Boxing Day shoppers feel the calm after preholiday discounts
Canadian retailers saw subdued Boxing Day activity as many shoppers bought before Christmas. Analysts attribute the calmer scene to strong preholiday sales, inventory control, and Eaton's closure, with electronics drawing occasional crowds in cities like Edmonton Montreal and Vancouver. Visa projected over five million Canadians would shop on Boxing Day with about 232 million dollars in credit card transactions.
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Future Shop
Montreal
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Vancouver
A &B Sound
Mike Johnson
Norman Hecktie
Atlantic Canada
Visa
Alberta
Tamara Bischke
Shawne Boyd
Yvonne Ellam
Lethbridge
Manitoba moves to tighten solvent sale laws amid abuse cases
Manitoba plans new rules under the Public Health Act to curb sales of solvents and related products used to get high. The push follows cases in Winnipeg and Regina including a Lysol purchase dispute and a hairspray ban, with critics warning clerks face tough social roles and potential liability.
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Canada
Manitoba
House of Commons
Regina
Roger Lepage
Saskatchewan Human Rights Tribunal
Westfair Foods
Elwood
Westfair
Extra Foods
Justice
Saskatchewan
Deb McEwan
Dan Kelly
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Elly
Storm pounds Atlantic Canada Boxing Day snowfall areas
A powerful coastal storm drenched Atlantic Canada and parts of the northeastern U.S. with blizzard conditions and heavy snow. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick reported 20 to 25 centimetres, Sydney 26 cm, while St John’s saw 14 cm and freezing rain. Power outages affected about 150 people in St Stephen.
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St. John’s
Cape Breton
David Ramsay
Prince Edward Island
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Gander
Sydney
N.S
Confederation Bridge
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Margaret Murphy
Farrell
Annapolis Valley
Charlottetown
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