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  • Taking aim at theft

    Staggering losses and safety concerns have retailers seeking new solutions to retail theftGrab and go took on new meaning for staffers at Real Canadian Superstores in Winnipeg, who until last December were witnessing shoplifting events several times per shift, with thieves leaving stores with items like electronics, meat and Tide pods.
  • Electric vehicle options growing, but profitability challenges limit growth

    Automakers are rolling out some big additions to the electric vehicle landscape this year as the market evolves, but it's still not clear how much Canadians will be convinced to buy them.
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  • Ontario Power Generation, Hydro One create Ivy electric vehicle charging network

    Two of Ontario's biggest utilities have formed a new company to create a province-wide fast-charger network for electric vehicles.The Ivy Charging Network is scheduled to have 160 Level-3 fast-chargers at its 73 locations throughout southern, eastern and western Ontario.The Ivy is a limited partnership owned equally by the government-owned Ontario Power Generation and Hydro One Ltd., a publicly traded former Crown corporation that owns the province's largest electric grid.They say the Ivy network will be an unregulated business that can provide a new revenue stream for both companies without affecting Ontario electricity rates.It has selected Greenlots, a member of the Shell Group, to operate and manage the electric charging network.Natural Resources Canada provided an $8-million repayable contribution to help build the electric vehicle charging network.
  • Couche-Tard eager to buy "the entire Caltex business"

    Alimentation Couche-Tard confirms the announcement by Caltex Australia Limited that it has made a further revised non-binding, indicative offer to the Board of Caltex to acquire 100% of Caltex.
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  • Vaping risk awareness campaign launches in Newfoundland and Labrador

    Newfoundland and Labrador is contributing $75,000 to an advertising campaign intended to raise awareness about the risks of youth vaping.The Newfoundland and Labrador Alliance for the Control of Tobacco, which receives $210,000 annually from the province, announced the campaign called ``The New Look of Nicotine Addiction'' in St.
  • Government appoints special mediator in Regina oil refinery labour dispute

    The Saskatchewan government has appointed a special mediator in a contract dispute that has dragged on for more than two months at a Regina oil refinery.
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  • 7 ways c-stores are catering to millennials

    From the beginning, convenience stores were ready-made to serve the youth market – with a large range of products and services specifically aimed at teens and young adults with spare change burning a hole in their pockets.
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