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'Two
sides couldn't be further apart'
on Canada Post labour dispute; online shopping already disrupted
 Canada Post is extending its lockout notice to Monday at 12:01 a.m. ET and
says it is willing to submit to binding arbitration in an effort to resolve
the ongoing labour dispute. In a statement late Wednesday, the Crown
corporation said it was extending its deadline, which had been Friday, in
the hopes the Canadian Union of Postal Workers would also agree to binding
arbitration.
However, there are no talks planned and Canada Post
spokesman Jon Hamilton said earlier Wednesday the two sides couldn't be
further apart. Canada Post and the union remain at loggerheads on CUPW's
request for wage increases for rural mail carriers and the pension changes
Canada Post says it needs to reduce costs. Tom Knight, an associate
professor in the Sauder School of Business at the University of British
Columbia, said it looks like Canada Post is "prepared to pull the trigger on
a work stoppage" as neither side is "interested in blinking."
Online
shopping won't shut down, but delivery details have changed. A note on
Amazon's website said that until further notice, it won't ship to P.O.
boxes, Canada Post retail locations (which Amazon calls pickup points) or
remote locations.
owensoundsuntimes.com
Retail Council of Canada
Urges Government To Resolve Any Canada Post Service Disruption
RCC has met with the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and
Labour's office and her Parliamentary Secretary to discuss this matter, as
well as hand delivered a
letter urging the government to quickly resolve any service disruption.
RCC has communicated the importance of the postal service for retailers of
all sizes in Canada, particularly those with online businesses (package
delivery/customer communications) and the need for government attention and
potentially, direct and timely intervention.
Click here to read RCC's letter to Canadian government
officials.
retailcouncil.org
Walmart still on track to refuse Visa unless
compromise reached;
retailer may lose customers
The clock is ticking on Walmart's pledge to stop accepting Visa cards at its
Canadian stores. The retail giant confirmed that starting on July 18,
customers will no longer be able to use the credit card at its three
locations in Thunder Bay, Ont. Beyond the Thunder Bay dates, the U.S.
retailer would not say when it plans to drop the credit card from the rest
of its more than 400 Canadian locations.
Walmart
announced on June 11 that "unacceptably high fees" for credit card
transactions had prompted it to stop accepting Visa cards. Soon after
Walmart announced it was dropping Visa, the credit card company
hit back, claiming the retailer was being disingenuous and unfair by
using consumers as bargaining chips.
A new survey from the Angus Reid
Institute finds that 59 per cent of Canadians support the big-box retailer
in its decision to stop accepting Visa at certain stores, saying the fee
Visa charges merchants is too high. But Angus Reid found that 46 per cent of
Walmart shoppers who have used a Visa card at Walmart in the last year say
they will be less likely to shop at the store in the future if the retailer
stops taking Visa as a form of payment.
cbc.ca
financialpost.com
Sobeys $2B loss a sign
of hotly competitive market, says analyst
Empire's $2-billion annual loss is a sign that its Sobeys supermarket chain
is coming under increasing pressure from cost-cutting competitors and may be
losing its way, says an industry analyst. The parent company of
Stellarton-based retailer Sobeys Inc. announced a $943-million quarterly
loss last week for an annual loss north of $2 billion, largely attributable
to its Safeway acquisitions in Western Canada.
thechronicleherald.ca
Convergint Technologies
Expands Canadian Presence By Acquiring TACanada
TACanada makes intelligent buildings a reality through the use of open
systems that integrate seamlessly, including electrical, mechanical,
lighting, security, card access, and camera systems. This acquisition also
expands Convergint's access to several key vertical markets, especially in
the education, utility, data center, commercial office, and retail
industries.
prnewswire.com
Sobeys announces
sudden departure of CEO Marc Poulin
June jobless rate 'unchanged' after Canada lost
700 jobs during the month
Alberta's minimum wage
to increase to $12.20 starting Oct. 1
$38,000 scotch bottle
for sale at rural Quebec duty-free shop
Oshawa, ON: Man arrested
before he could rob store
Thanks to
the quick actions of a witness and a responding officer, an armed male was
arrested before he was able to rob a convenience store. Police responded to the
area of Simcoe Street South and Albany Road at approximately 5 p.m. on Monday,
June 20 for an armed person call. According to police, a witness spotted two
male suspects in a parking lot acting suspiciously. The witness called 911,
telling police that one of the males put on a hoodie and gloves before tucking a
handgun into his pants. A responding officer found the two suspects beside the
store.
oshawaexpress.ca
Spray and set: Winnipeg robbery victims threatened
with hairspray
A 23-year-old man has been arrested in a string of robberies in
which someone threatened victims with the flames from ignited hairspray. Police
in Winnipeg say the thefts late last month were at a clothing store, a
convenience store and a drugstore. Two suspects stole food and merchandise
before one of them would spray a stream of flaming hairspray at staff.
ohscanada.com
Man impersonates Canada Post
employees to steal $40,000 of electronics
Impersonating a Canada Post delivery person was one ruse used by
a fraudster who allegedly ran a GTA-wide, online shopping scam using stolen
credit card information to buy about $40,000 worth of electronics. The man made
14 separate orders which included laptops, digital cameras and in one instance a
drone from Best Buy, using a copy of victims' credit cards, then had the goods
shipped to the cardholders' homes. Sometimes the man would lay in wait for the
delivery person and sign for the package himself. On other occasions, "... they
would wait for the package to be delivered and actually knock on the door and
claim that they were with Canada Post and that the package had been delivered in
error, and they were there to retrieve the package," said Det. Mark Underwood.
thestar.com
Edmonton: Police
investigating theft of more than $1-million in cosmetic
laser equipment
Police say an
employee of Perfection Cosmetics reported the break in on May 20 when they
arrived at work and saw broken glass near the front entrance of the store at
91st Street and 23rd Avenue.Several large items were stolen from the clinic and
beauty supply shop, including lasers used for esthetic purposes and a skin
analysis machine, as well as a TV and other electronics.
cbc.ca
Quebec, CN: Police Offer
reward for suspect truck/trailer thief
in Operation Gondole
Longueuil police are looking for the sixth and final suspect in a
truck theft ring, and there's a reward if you help catch him. Luc Pellerin, 52,
is a white Francophone male, is 5 feet 11 inches tall, 185 pounds, bald, and has
blue eyes. Pellerin is suspected of being part of a crime network that would
steal trucks and trailers on the South Shore and then resell them. Longueuil
police have arrested five other suspects as part of Operation Gondole.
cjad.com
Grande-Anse, NB: Stolen truck used to steal trailer
full of lobster
Police say
the truck used to steal the trailer full of frozen lobster meat in Grande-Anse
on Canada Day was also stolen. The truck had been seen driving along a busy
street in Caraquet during the Canada Day fireworks.
cbc.ca
Toronto: Three more suspects
sought in Toronto taxi driver debit card
fraud scheme
Toronto police have released security camera images of three
males wanted for allegedly taking part in a debit card fraud scheme involving
taxi drivers. According to police, as the taxi customer handed their debit card
to the driver to pay the fee, the driver would switch the customer's card for
one that resembled their own. Once obtained, police say the taxi driver would
use the customer's card to withdraw funds and purchase retail items.
ctvnews.ca
Oshawa, ON: Suspect sought in Shoppers Drug Mart
Robbery
Toronto Island: 3 Teens
Arrested for Robbery of the Beach House Restaurant
Clarenville, NF:
Storeowner dismayed by this weeks rash of break-ins
Toronto: Charges laid in
GTA $5,000 Credit Data theft investigation
Calgary: Man faces 27 charges after
hours-long driving spree at speeds up to 180 km/h (110 mph)
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