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Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For December 17, 2025

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News at a Glance

Retail Insider is streamlining its Canadian retail news from around the web to include a handful of top news stories that can be viewed quickly during the day. Here are the top stories from the past 24 hours.

Canada’s grocery code of conduct is coming in 2026. What it means for you (Global)

This Year Threatened to Kill Canadian Shopping—But It Didn’t (The Kit)

Gifts with thrift: How to find unique second-hand presents and save money this holiday (Globe & Mail)

Polestar 4 deliveries begin in Canada and the U.S. (Drive Tesla Canada)

Levi’s opening new store in Vancouver is part of bigger expansion in B.C. (Vancouver Sun)

Over 50 SQDC stores to open longer weekends from February (CityNews Montreal)

The ultimate holiday gift guide for Toronto’s Queen West neighbourhood (BlogTO)

Small businesses account for nearly 97% of Edmonton’s local economy: census (CTV)

Here’s a one-stop-shop to buy Canadian (NOW Toronto)

Leduc memorabilia shop motivating people to donate to local food bank (CTV)

‘The response has been incredible’: Krispy Kreme opens doughnut shop in Vancouver (Vancouver Sun)

Jimmy John’s to Open New Store in Toronto (WhatNow)

GTA thieves are going after pricey Pokémon trading cards. How 2 stores say they’re fighting back (CTV)

Police crack down on shoplifting amid rising retail crime in Saskatchewan (Yahoo)

New pop-up store in Toronto turns shopping into a full-on Pokémon adventure (BlogTO)

Filipino bakery chain to close only Vancouver location after nearly 20 years (Daily Hive)

Top retail theft suspect caught by Winnipeg police (Winnipeg Sun)

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