closing in Canada or facing bankruptcy in 2020
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Lots of losers as retailers strive to survive in 2020
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Retail stores like Pier 1 'not really anything to anyone,' analyst says
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Hobo Cannabis Company Announces Ontario Expansion Plan, Bringing Market Share to 15 Locations
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Chinese Variety Retailer YOYOSO to Enter Canada with Plans for Multiple Storefronts
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(Update) SIU clears Ottawa police officers in shopping mall shooting death of Indigenous man
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Saskatoon, SK: Loss prevention officer stabbed while trying to apprehend shoplifting suspect
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Regina, SK: Police arrest alleged Peeping Tom after camera found in Tim Horton's restroom
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Winnipeg, MB: Off-duty police officer assaulted after he followed liquor theft suspects
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Campbell River, BC: Woman charged in robbery spree; hit c-store, gas station, bank
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Brampton man charged in connection with illegal alcohol store in Markham
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Berlin Court Sends Three Suspects to Prison for Theft of Gold Canadian Coin Worth $4M
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C-Store - Campbell River, BC - Armed Robbery
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Gas Station - Campbell River, BC - Armed Robbery
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Marijuana Dispensary - Vancouver, BC - Armed Robbery
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Retail Store - Essex County, ON - Burglary
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Sports Store - Thompson, MB - Burglary
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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
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Coronavirus just beginning to hurt Canadian economy, experts say
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This Canadian start-up used AI to track coronavirus and raised alarm days before the outbreak
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‘I don’t want to stay another 10 days’: Life in Canada under coronavirus quarantine
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Robberies at cell phone retailers becoming more frequent, police say
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How Blockchain and Crypto Is Impacting Retail in Canada
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The Home Depot Canada to hire 5,500 new associates
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Pier 1 Imports to Close All Canadian Stores
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Blairmore, AB: ASIRT investigates fatal officer-involved shooting in Home Hardware parking lot
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Winnipeg, AB: Three 16-year-olds stabbed at Safeway on Keewatin Street
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Hamilton, ON: He lost 'his whole life:' Hamilton man acquitted of armed robbery after 8 years in prison
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Langley, BC: Man shot at strip mall Friday dies of his injuries
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Thornhill, ON: Police looking for suspect involved in double-shooting outside mall
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West Shore, BC: RCMP seek public help to identify gas station credit card fraud suspect
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Cell Phone Store - Surrey, BC - Robbery
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Dairy Queen - Invermere, BC - Armed Robbery
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Liquor Mart - Winnipeg, AB - Armed Robbery
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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'
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Canada confirms seventh case of new coronavirus
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Canada's legal weed stores attractive targets for robbers
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'Culture of dysfunction': Federal Court certifies $1.1B bullying, harassment class action against RCMP leadership
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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
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Charlottetown, PEI: Guilty of $27K smash and grab, man begs judge not to send him to prison
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Saskatoon, SK: Man allegedly pulls hatchet on LP officer after caught shoplifting
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6 arrested in Kingston kidnapping and robbery investigation; forced victim to rob c-store
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C-Store - Kingston, ON - Robbery
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Cannabis Store - Burglary - Strathmore, AB
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Oakville Place Mall - Armed Robbery - Oakville, ON
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Pawn Shop - Sudbury, ON - Robbery
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Perfume - Ottawa - Armed Robbery
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Business owners, law enforcement hold meeting in Winnipeg to tackle retail theft
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Retailers looking to share info to combat theft pen letter to justice minister
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Businesses, province tight-lipped about takeaways from retail crime roundtable discussion
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Retailers opposed to Canadian cities fining businesses over stray shopping carts
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Canadian Shopping Centres to See Unprecedented Redevelopment and Site Intensification: Retail Council of Canada Study
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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
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Canadian Retail Sales Growth Slows to a Crawl
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'Fog of uncertainty' in Canada as autos mask weak retail sales
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'Things don’t look good': Uncertainty over MEC Saskatoon opening
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Mississauga’s Square One Shopping Centre to Become the Largest Mixed-Use Development in Canadian History
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Why big supermarkets aren’t jumping on the zero-waste train
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Collingwood, ON: Fire engulfs Sporting Life; damages in the millions
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Surrey, BC: Alleged crook traps himself store, then gets nabbed by police
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Winnipeg, MB: Customer knocked out during liquor store left
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Bradford, ON: Man charged with $2,000 theft of baby formula from grocery store
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Man who stole 150 wigs, some for kids with cancer, gets 3.5 year sentence
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Skimming devices at Kitchener gas stations weren't skimming devices after all
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C-Store - Halifax, NS - Armed Robbery
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Liquor Mart - Winnipeg, MB - Robbery
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Needs - Halifax, NS - Armed Robbery
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Seaway Mall - Welland, ON - Armed Robbery
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Smoke Shop - Oshawa, ON - Armed Robbery
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Unnamed business - Brantford, ON - Armed Robbery
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Unnamed store - Saskatoon, SK - Armed Robbery
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Unnamed store - London, ON - Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven - High River, AB - Armed Robbery
January 29, 2020
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The Canadian Push is Over - Stores Start Closing
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'This is not the end:' Slew of closures shows challenges in Canadian Retail Industry
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Atlantic Canada Privacy Commissioners question growing use of Facial Recognition
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Alberta privacy commissioner opens investigation into ID scans at liquor stores
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Mastercard to build new $510M cybersecurity centre in Vancouver
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RCC hosting theft and safety roundtable on January 31st in Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Lowe's Closing 34 Underperforming stores in Canada
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Apparel retailer Bench to shutter all Canadian stores
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La Senza suppliers file to put it in Ch. 7 bankruptcy
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B.C. winery employee fired for accidentally dumping 5,680 litres of wine down the drain
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Vancouver, BC: Gun at Willowbrook Shopping Centre: Teen struck with butt of firearm in Langley assault
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Hamilton, Ont: Alleged Ancaster Best Buy bandits linked to GTA Organized Crime Ring
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Simcoe County, Ont: Charge laid after $2,000 in Baby Formula stolen from Bradford Store
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Hamilton, Ont: Two face 141 charges of fraud, identity theft
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Hamilton, Ont: Two face 141 charges of fraud, identity theft
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Montreal: Longtime Milano grocery store employee dies, found in walk-in fridge
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Collingwood, Ont: Sporting Life plans to re-open after massive fire; damage in the millions
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Surrey, BC: Bungling burglar gets trapped inside cellphone store when he can't squeeze back under security fencing
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Winners theft investigated by Airdrie RCMP
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Toronto: Man charged after thefts of high-end vehicles from dealerships across GTA
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Toronto: Police search for man accused of tampering with food in west-end store
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Hanna, AB: Arrest Warrants issued for 2 Men in Identity Theft
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C-Store - Saskatoon - Armed Robbery
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Cellphone - Surrey, BC - Burglary
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Cigar Shop - Alberta, CA - Armed Robbery
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7-Eleven - High River, AB - Armed Robbery
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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
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Retail Council of Canada Meeting Follow-up
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RCC hosting theft and safety roundtable in January
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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.
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Calgary, AB: Province cracking down on liquor thefts; Working group looks at ID-scanning
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$170,000 lawsuit filed by Edmonton man pepper-sprayed outside supermarket
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Bose to Shutter Canadian Stores Amid Brick-and-Mortar Retail Retreat
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Mississauga's Square One Shopping Centre to Become the Largest Mixed-Use Development in Canadian History
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Smart lockers for online purchases coming to Vancouver transit stations
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Scarborough, Ont.: Police say boy shot at Gas Station has died
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Peterborough, Ont: Police investigate after more than $100,000 in meat stolen from butcher shops
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Surrey Mounties looking for two suspects in $28,000 stolen credit card fraud
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Surrey Mounties capture 'significant' cargo of stolen mail
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Nanaimo RCMP: Clerk bruised, traumatized after Armed Robbery at Quarterway Liquor Store
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Smithers B.C: RCMP investigating alleged sexual assault in downtown lingerie store
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Suspects wanted for 10 break and enters in one night in rural Saskatchewan
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Windsor, Ont: Food and tools among items stolen from Ontario foodbank
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C-Store - Shell Lake, Sask - Burglary
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C-Store - Leask, Sask - Burglary
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Gas Station - Calgary, AB - Robbery
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Gas Station - Princeton, B.C.- Armed Robbery
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Jewelry - Prince George - Armed Robbery
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Liquor - Nanaimo, BC - Armed Robbery
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Pharmacy - Leask, Sask - Burglary
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Post Office - Shell Lake, Sask - Burglary
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Post Office - Rabbit Lake, Sask - Burglary
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Post Office - Blaine Lake, Sask - Burglary
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Post Office - Hafford, Sask - Burglary
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7-Eleven - Namaimo, BC - Armed Robbery
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Canadian Jewellers Association Taps Mountie to Get Tough on Losses
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Carter's OshKosh B'gosh Takes Heat Over Clothes Dumped In Toronto Dumpster
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Things Engraved fires all retail employees at stores across Canada
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Loblaw to close two distribution centres, expand Cornwall facility
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IKEA closing all of its 'pick-up-point' stores in Ontario
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Calgary tattoo shop holds 'we got robbed sale' after their shop was 'cleaned out' by thieves
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Vancouver, BC: Reports of shots fired near Guildford Town Centre
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Langley and Surrey RCMP seek to identify six suspects for armed robbery, shoplifting, property damage, and break-in
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Winnipeg man faces charges after allegedly stealing truck, theft from Dryden Walmart
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Sudbury, ON: Man wore a gas mask and a pillowcase to carry out 2018 robberies
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C-Store - Peterborough, ON - Armed Robbery (2x)
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Car Dealership - Kelowna, BC - Burglary
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Jewelry Store - Edmonton, AB - Armed Robbery
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Tattoo Shop - Calgary, AB - Burglary
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Undisclosed Businesses - Surrey, BC - Armed Robbery (4x)
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'It's an epidemic': Retailer laments explosion in liquor store thefts
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Violent robberies up in Calgary liquor stores, but cannabis shops spared: police
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'We Can't Take This Anymore'
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Coalition of Manitoba businesses look for actions against retail theft; Roundtable set for Jan. 31
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Thinking Beyond Self-Checkouts to Improve the Customer Experience in Grocery Stores
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Sask. restaurants had 31,700 health violations in 3 years, but 0 fines were issued
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Direct-to-Consumer Biggest Retail Trend of the Last Decade, and What's to Come: Expert
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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
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Canadian Retail Sales Growth Headed for 10 Year Low
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60% of Canadians feared falling victim to fraud during holiday season
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Red Deer, AB: Man killed outside Walmart store; Suspect seeking legal aid
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Hamilton, ON: 'Suddenly, he stabbed me'
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Vancouver officers ordered to co-operate with watchdog over fatal 2016 Canadian Tire shooting
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Unicity businesses frustrated after string of smash-and-grab robberies: 'We can't afford this'
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Cops called after large crowd gathers at Eaton Centre to see TikTok star
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Police Report: Quilters leap to action, detain suspected thief
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C-Store - St. Paul, AB - Armed Robbery (2x in 24 hours)
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C-Store - Hamilton, ON - Armed Robbery/Stabbing
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C-Store - Windsor, ON - Armed Robbery
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C-Store - Saskatoon, SK - Armed Robbery/Stabbing
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Gas Station - Halifax, NS - Robbery (2x)
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Liquor Store - Enderby, BC - Armed Robbery
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Liquor Store - Abbotsford, BC - Armed Robbery (2x)
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Pot Shop - Edmonton, AB - Armed Robbery