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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