Category Archives: Retail
Quebec tightens rules for malls, stores amid high COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations
MONTREAL — Quebec public health authorities are introducing new rules for shoppers in malls and other stores during the busy holiday season amid growing COVID-19 concerns. Deputy premier Genevieve Guilbault made the announcement today in Quebec City, s...
Doctors and nurses worried as COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations rise
MONTREAL — Organizations representing doctors and nurses in Quebec say they're increasingly worried as COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to climb heading into what is normally one of the busiest times of the year for the province's hospitals. “In a no...
Retailers ask Ontario government to lift COVID restrictions they say aren’t working
TORONTO — A coalition of about 50 retailers is calling on the Ontario government to lift COVID-19 restrictions for non-essential stores it claims is making things worse. In an open letter to Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Christine Elliott, the
EU files antitrust charges against Amazon over use of data
LONDON — European Union regulators filed antitrust charges Tuesday against Amazon, accusing the e-commerce giant of using its access to data from companies that sell products on its platform to gain an unfair advantage over them. The charges, filed two...
Malls gathered facial images of five million shoppers without consent: watchdogs
OTTAWA — Five million images of peoples' faces were collected through digital information kiosks in 12 malls across Canada without the knowledge or consent of the shoppers, privacy watchdogs say. An investigation by the federal, Alberta and B.C. privac...
Montreal banking on free parking, entertainment to lure holiday shoppers downtown
Montreal's mayor says she hopes her $6-million plan that includes free parking and longer store operating hours will be enough to lure holiday shoppers to the city's hard-hit downtown. Valerie Plante said today many retailers are facing permanent closu...
Halifax police cleared of wrongdoing in high-profile case of alleged racial profiling
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's police watchdog has cleared two officers of wrongdoing following their violent arrest of a Black woman who later alleged she was a victim of racial profiling. The Serious Incident Response Team released a report today saying the...
Iqaluit city council green-lights Nunavut’s first retail pot shop
Iqaluit city council is giving the go-ahead for Nunavut's first retail pot shop. Councilors in the territorial capital voted this week to recommend a cannabis store located near downtown, pending approval of a development permit. The council's motion r...
Statistics Canada preps new online inflation tool to better detail price impacts
OTTAWA — The national statistics agency is readying a new online tool to help Canadians track the impact of price changes on their spending during the pandemic. Statistics Canada already has a visualization tool that allows users to see the changes
Drugstores ramp up COVID-19 testing as part of health-care push amid pandemic
Bolstered by early successes, drugstores are accelerating their push into traditional health care amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Loblaw Companies Ltd., which began offering COVID-19 testing for patients at a handful of its Alberta pharmacy locations in Ju...