August 8, 2018

• This Canadian mall could be tracking you as you shop
  -Cadillac Fairview may be using cell phone location tracking in shopping centres

• First-ever Canadian police team dedicated to scouring web for stolen property
  -$750K in stolen goods seized in 400 cases over 16 months

• In Canada's Grocery Carts, a Boycott U.S.A. Movement Starts Rolling ​
  -Seasonally Adjusted Exports Down 1.2% 

• From boats to beer, Canadian businesses blaming U.S. tariffs for price hikes

• Canada and the Artificial Intelligence Revolution
  -AI Will Be 'Revolutionary' for Businesses

• REGISTER TODAY: RCC Retail Secure 2018 - September 20

• Canada Store Openings

• 'I think it's disgusting': Struggling former Sears Canada employees furious that board members made $630K since bankruptcy

• Petco Expands to Canada through New Partnership with Canadian Tire

• Cannabis retailers step up race to hire staff as legalization looms

• U.S. Cannabis Seller Starbuds Eyes Expansion Into Canada

• Edmonton, AB: Traffic stop leads to arrest of man wanted for 14 store robberies over three months

• Red Deer, AB: Truck drives through mall, hauls off 2 ATMs in brazen smash and grab

• Chilliwack, BC: Melee ensues after salon locks in customer who wouldn't pay

• 'Everybody is worried about the guns'
  -Threat of armed robbery looms for Saskatoon store owner

• Crime stinks: Winnipeg shop owner offers free cheese to catch intruder

• Barrie, ON: Man tried to steal $1K worth of meat before fleeing across highway

• Winnipeg, MB: Man faces charges after more 112K illegal cigarettes seized

• Edmonton, AB: Police investigate after U-Haul van crashes into hobby shop

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

• Cheese Store - Winnipeg, MB - Burglary

• Hobby Shop - Edmonton, AB - Burglary

• Parkland Mall - Red Deer, AB - Burglary/Smash & Grab

• Salvation Army - Airdrie, AB - Armed Robbery

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August 1, 2018

• "Why are you doing this?"
  -Police investigating after video shows three security guards restraining man

• Ottawa woman sues Value Village store, two managers for sexual harassment, racial and religion discrimination

• After deadly cafe shooting, Toronto wants to ban handgun sales in the city

• No 'Retail Apocalypse' in Canada
  -2018 Could Break Records for International Retailers Entering Canada

• Trudeau Wants to Become AI's Superstar Leader

• New gas-and-dash legislation works to cut down on theft in Calgary

• U.S. Tim Hortons franchisee group sues Restaurant Brands International over alleged price gouging, equity theft

• Cornwall, ON: Walmart Logistics looking to fill 100 positions

• Amazon to open new Toronto area fulfillment centre, creating 800 full-time jobs

• 'Bloodbath' for Canadian Grocers as Consumers Demand Convenience

• Costco rolls out Canadian online shopping 

• Canada's Economy Strengthens as CPI, Retail Sales Beat Forecasts

• Canadian retailers at risk of falling behind on digital transformation, IDC study finds

• Number of illegal guns in Canada surged in recent years

• Regina bike shop using 'power of social media' to catch thieves

• Malton, ON: Video shows brazen smash-and-grab robbery of jewelry store

• (Update) Toronto, ON: Cafe shooting victims identified as 10-year-old girl, 18-year-old woman

• Winnipeg, MB: Police encourage residents to report bike theft after recovering $6,200 bike

• Barrie, ON: Police seek suspect in $3,500 Shoppers Drug Mart perfume theft

• Okanagan, BC: Thieves use SUV to smash into mall, jewellery store

• Winnipeg, MB: Four men on the loose after brazen armed robbery

• Barrie, ON: Police seek to identify suspect accused of theft, fraud at Cabela's

• Ontario: Cops find 33K lbs. of contraband tobacco after pulling over tractor trailer

• Calgary, AB: Man charged in connection to convenience store cigarette thefts

• Bowmanville, ON: Molotov cocktail thrown at convenience store

• Calgary, AB: Thief steals $12,000 painting from art gallery in broad daylight

• C-Store - Winnipeg, MB - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - Peterborough, ON - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - Lambton County, ON - Armed Robbery

• Green Tree Clinic - Halifax, NB - Armed Robbery

• Grocery Store - Lambton County, ON - Armed Robbery

• Jewelry Store - Okanagan, BC - Robbery/Smash & Grab

• Liquor Store - Ottawa, ON - Armed Robbery

• Liquor Store - Saskatoon, SK - Armed Robbery

• Mac's Milk - Sault Ste. Marie, ON - Armed Robbery 

• Manotick Bait and Sport Shop - Ottawa, ON - Burglary

• New Rana Jewellers - Malton, ON - Armed Robbery/Smash & Grab

• Pharmacy - Cambridge, ON - Robbery

 

July 18, 2018

• 'It just takes one person': Security agents at North America's largest mall talk terrorism in 21st century

• Vancouver, BC: Security guards' use of force on alleged shoplifter reveals legal grey area

• 'Potential risk' to GTA prompts increased police presence in Toronto

• York, ON: Police raid Pacific Mall in search of counterfeit goods

• The limits of an insider threat program: IT World Canada

• Canada's Push for Amazon HQ2
  -Amazon Opening New Fulfillment Center in Ottawa - 600 Jobs

• Canada's New Largest Company By Revenue
  -Alimentation Couche-Tard eyes more acquisitions after blockbuster year

• Canada's e-commerce ecosystem continues its rise

• Cargo theft on the rise in Canada: $27 million in thefts reported in first half of '18

• B.C. government paints a bleak picture of the legal cannabis retail landscape

• Cannabis Store Applications Exploding Across Canada

• Giant Tiger roars across Canada as other retails competitors fade

• CBC breach was bigger, broader than 1st announced; Thousand more affected

• Brampton, ON: Man dead after shooting at shopping plaza

• Surrey, BC: RCMP bust two shoplifters part of major theft ring
  -Selling stolen merchandise online

• Alberta: C-store thief tries to evade police, falls through store ceiling

• Northern Ontario: $4,000 of high-end running shoes stolen in North Bay

• Calgary, AB: Slurpee-slinging thief targeting Calgary convenience stores
  -Eight stores targeted

• Hamilton, ON: Man killed in Lime Ridge Mall hit-and-run

• Barrie, ON: Man charged with thousands in fragrance theft

• (Update) Grand Prairie, AB: Mall shooter sentenced to three and a half months

• Card skimmers found at 2 Canada Line stations, transit police warn

• C-Store - London, ON - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - St. John's, NL - Robbery

• C-Store - Windsor, ON - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - Spruce Grove, AB - Robbery

• C-Store - St. Catherines, ON - Armed Robbery

• Liquor Store - Edmonton, AB - Armed Robbery

• 7-Eleven - Etobicoke, ON - Robbery

 

June 27, 2018

• More than half a million prescription drugs are stolen from pharmacies each year - and most are opioids: Health Canada analysis

• Moving to Self-Checkout Could Hurt Your Bottom Line
  -Stephen O'Keefe Issues Warning For Retailers Adding Self-Checkouts 

• Consumers in Canada are going Trump-free - until it becomes too expensive

• Trade war with U.S. could tip Canada into recession, trade committee told

• Trump's tariffs will be more painful for Canada than the U.S.

• Canadian feds take aim at terrorist use of cryptocurrencies, prepaid cards
  -Virtual currency being used to commit fraud, buy illicit goods

• Prime Minister Trudeau delays marijuana legalization until Oct. 17

• Store Openings in Canada

• Publishing Note
  -Due to next week's Fourth of July holiday, 'Canadian Connections' will return on Wednesday, July 11th

• Canadian online retailers could face tax on U.S. sales after Supreme Court ruling

• Canada April retail sales drop as bad weather hits auto sales

• 86% of Canadians Believe They are Increasingly at Risk of Identity Fraud: Study

• Tim Hortons plans $100M investment in distribution after complaints

• Ontario Restaurant Mistakenly Targeted By Trump Fans Over Sanders Spat

• Toronto, ON: Man charged with murder after fatal grocery store stabbing

• (Update) Edmonton, AB: Man guilty of first-degree murder in deaths of Mac's clerks

• Oakville, ON: Witness overpowers suspect in two Ontario pharmacy thefts

• Hamilton, ON: Man arrested for 5 armed convenience store robberies

• Edmonton, AB: Cash, bike and gear stolen from cycle shop

• Alteen's Jeweller's - Grand Falls-Windsor, NL - Burglary

• BikeWorks - Edmonton, AB - Burglary

• Mac's - Thunder Bay, ON - Armed Robbery

• Undisclosed business - La Ronge, SK - Armed Robbery

 

June 20, 2018

• Retail Council of Canada's Loss Prevention conference rebrands
  - RCC Retail Secure Conference - Sept. 20 in Toronto

• Mob Rule in Canada: Italian mafia leading source of cargo theft 
  - $500,000 in goods disappearing everyday in Toronto

• Display system helps Canadian retailer cut theft and increase revenue 
  - Deters two-third of thieves from stealing

• Hudson's Bay, other stores pressured to dump Trump products, amid tariff tiff

• From last week's Daily: The retail impact of escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada

• R-CISC goes to Canada

• With Saks & Nordstrom Invading Canada
  - Holt Renfrew shells out $400M for department store updates

• Canada Goose to expand retail presence to more cities 

• ALDI among retailers to buy some Toys R Us store spaces

• Canada Goose stock soars - up 20% on earnings beat and three new stores

• (Update) Edmonton, AB: Grocery store guard who 'stomped' man in stomach found guilty of manslaughter, robbery

• Toronto, ON: Theft duo arrested in theft of $25,000 in diamond earrings
  - Couple also swiped 20 Samsung cell phones from another store

• Charlottetown, PEI: Woman stole and defrauded more than $6,000 from former mall employer, shoplifted from four local retailers

• Calgary, AB: Four teens charged following armed robbery at Seton cell phone store; Over $5,000 stolen

• Barrie, ON: Police ask for information on a $300 theft from Canadian Tire store

• C-Store - Hamilton, ON - Armed Robbery

• Cell phone store - Calgary, AB - Armed Robbery

• Queen Mary Dispensary - Halifax, NS - Armed Robbery

​

June 14, 2018

• #BoycottUSA: Angry Canadians are shopping 'Trump free' after attacks on Trudeau

• Dollarama may be forced to raise prices due to Canadian retaliatory tariffs against U.S.

• Racial Bias in Retail Stores an Issue in Canada, Expert Says

• Ottawa vows to make Canada a global leader in cyber security

• P.E.I. may become first province to ban retailers from offering plastic bags
  -Businesses would face fines starting January 2020

• Store Openings in Canada

• Dollarama's first-quarter profit rises 7.3% to $101.6 million on higher sales

• Lululemon hits record high on revamped stores

• (Update) Edmonton, AB: Grisly video of second fatal Mac's store robbery shown at double murder jury trial

• RELATED: Killers stopped for fast food after second Mac's murder and robbery

• Windsor, ON: 16-year-old boy charged with robbery, assaulting c-store clerk with a knife

• Edmonton, ALB, CN: Antiques dealer offers $1,000 reward after thieves break into store with battering ram

• Sydney, NS: Judge won't order teens to pay $1M for flare damage at Walmart

• C-Store - Windsor, ON - Armed Robbery/Assault

• C-Store - Ottawa, ON - Robbery

 

June 6, 2018

• "Here to Play, Here to Stay"
  - Toys 'R' Us Canada Completes Sale and Looks Toward the Future

• $4 billion boost in retail sales?
  - Two-thirds of current pot users in Canada switch to legal retailers

• Indigo Books and Music finds cyberattacks "more difficult to detect"

• Crime prevention seminar coming to Toronto

• Store Openings in Canada

• Consumers will feel effects of U.S. tariffs instantly: London Chamber of Commerce

• Rue La La to acquire Gilt from Hudson's Bay 

• Reitmans reports $3.2 million net loss; sales steady despite store closures

• Fines kick in for Montreal merchants who give thin plastic bags

• Tim Hortons to pilot all-day breakfast amid tensions with franchisees, customers

• (Update) Edmonton, ON: Man charged in robbery ordered extradited to U.S. on terrorism charges

• London, ON: Police discover explosive device, lay more charges against Westmount Mall shooting suspect

• Calgary, AB: 'Stabbing attack' near Chinook Centre injures three people

• (Update) Toronto, ON: Police call tech CEO's slaying an 'unprovoked attack'

• North Bay, ON: Potential witness sought in $100K tractor trailer theft

• Barrie, ON: Police looking for suspect in convenience store theft

• Undisclosed business - Orillia, ON -  Armed Robbery

• Undisclosed business - Shellbrook, SK - Armed Robbery

​

May 30, 2018

• Theft Hits Bottom Line of Canadian Retailers 
  -Many Companies Struggling To Control LP Through Theft

• Racial profiling: The complications of shopping while black in Canada
  -"It's an everyday issue ... part of daily life"

• Growing number of Bitcoin kiosks raise police alarm in Canada 
  -Most money lost to fraud

• Interac Corp. and Retail Council of Canada Announce Top Applicant of the 2018 Retail as a Career Scholarship Program

• Store Openings in Canada

• Amazon to open massive distribution centre in Ottawa; 1,000 new jobs

• Survey: Canadian retailers investing in customer experience

• Canadian Banks Rocked By Data Theft Of 90,000 Customers

• Mississauga Bombing Update 
  -IED contained nails to maximize injuries;
  -One suspect now thought to be a woman

• Toronto, ON: Tech company CEO killed in brazen shooting outside store

• (Update) Vancouver, BC: VPD recovers $100,000 in alcohol stolen from Liquor Distribution Branch warehouse

• Windsor, ON: Man arrested after C-store robbery spree; Hit six locations over the past year

• Toronto, ON: Shooting near Yorkdale Shopping Centre seriously injured man

• Balmoral, NB: Brand name merchandise stolen from jewelry store

• Dryden, ON: Winnipegger busted in Ontario with $67K in illegal smokes

• Orangeville, ON: Credit card fraudsters targeting local businesses

• C-Store - Windsor, ON - Robbery 

• Jewelry Store - Balmoral, NB - Robbery/Theft

• JJ's Convenience - Moncton, NB - Armed Robbery

• Mac's - Thunder Bay, ON - Robbery

 

May 23, 2018

• Nine out of 10 of Canadian companies suffered a cybersecurity breach in 2017
  -Half not confident they can defend against them

• Canadian Tire employees fired for parking receipt scam

• Ontario gov't plans to track retail sales electronically to reduce tax fraud

• Store Openings in Canada

• Edmonton 7-Eleven blasts music to discourage panhandling

• Walmart cuts Weston as bread supplier months after price-fixing allegations

• Canadian retail sales rose in March
  -Economists still see Bank of Canada holding off interest rate increase until July

• New study says Toronto trails only New York as likeliest spot for Amazon's new HQ 

• Less than half of Calgary businesses prepared for major disaster or emergency

• Le Château plans 20 more store closures as e-commerce hits business

• Health food store raided by police nets $100K in drugs, mountain of charges

• Toronto, ON: Robbery suspects flee after rollover downtown crash

• Vancouver, BC: Liquor Distribution employee arrested in theft of $100K in liquor

• Thunder Bay, ON: Security guard injured after attempted booze theft 

• Sylvan Lake, AB: Four people facing 88 charges in stolen credit card and counterfeiting operation

• Guelph, ON: Man charged after slew of gas, licence plate, hardware store thefts

• Winnipeg, MB: Police charge man in connection with theft, break-in, assault of security guard

• Langley, BC: Woman defecate on restaurant floor, throw feces at employee

• Mississauga, ON: Pedestrian critically injured in hit-and-run outside mall

• New Minas, NS: Owner flees scene after dog attacks pet store employee

• C-Store - Chatham, ON - Armed Robbery/Shooting

• Coach - Toronto, ON - Robbery

• Coastal Cannapy Dispensary - Halifax, NS - Burglary

• Jewelry Store - Brampton, ON - Burglary

• Liquor Store - St. John's, NL - Robbery

​

May 16, 2018

• Circle K grassroots CPTED initiative growing, reducing crime
  -Sales up $65K per year, violence down in stores with murals

• Legalization of cannabis a groundswell of opportunity for security providers

• Halifax startup making waves in facial recognition

• The Home Depot Canada's Jeff Kinnaird named RCC's Excellence in Retailing 2018 Distinguished Canadian Retailer of the Year 

• Store Openings in Canada

• Canada's Metro Acquires The Jean Coutu Group - C$4.5 billion acquisition

• Canadian Tire to buy sportswear brand Helly Hansen in C$985 million deal

• Trudeau to Trump: Let's strike a practical NAFTA deal, end the uncertainty

• 2nd Annual Axis Canada Retail Leadership Forum - May 23 - 24 in Toronto, ON

• Langley, BC: Man dead after gas station shooting

• Calgary, AB: 2 arrested, third suspect with nationwide warrant following violent armed robbery 

• Edmonton, AB: Comic store broken into, money stolen after refusing to sell book that opposes 'diversity' in comics

• Montreal, QC: Montreal police seek suspect in brutal c-store robbery; Owner struck in face with beer bottle

• Mississauga, ON: Man struck with pipe, sent to hospital after Mac's armed robbery

• C-Store - Brampton, ON - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - Mississauga, ON - Robbery

• C-Store - Montreal, QC - Armed Robbery

• Circle K - Northumberland, ON - Robbery

• Hempishpere - Calgary, AB - Armed Robbery

• Mac's - Windsor, ON - Armed Robbery

• Shell - Cobourg, ON - Armed Robbery

​

May 9, 2018

• Starbucks Canada to close all stores on June 11 for sensitivity training 
  -Coffee chain has 1,083 stores in Canada

• Paradise, Newfoundland Told To Cease All Video Surveillance 
  -Accused of peeking 'too far' into the public's personal space

• (Update) Calgary, AB: Man Found Dead in Wall Of Woman's Washroom Climbed Into Vent

• Emergency Preparedness Week (May 6-12) encourages Canadians to be better prepared 

• ASIS Toronto Holds Kick-off Event for Young Professionals on May 30

• Store Openings in Canada

• Loblaws $25 gift card offer to end as class action lawsuits for price-fixing gear up

• Taking on Amazon: Loblaw plans to 'blanket' Canada with e-commerce options

• Report: Walmart, Costco win more food shoppers in Canada

• Fire Monitoring of Canada acquires Bulldog Fire and Security

• 2nd Annual Axis Canada Retail Leadership Forum May 23 - 24 in Toronto, ON

• Brampton, ON: Thieves steal $25,000 in earrings from Brampton jewelry store
  -More crews hitting stores across Canada

• Rising crime numbers concerning for Regina Police Chief
  -Theft & gang-related crimes are increasing

• Oshawa, ON: $5,000 of Stolen Merchandise seized from Hotel Room, 4 suspects arrested

• Thunder Bay, ON: Mac's robbery suspect pulls syringe on clerk

• Windsor, ON: Knife-wielding robber hits up two variety stores

• Video shows accused mail thief fending off TTC inspector with purse

•  C-Store - Ottawa, ON - Robbery

• Mac's - Thunder Bay, ON - Armed Robbery

• Variety Store - Windsor, ON - Armed Robbery (Jefferson Blvd.)

• Variety Store - Windsor, ON - Armed Robbery (Lauzon Rd.)

 

May 2, 2018

• 2nd Annual Axis Canada Retail Leadership Forum - May 23 - 24 in Toronto, ON

• Worker finds body in wall in Calgary mall washroom, foul play not suspected 

• As Alberta's private security industry surges, 'concerning trends' appear
  -Excessive force, racial profiling on the rise?

• Person involved in bread price-fixing scheme fights to keep name out of spotlight

• Cannabis Sector Credibility Greatly Boosted by Canada's Largest Pharmacy Retail Chain

• Canadian Retail Sales Cooling Off

• Amazon keeps Prime membership price on hold in Canada despite increase in U.S.

• 'Amazon of Cannabis' Namaste Plans for Explosive Growth in Canada

• Ontario cigarette taxes blamed for soaring demand of black market butts

• Store Openings in Canada

• (Update) OPP warn stores to reconsider having ATMs after spike in thefts 
  -58 businesses targeted since January

• Toronto, ON: Grocery shoppers alarmed by purse-snatching scam 

• Man jailed 7 1/2 years for shooting victim in head during drug robbery

• Just dropping in: suspect jumps through Nova Scotia store's roof to steal cigarettes

• Toronto police seeking woman who threw hot liquid on Starbucks employee 

• C-Store - Auld's Cove, NS - Burglary

• Mac's - Thunder Bay, ON - Robbery

• Mariani Watch Boutique - Oakville, ON - Armed Robbery

 

April 25, 2018

• 2nd Annual Axis Retail Leadership Forum - May 23 - 24 in Toronto, ON

• Woman Who Plotted Halifax Mall Massacre Sentenced To Life

• Halifax mall plotters believed they were reincarnations of Columbine shooters

• Halifax mall shooting plotter's parents say she was bullied, not capable of violence

• RELATED STORY: Quebec City mosque shooter considered mall shooting 2 months earlier

• Loblaws squares off with CRA in $400M tax fight

• PC Optimum member hit by theft a 3rd time after Loblaws says password problem fixed

• Alberta pharmacists facing fraud trial plead guilty to taking $300,000 worth in secret commissions

• Mobile checkout coming to Canadian Nordstrom Rack stores in the next two weeks

• Canada's retail sales are far weaker than we thought

• Edmonton, AB: Good Samaritan injured while trying to stop mall theft dies

• Dartmouth, NS: Man seriously injured after shooting in strip mall parking lot 

• 'Easy targets': Spree of ATM thefts hits Ontario; 58 businesses hit since January

• Grand Falls-Windsor, NL: Syringe full of blood used to rob convenience store

• Winnipeg, MB: String of robberies, carjacking lead to arrests; Six retail locations hit by the thieves

• Lasalle, ON: Two arrested after $300K in stolen beer tracked to warehouse

• Garden City, MB: Employees stabbed by young teens in beer store robbery

• Calgary police release surveillance video of violent armed robbery

• Beer Store - Garden City, MB - Armed Robbery/Employees stabbed

• C-Store - Brampton, ON - Robbery (2 incidents)

• C-Store - Grand Falls-Windsor - Armed Robbery

• Petro Canada - Lac La Biche, AB - Robbery

• Safeway - Thunder Bay, ON - Robbery

• Ultramar - St. John's, NL - Armed Robbery

• 7-Eleven - Dawson Creek, BC - Armed

 

April 18, 2018

• Halifax mall plotters admired Columbine killers
  -Hoped to inspire other mass shooting attacks 
  -'Believed their destiny was to commit this massacre'

• Canadian Drug Firm Admits Selling Counterfeit and Misbranded Prescription Drugs Throughout the United States

• Canadian retail loyalty program PC Optimum gets hit by points theft twice
  Loblaws blames password glitch

• Canada Store Owner Sounds Alarm
  -Consumers beware of counterfeit apparel online

• Store Openings in Canada

• B.C. woman awarded $755,000 after slipping on laundry detergent in Superstore

• Report: Walmart, Costco gain grocery market share in Canada

• Toronto police looking to hire 50 new 911 operators in plan to address wait times

• Video shows Quebec mosque shooter in Couche Tard store minutes before rampage

• Lululemon names new chief financial officer as search continues for new CEO

• HBC Names Bari Harlam Chief Marketing Officer

• Edmonton, AB: Store clerk in critical condition after violent theft attack at Southgate mall 

• Former commander of Canadian Forces cyber operations centre charged with $24K in credit card fraud

• Toronto man arrested after police seize over 100 stolen or counterfeit IDs, credit cards

• Montreal, QC: Thieves make off with $500K in beer and beef jerky

• Regina, SK: Man uses teen nephew to carry out c-store robbery spree;
  Sentenced to 10 years in prison

• (Update) Edmonton, AB: Police seek suspect involved in clothing store shooting

• Niagara, ON: Arrest made after $3,000 theft from jewelry store 

• Georgetown, ON: Suspects sought in $1,500 theft of jeans from Mark's store

• Edmonton, AB: Shop owner seeks help in theft of $400 comic book theft

• Beer Warehouse - Montreal, QC - Burglary

• C-Store - Hamilton, ON - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - Windsor, ON - Robbery

 

April 11, 2018

• Canada's Mandatory Privacy Breach Reporting Requirements coming into force November 1, 2018

• Ports Riddled With Organized Crime & Cargo Theft
  -Canada Port Authorities need a new culture of security

• Canadian Retail Revolution: Online shopping goes in-store
  -Canadian Tire, Aldo, Lululemon, bring online customers into stores

• Trump's anti-Amazon Twitter rant 'raises the stakes' for HQ2 selection
  -Could Bezos choose Toronto to slight Trump?

• Bread first - Now blueberries?
  -Competition bureau investigating alleged price-fixing in wild blueberry industry

• Store Openings in Canada

• Vancouver to become first B.C. city to have liquor stores inside grocery stores

• Guelph sports store raising money for Humboldt Broncos after deadly bus crash

• Canadian Tire expands loyalty program to cover more retail brands

• YouTube shooting hits close to home for Canadians in Silicon Valley

• Guelph, ON: Five arrested in $20,000 theft ring bust

• Red Deer, AB: Suspect arrested after stealing $17K of merchandise from phone store

• Toronto, ON: Driver sought after vehicle crashes into downtown c-store window

• Dryden, ON: Theft suspect threatens clerk with knife after leaving store with stolen items

• C-Store - Prince Albert, SK - Armed Robbery 

• Corner Store - Inuvik, NT - Armed Robbery

• Mac's Convenience Store - Thunder Bay, ON - Robbery

• Mobi Jack Phone - Red Deer, AB - Burglary

• Scotia Green Dispensary - Halifax, NS - Armed Robbery

 

April 4, 2018

• ShopInsights: Retail Council of Canada survey shows how businesses are preventing loss

• Special Alert: Jeweler associations issue warning after string of robberies

• Nanaimo, BC: Shoppers Drug Mart staff stop elderly woman from being scammed out of $4,000

• Saks Fifth Avenue Credit Card Breach Likely Affected Stores In Canada

• Security Insider: Security in sports venues

• Store Openings in Canada

• Swedish retailer Lindex coming to Canada

• Whole Foods hints at 10% discount for Amazon Prime members

• Canadian producers fear U.S. will flood market after Chinese tariffs

• 26 arrested in Richmond, BC., RCMP loss prevention blitz

• Kanata, ON: 2 men injured in 'targeted' shooting near shopping centre

• Brampton, ON: Man with syringe goes on retail robbery spree

• (Update) La Ronge, SK: Boy receives maximum youth sentence in restaurant killing

• Windsor, ON: Man wanted for six Toronto robberies arrested

• Surrey, BC: Woman facing charges for $64,000 in alleged credit card fraud

• Calgary, AB: Shooting threat at Southcentre Mall a false alarm

• Orleans, ON: Two-alarm strip mall fire causes millions in damage

• Governor's Variety - Dundas, ON - Burglary (Smash & Grab)

• Undisclosed Business - Regina, SK - Armed Robbery

• Undisclosed Business - Saskatoon, SK - Armed Robbery

​

March 28, 2018

• Use 'em or lose 'em: Cyber criminals targeting consumer rewards points 
  - Canadians are sitting on $16 billion in points

• Canada seizing few shipments of fake goods despite law targeting counterfeits

• Shoppers Drug Mart's rules on returns leave customers scrambling
  - Consumers frustrated by store's 'fine-print' return policy

• Timmins, Ont. police issue warning about 'tap' feature on debit, credit cards
  - Thieves accessing accounts without PIN numbers

• Store Openings in Canada

• Canadian Retail Sales Growth Slows Going Into 2018

• Canadians continue to be fooled by website that mimics government agency

• Calgary, AB: Police officer in stable condition after shooting; suspect dead
  - Shootout triggered by c-store robbery

• (Update) Toronto, ON: Suspect in $10M fraud ring handed over to police
  - Bilked millions from stolen credit cards, other products

• Calgary, AB: Police investigating ORC ring 
  - 82 thefts and robberies at cellphone retailers in a month

• Oakville, ON: Man Facing 30 Charges in Violent GTA Robbery Spree; 7-Eleven, Petro Canada among businesses hit

• Edmonton, AB: Man taken to hospital following shooting at Lucky Aces store

• Windsor, ON: Axe-wielding robbery suspect sends convenience store worker running

• Nanaimo, BC: Woman facing possible jail time after using robberies to fuel drug habit

• Edmonton, AB: 460 charges laid against dozens of teens in crime spree; Convenience & grocery reported incidents 

• Greenwood, NS: Man dupes store clerk into giving him $300 extra in cash

• Hamilton, ON: Police arrest man in theft of car left running outside variety store

• Hay River, NT: Mandatory minimum sentence not unconstitutional for c-store armed robber, says judge

• Alley's Variety - Thunder Bay, ON - Robbery

• Azule Kitchens - Hamilton, ON - Robbery

• C-Store - Windsor, ON - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - Windsor, ON - Armed Robbery

• Hasty Market - Brampton, ON - Armed Robbery

• Mac's Convenience - Saskatoon, SK - Armed Robbery

• Mac's Convenience - Thunder Bay, ON - Robbery

​

March 21, 2018

• Toys "R" Us Could Live On In Canada
  -Retailers in negotiations to sell Canadian operations & preserve 82 stores

• 'Multiple' suitors line up with offers for Toys 'R' Us Canada; Auction set for March 29

• Toys 'R' Us Canada needs 'concept reinvention' to survive: retail expert

• Consumer trust in grocers tumbles after bread-price-fixing scheme: study Loblaws hit hardest; Trust falls by 10% 

• (Update) Privacy Commissioner launches probe over Loblaw request for personal data to issue $25 cards

• 'Cryptojacking' trend turns Canadian web surfers into cryptocurrency miners
  -Mom-and-pop stores, small businesses among hackers' targets

• More unhappy returns for Dollarama shoppers
  -Store's quiet no-return policy frustrates shoppers

• Waterloo, ON: 12 stores to open in Conestoga Mall's former Target space

• More Store Openings in Canada

• Montreal tech companies are betting on brick-and-mortar retail stores

• Retailers prepare for new vertical $10 bill

• Halton, ON: Store thief nearly hits several people with car to evade arrest 

• Nanaimo, BC: Meat cleaver pulled during robbery at liquor store

• Cornwall, ON: Loss prevention officer allegedly assaulted by shoplifter

• Toronto, ON: Man sought in $15,000 Rolex theft from downtown store

• Ajax, ON: Man charged after fire at Canadian Tire store caused $500K in damage

• Fort Saskatchewan, AB: Three men sought after $1,000 retail theft

• Ponoka, AB: Police investigate alleged theft from hardware store; Man claims he was "borrowing" items

• Surrey, BC: Man in custody after stealing from Save-on Foods grocery store

• Several forms of fraud continue to victimize Canadian locals

• North York, ON: Bowling alley shooting that killed innocent bystander was product of gang war

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

• C-Store - Windsor, ON - Robbery

• Circle K - Barrie, ON - Robbery

• Circle K -Brockville, ON - Armed Robbery

• Little John's Variety - St. John's, NL - Armed Robbery

• Pizza Delight - St John's, NL - Armed Robbery

• Shopping Basket Store - Moncton, NB - Armed Robbery

• Stop 2 Shop - Waterloo, ON - Robbery

• Ultramar - Halifax, NS - Armed Robbery

• Unnamed stores - St. John's, NL - Armed Robbery (3 locations)

​

March 14, 2018

• Warning from Former Competition Bureau head 
   - Bread could be 'first cut' to revealing more price-fixing schemes

• 'I'm not a criminal': Customers upset Loblaw demanding proof of ID for $25 gift card

• 55% of Canadian companies say they've been victims of fraud
  - Businesses in Canada more likely to experience cybercrime 

• Majority of Canadians still worried about identity theft: poll

• Uber to inform all 815,00 Canadians affected by 2016 data breach
   - Stolen info could be used for identity theft, fraud

• E-commerce not the only cause of death for Canadian malls

• Store openings in Canada

• Secret probe reveals widespread body-shop fraud; Nine of 10 shops pulled scams

• Could Toys R Us Canada survive apart from its US parent? 

• Costco eyes fresh grocery delivery in Canada

• Nordstrom looks to its Rack stores and Canada for Growth

• Amazon Canada says 'secret sauce' to success is a customer-first focus

• Costco quarterly results: Canadian sales up 8.7%

• Montreal, QC: Attempted murder with 'long gun' at luxury clothing store

• GTA violent robbery spree: 3 pharmacies, 5 banks & McDonald's targeted
  - 'The SKS Bandits' face total of 14 charges

• Winnipeg, MB: Customer stabbed at convenience store during robbery

• Tsawwassen, BC: Three face 58 charges in credit card-making operation

• Hamilton, ON: $7,000 in merchandise swiped from hobby shop

• Toronto, ON: Man arrested after shooting near convenience store injures woman

• Halton, ON: Man sought in $171 Superstore theft

• Oceanside, BC: RCMP stop alleged garden-store theft thanks to witness

• Nanaimo, BC: Teen arrested after shooting pellet gun at cars, dealership

• C-Store - Winnipeg, MB - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - Windsor, ON - Robbery

• Circle K - Mississauga, ON - Armed Robbery

• Hobby Shop - Hamilton, ON - Burglary

• Mariani Jewellers & Watch Boutique - Oakville, ON - Armed Robbery

• Shoppers Drug Mart - Hamilton, ON - Armed Robbery (2x in a week)

• Weeds Glass & Gifts - Chilliwack, BC - Robbery
   

March 7, 2018

• Protests against MEC are sign of the social media age
  -Company will no longer sell products from corporation that makes guns

• They cost us billions and they can kill: Counterfeit drugs are invading Canada
  -Some brick and mortars selling counterfeit drugs by mistake

• Manitoba Safeway workers give overwhelming support for strike mandate

• After a slow start, Canadian e-commerce is booming - Up 35%

• Reitmans to Close All 17 Hyba Activewear Stores

• Fair trade retailer to close nine stores

• Canada's Ottawa airport aims to keep stores open year round

• TJX's off-price stores continue to win over Canadian shoppers

• Zensurance and Retail Council of Canada Announce Partnership to Help Retailers Manage Their Insurance Needs

• Crypto Scams Emerge as Canada's #5 Money Crime in 2017

• Hamilton, ON: Masked mob dressed in black vandalizes streets
  -Caused $100K in damage, threw rocks at storefronts, set off fireworks

• Edmonton, AB: 6 deactivated military machine guns valued at $45K stolen from army surplus store

• Winnipeg, MB: Customer stabbed while trying stop convenience store theft

• Edmonton, AB: Thieves grabbing purses in grocery store parking lots

• Edmonton, AB: Man wanted for more than a dozen lottery ticket thefts at gas stations and c-stores

• Toronto, ON: Man stole two championship rings from display case at store inside Hockey Hall of Fame

• Bridgewater, NS: Police alert retailers of shortchanging scam

• Barrie, ON: Police seek woman after c-store distraction theft

• C-Store - Sarnia, ON - Armed Robbery (2x in 33 hours)

• Liquor Store - Kamloops, BC - Robbery

• Little Short Stop - Cambridge, ON - Robbery

• SEBARMS - Edmonton, AB - Burglary

• Undisclosed business - Vaughan, ON - Armed Robbery

 

February 28, 2018

• Markham, ON: Pacific Mall to clamp down on sale of counterfeit goods 
  -Counterfeit sales are 'sprawling and pervasive' at Toronto-area mall ​

• Could Sears Canada have been saved? 
  -One expert says they should have "cut a deal with Amazon"

• Canadian online retailers grow sales 30% 
  -Double the rate of U.S. online retailers

• Walmart launches fresh grocery delivery service
  -Ramping up fight against Amazon

• 2017 Canadian Retail Sales Growth Hits a 20 Year High

• Retail Vacancy Rates Jump Following Sears Canada Closure

• Ottawa, ON: Man shot and killed by police after store dispute over cereal
  -Multiple store customers stabbed

• Shediac, NB: 4 people sought after alleged robbery, assault at Sobeys

• St. John's, NL: Man with 100 convictions across Canada given more jail time 
  -Charges include credit card fraud, possession of stolen goods

• Red Deer, AB: Duo sought after stealing $2,500 in products over 5 weeks

• Walkerton, ON: Woman charged in liquor store theft

• Beer Store - Dryden, ON - Robbery

• C-Store - Windsor, ON - Armed Robbery

• Cell phone store - Vaughan, ON - Armed Robbery

• Gas King - Lethbridge, AB - Armed Robbery

• Mac's - Thunder Bay, ON - Armed Robbery

• Sobey's - Shediac, NB - Armed Robbery/Assault

 

February 22, 2018

• ​Shoppers Drug Mart stops selling gun magazine following Florida shooting
  -Toronto mayor complained to store on Twitter

• Canadians mostly happy with grocers despite bread-price fixing scheme

• Less than half of Canadians take steps to protect against identity theft
  -Are you protecting yourself?

• Canadian Retail Sales Drop Unexpectedly at End of a Banner Year
  -Driven By Disappointing Holiday Shopping Season

• Saks expands in Canada with first Calgary store 

• Walmart sales gain on lack of Canadian rivals 

• Canadian government proposes new health warning labels for food

• Baskin-Robbins Announces Expansion In Toronto With Plans For Four New Locations

• Push underway to repeal bylaw allowing stores north of Toronto to open on holidays

• Canadian urban athletic wear retailer sets U.S. debut

• Canada's MTY Food to buy Mmmuffins, Timothy's World Coffee

• OPINION: Treatment of Sears Canada pensioners a 'travesty' that demands action

• Weston family's Choice Properties buying Canadian REIT for $3.9-billion

• Toronto, ON: Mall Security Stops Man With Gun At Eaton Centre

• Ottawa: Robbery suspect escapes in stolen bus with $6,000 in winter jackets

• Granby, QC: Armed Robber Hospitalized After Flipping Car During Police Chase

• Gibbons, AB: Dinosaur figurines, replicas stolen from Alberta's Jurassic Forest Theme Park

• St. John's, NL: Suspect nabbed after five-day robbery spree

• Debert, NS: Man charged after nine-month investigation into $2,000 C-store robbery 

• Sooke, BC: Two men flee following McDonald's robbery attempt

• Langley, BC: Police seek suspects for grocery theft from Otter-Co-op

• (Update) Ottawa, ON: Police charge man in Billings Bridge mall shooting

• Backcountry - Fort St. John, B.C. - Burglary

• C-Store - Windsor, ON - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - Windsor, ON - Armed Robbery (used baseball bat)

• C-Store - Granby, QC - Armed Robbery

• Fas Gas - Penhold, Alberta - Burglary

• Flower Hill Grocery - St. John's, NL - Armed Robbery

• Liquor Store - Fort St. John, BC - Armed Robbery

• Liquor Store - Nanaimo, BC - Armed Robbery

• Liquor Store - Grande Prairie, Alberta - Robbery

• Liquor Store - Morinville, Alberta - Robbery

• Liquor Store - Prince Rupert, B.C. - Burglary

• Liquor Store - Halifax, NS - Burglary

• Mary Anne's Convenience - St. John's, NL - Armed Robbery

• McDonald's - Sooke, BC - Robbery

• Needs Convenience - St. John's, NL - Armed Robbery

 

February 14, 2018

• ​Could Toronto be home to Amazon's HQ2? 
  - Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau meets with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos

• Pot brands race to claim retail dominance in budding marijuana landscape

• HBC Halts Downtown Montreal Bay Reno and Saks Fifth Avenue Flagship

• DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse Announces 3 Spring 2018 Canadian Store Openings

• B.C. to hike minimum wage to $12.65 in June, and $15 in 2021

• HBC names CVS Health executive Helena Foulkes as its new CEO

• Canada Goose books strong Q3, names new CFO

• (Update) Toronto, ON: Top court won't hear appeal over new trial in deadly Eaton Centre shooting

• Canadian one of 36 indicted by US in international $530M cyberfraud ring

• Strathmore, AB: RCMP lays 34 charges against 6 individuals connected to theft, assault spree at cell phone stores

• Red Deer, AB: Man arrested after string of 17 liquor thefts and one robbery

• Niagara Falls, ON: Thief makes $2,700 in fraudulant purchases at bargain store

• Victoria, BC: Police bust man with counterfeit credit cards, $2,500 in fake cash

• London, ON: Man steals from donation box and assaults Tim Hortons employee

• Windsor, ON: Man charged after jewelry store robbery that locked down schools

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

• Pharmacy - St. John's, NL - Armed Robbery

• Riverside C-Store - Trenton, ON - Armed Robbery

• The Shootist - St. Albert, AB - Burglary (guns stolen)
   

February 7, 2018

• 'Everyone was in on it': 
  -Canadian Retailers Colluded in bread price-fixing scheme 
  -Consumers should expect more from retailers to rebuild trust

• Trend Micro sets up Toronto lab for 'ethical hackers' to expose security threats

• Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada Meets with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary to Raise Global Security Standards 

• Metro announces increase in automation to combat minimum-wage hikes

• Canadian Retail Sales Growth on Track for 20 Year High: Report

• Lowe's Canada to hire more than 7,000 employees this spring for its Lowe's, RONA and Reno-Depot stores

• Why Canada Goose soared despite headwinds for retail sector

• Amazon, RCMP on the case as unsolicited deliveries of sex toys, other items cause concern

• OPINION: Canadians should be wary of store loyalty programs - not enticed by them

• Overbrook, ON: Clerk shaken after shootout erupts in store

• Peterborough, ON: Police apologize for arresting wrong man in Ontario bomb threat investigation

• Edmonton, AB: 3 teens face 42 charges after central Alberta crime spree

• Saanich, BC: Shoe thief swipes four pairs of Nike shoes

• Cobourg, ON: Man charged after shoplifting from Walmart store

• Richibucto, NB: Bank robbers arrested after stopping for a post-heist bite at Tim Hortons

• Halton, ON: 2 suspects sought in grocery store purse thefts

• Jewelry Store - Windsor, ON - Robbery

• Mac's - Thunder Bay, ON - Armed Robbery

• 7-Eleven - Spruce Grove, AB - Robbery

 

January 31, 2018

• NAFTA agreement with U.S. could cost Canada 300,000 jobs 
  - Retail Council of Canada Study Shows Rise in duty free allowance would lead to $12 billion hit to the economy

• Businesses have no Plan B if there's no NAFTA: poll

• Toys 'R' Us stores in Canada to stay open as troubled retailer closes 180 in U.S.

• Bell Canada Data Breach Could Be 'Stepping Stone' To More Fraud, Espionage

• Equifax Canada seeks to regain trust in its security after major U.S. breach

• Canadian E-commerce sales up 25.5% year over year in November
  - Now account for 3.47% of total retail sales in Canada

• Casper Partners with Indigo to Expand Canadian Brick-and-Mortar Presence

• How Tim Hortons became a symbol of Canadian heritage

• 'Paralyzing sense of fear': Canadians recall shock, sadness of Quebec mosque shooting one year later

• St. John's, NL: 2 intruders arrested during break-in, separate hammer attack at gas station

• Winnipeg, MB: Main Street business locks doors after recent run-ins with suspected meth users

• Burlington, ON: Tim Hortons fire deemed to be arson; two suspects sought 
  - Damage estimated at $250,000

• Nanaimo, BC: Suspect leaves getaway bike behind after garden-store theft gone wrong

• Nova Scotia man hunts down fraudster who used his stolen credit card info

•  Brant Smoke & Gift Shop - Halton, ON - Armed Robbery

• Circle K - Barrie, ON - Armed Robbery

• Hasty Market - Halton, ON - Armed Robbery

• Mac's - Thunder Bay, ON - Armed Robbery 

• Undisclosed business - Kelowna, BC - Armed Robbery

• Undisclosed business - Vernon, BC - Armed Robbery

​

January 24, 2018

• Vancouver Stores Disclose Best Ways To Capture Crooks
  -Cameras detect 'every movement' in the store

• Holographic decals at Calgary gas stations warn of potential fraud

• Toronto-area mall one of world's most notorious sources of counterfeit goods

• Canada Goose sues Chinese counterfeiters for selling fakes online

• Canadian retail apocalypse, or a great new opportunity ahead?
  -"The battle for experiences is just getting started"

• Spending in Canada up 4.26 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2017

• Sobeys to close 10 Safeway stores in British Columbia

• Britain's Ocado seals deal to allow Sobeys to use its e-commerce platform

• Quebec's minimum wage to increase to $12 in May

• North York, ON: Police make two arrests in daylight shooting outside Lawrence Square Shopping Centre

• (Update) Calgary, AB: Footage of 'vicious' convenience store attack released by police

• Yorkville, ON: Police ID suspect in $500K jewelry store robbery

• Calgary, AB: Police search for suspects after man found dead in Westbrook Mall parking lot

• Toronto, ON: Man and woman sought for $17,000 theft of designer items from downtown stores

• Grande Prairie, AB: Man charged in hardware store thefts, fraud totaling more than $10,000 

• Peterborough, ON: Wild Rock Outfitters offers 'cozy' reward in hopes of nabbing coat thieves

• C-Store - Conception Bay, NL - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - Windsor, ON - Armed Robbery

• Chase Groceteria - Chase, BC - Armed Robbery

• Restaurant - Toronto, ON - Robbery

• Sexy Kitten Boutique - Courtenay, BC - Burglary

• Sleep Wild Kingdom - Kelowna, BC - Armed Robbery

• Wild Kingdom - Kelowna, BC - Armed Robbery

• 7-Eleven - Calgary, AB - Armed Robbery

• 7-Eleven - Fort Saskatchewan - Armed Robbery

 

January 17, 2018

• End of a retail era: Sears Canada closes remaining stores

• Pot delivered straight to your home? 
  -P.E.I. government announces retail model and rules for recreational cannabis 

• Moneris partners with Kount to expand fraud protection services for Canadian online businesses

• KFC Is Now Accepting Bitcoin for Buckets of Fried Chicken

• Calgary, AB: Police hunt robber who stomps on heads, necks of C-Store clerks

• Toronto, ON: Seven suspects stole $14K worth of merchandise from downtown department store

• Red Deer, AB: Edmonton police lay charges in credit card fraud, stun-gun buying scheme

• C-Store - Calgary, AB - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - Calgary, AB - Armed Robbery

• Charlie's Grocery - Vernon, BC - Armed Robbery

• Mac's Convenience - Thunder Bay, ON - Armed Robbery

• Safeway Gas Bar - Vernon, BC - Armed Robbery

• Shalimar Convenience - St. John's, NL - Armed Robbery

 

January 10, 2018

• #MeToo Campaign Impacts Canada 
  -Ontario expands employer obligations in dealing with harassment claims
  -Employer's guide to workplace sexual harassment

• Loblaw Avoids Criminal Charges - What About The Conspirators?
  -Ontario Anti-Poverty Activist & Ontario Consumer File Two $1-Billion Class-Action Lawsuits 
  -Against All Retailers Named in Competition Bureau's Bread Price Fixing Investigation

• Bread price fixing cheats the poor, gives to the rich

• Loblaw's bread-fixing gift card assailed as 'deceitful public relations' campaign

• Loblaw acting fairly in $25-gift-card offering, judge rules

• Record number of international retailers set up shop in Canada in 2017 - but with a much smaller footprint

• "2018 - More challenges for Canadian retailers"
  -Canada Has Reached Amazon "Tipping Point"
  -And They're Just Getting Started in Canada

• 'Too little, too late': Sears a cautionary tale for other retailers
  -Stores in Ottawa and Across Canada Close For Good

• Miniso to grow to 500 Canada stores in the coming years

• Buyer, Beware: Canada Goose Warns Against Fake Parkas

• Montreal's citywide ban on plastic shopping bags comes into effect

• Toronto, ON: Suspects on the run as man shot down in busy shopping centre

• Vernon, BC: Man and woman arrested following thefts, dramatic getaway attempt 

• Quebec City, QC: $5K stolen from Salvation Army during Christmas Eve break-in

• Burlington, ON: Trio Sought After $5,000 Music Store Theft

• St. John's, NL: Stolen backhoe used in narcotics theft at Dominion store

• Kingston, ON: Police seeks woman after credit card fraud spree - hit four stores

• Guelph, ON: Shoplifter arrested after committing two thefts at same store

• Strathmore, AB: RCMP seek 2 suspects in theft of ATM

• St. Margarets Bay, NS: French Village storekeeper's killing unsolved 50 years later

• Adultz - Kamploops, BC - Armed Robbery

• Blue Ox Dispensary - Hamilton, ON - Armed Robbery

• Cavendish Jewellers - York, ON - Burglary

• C-Store - Malton, ON - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - Kingsville, ON - Armed Robbery

• C-Store - Ottawa, ON - Armed Robbery

• Circle K - Clarenville, NL - Armed Robbery

• Daily Sweets - Halifax, NS - Robbery

• Downtown Wine & Liquor - Lacombe, AB - Armed Robbery

• Eastwood Variety - Hamilton, ON - Armed Robbery

• Evoy's Video - Benoit's Cove, NL - Robbery

• Fruitland Food Mart - Hamilton, ON - Armed Robbery

• Jewelery Store - Roseville, ON - Armed Robbery

• JT's Store & Diner - Blumenort, MB - Burglary

• Jubiliee Food Shop - Halifax, NS - Robbery

• Mac's Convenience Store - Hamilton, ON - Armed Robbery

• Mac's Convenience Store - Thunder Bay, ON - Robbery (Oliver Rd.)

• Mac's Convenience Store - Thunder Bay, ON - Robbery (Cumberland St. - 2x)

• Mac's Milk - Halton Hills, ON - Armed Robbery

• Needs - Dartmouth, NS - Armed Robbery

• Parkland Mall - Red Deer, AB - Armed Robbery

• Petro Canada - Regina, SK - Armed Robbery

• Pickering Food Fair - Pickering, ON - Robbery

• Shoppers Drug Mart - Halifax, NS - Robbery

• Super Store Pharmacy - Halifax, NS - Robbery

• Tim Hortons - Regina, SK - Robbery

• Undisclosed business - Saskatoon, SK - Armed Robbery (2 businesses)

• 7-Eleven - Regina, SK - Robbery