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Ontario woman wants to
know fate of LCBO employee who took her image off security footage to
post online
An Ontario woman says the LCBO
won't tell her the fate of an employee who violated her privacy by sharing
online an image of her taken from the store's security footage.
Chanty Binx - a pseudonym used for her feminist activism - popped into a
Mississauga LCBO in late April. A clerk at the government-run store offered
his help, but she later learned that he was only speaking with her because
he recognized her from the Internet, and wanted to document that he'd seen
the woman anti-feminist forums have for three years threatened with
violence.
Her image - taken from a screen grab of LCBO security
footage - appeared on Facebook on April 30 and identified her as the
"feminist sensation" from years ago. That renewed the online hate that had
prompted Binx to give up her public activism three years ago.
In 2013
a video of Binx arguing - she admits rudely and coarsely - with so-called
men's rights activists was shared widely in anti-feminist circles; in turn,
she was subjected to violent threats and harassment that persist to this day
on some forums. The image shared recently to Facebook and a subsequent media
report has renewed the vitriol and led some to suggest they should search
for her in the suburb West of Toronto in order to sexually assault her.
The image has been pulled off Facebook, but Binx still wants to know
what LCBO has done and why Peel Regional Police never followed through on
her complaint.
Ontario's Information and Privacy Commission Brian
Beamish said, if her version of the story is accurate, it "would seem to be
a pretty clear breach of the law" since security footage must only be used
for an express purpose, such as a police investigation.
nationalpost.com
City of Vancouver to
file injunctions against 10 more pot shops
Last year, the City of Vancouver became the first municipality in Canada to
adopt regulations governing medical marijuana dispensaries, but in the 13
months since the city council adopted the bylaws, it has found that making
rules for where the drug can be sold is the easy part. Actually enforcing
them is another matter entirely.
On Monday, the city will file
injunctions against 10 pot shops that are in violation of its regulations.
It's the second wave of court-ordered closures the city has sought. It filed
17 injunctions in May.
The city's bylaw requires medical marijuana
dispensaries to obtain a business license in order to operate, but it
prohibits them from obtaining such a license if they are located within 300
metres of schools, community centres, neighbourhood houses, or other
dispensaries. When it opened the licensing process, the city received 176
applications - nearly all of which failed to meet one of the 300-metre
requirements. Of the 176 applications, 162 were rejected.
ctvnews.ca
Police forces across
Canada warn of Pokemon Go risks
Police forces
across Canada are warning of the risks involved in playing augmented reality
games such as Pokemon Go as reports mount of people getting injured or
landing in trouble as they play the wildly popular game.
In Quebec
City, police said two officers suffered minor injuries when a car they
observed driving strangely reversed into their cruiser in a parking lot. In
Ontario, provincial police have put out a short video on Twitter in response
to the "potential risk and harm" they are seeing related to the game.
But despite the warnings, some people playing the game have wandered
into private yards, driveways, cemeteries and, in one U.S. case, even an
off-limits police parking lot in search of the app's cartoon monsters. Some
police forces have also been employing the hashtag #DontCatchAndDrive" as
players roam community streets.
theglobeandmail.com
Alberta RCMP commend
Stettler Walmart AP Efforts
for "excellent video surveillance"
Stettler RCMP commended the retailer Monday, saying in a release that the
store's "excellent video surveillance" contributed to police's ability to
identify and prosecute suspects in the alleged thefts. Over the past few
months, the Stettler store used video surveillance to capture a number of
alleged thefts, which have involved suspects stuffing their pants with
electronic devices, flip flops and even a fishing rod. edmontonjournal.com
Ikea Canada Engages
Customers With RFID at Pop-up Store
Ikea
Canada has completed a two-week trial of a solution that enabled shoppers to
purchase merchandise with the tap of a spoon, thanks to radio frequency
identification technology. The system, deployed in a pop-up store in late
May 2016, freed shoppers from having to push carts or carry baskets around
the store. Instead, they simply carried a wooden spoon with a built-in RFID
tag, and made their purchases by tapping the spoon against shelf readers.
rfidjournal.com
Rona Inc sees sales
double after experimenting with 15-page digital-only flyer
Giant Tiger Continues
With Gigantic Expansion Plans
Let the doughnut wars
begin: Krispy Kreme cooks up Canadian comeback
Canadian Tire Ousts
CEO Medline, Brings Back Wetmore
 Peel,
ON: 2 suspects caught, 1 still outstanding in home invasions targeting GTA
jewelry store owners
One
suspect, Rashid Ahmad, is still outstanding after a string of violence GTA home
invasions. As Angie Seth reports, police say the attacks were so brutal they
even harmed children and the elderly. Peel Regional Police announced Wednesday
that two people have been arrested in connection to a series of violent home
invasions targeting jewelry store owners in the Greater Toronto Area. The
investigation nicknamed Project Blue Rock began following a series of robberies
between October and December 2015. Police say two of the incidents occurred at
residences in Brampton and the third in Toronto. A fourth robbery took place at
an AR International currency exchange location in Mississauga. In some of the
cases, police say the accused used hand guns, duct tape, zip ties and a taser to
assault the victims which included the elderly and children.
globalnews.ca
 Fort
Saskatchewan, AB: RCMP are reaching out to the public to identify three men
accused of stealing equipment from the local Walmart and assaulting an employee
Police say the three suspects entered Walmart at approximately 1
p.m. on June 17. One male allegedly removed a blue and black camping style
backpack from the shelves and began filling it with merchandise. The male then
proceeded to exist the store, but was apprehended by a loss prevention officer.
Police say the two other men, who were following the officer, sprayed him with
something similar to bear spray. All three then exited the store.
fortsaskatchewanrecord.com
Barrie,
BC: Police seek suspects in Zehrs theft
Barrie Police have received video surveillance on two suspects
wanted in connection to a shoplifting occurrence that occurred in June. On
Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 9:20 p.m. a male and female entered the Zehrs located
at 620 Yonge Street, in the City of Barrie. The couple filled re-useable bags
with merchandise, groceries and children's coloring books. They proceeded into
the parking lot where they were confronted by Loss Prevention but they fled on
foot.
barrietoday.com
High River, AB: RCMP seeking
Sobey's meat shoplifter
On
Saturday, July 9 at approximately 3:45 p.m., a male entered Sobeys and attempted
to leave the store with a substantial amount of meat in a cart. The man was
confronted by an employee and left the store, abandoned the products outside and
left in a red sedan.
highrivertimes.com
Lac La Biche, AB: Armed
Robbery suspects escape after shooting at police vehicle
Two armed robbery suspects remain at large after shooting at a
police vehicle on a highway, says Lac La Biche RCMP. They are believed to be
involved in "several" armed robberies, police say. During Police pursuit of the
vehicle, the suspect vehicle became "inoperable," police say, but two suspects
fled on foot. Two other passengers in the truck were arrested. 'Two individuals
are out and ... we can't find the gun anywhere near that area, so they could
very well still have it with them.'- Sgt. Jack Poitras.
cbc.ca
Staffers bear-sprayed as 3 Cold Lake liquor stores
robbed in 20 minutes
Windsor, ON: Real Canadian
Superstore shoplifter sought; fled empty handed
Ajax, ON: Male arrested
after distraction theft; woman's purse stolen after her car tires were slashed
Barrie, BC: Police seeking
assistance in catching a Jug City C-store thief
Stettler, AB: RCMP report
increase in Shoplifting cases
Port Alberni, BC: 7-Eleven
robbed for a second time in 2 weeks
Whitby, ON, - Parkwood
Pharmacy - Armed Robbery
Morinville, AB - Champlain
Pharmacy IDA -Armed Robbery
7- Eleven - Maple Ridge,
BC - Armed Robbery
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