Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For February 4, 2026

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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.

Import costs driving Canada food inflation, BOC research says (Financial Post)

Costco’s beloved rotisserie chicken gets roasted in lawsuit over preservatives (CBC)

CBRE sees commercial real estate investment rising to $56B this year (Western Investor)

Canada Computers cyberattack exposes customer data, including credit card details (SC Media)

Club Monaco store in Toronto shut down due to alleged $134K in unpaid rent (BlogTO)

City council OKs changes to Century Park project to allow retail street parking (CTV Edmonton)

Fresh and healthy food can be difficult for some Montrealers to access, new Concordia study shows (Concordia University)

Peel Regional Police arrest 95 in retail crime crackdown at major malls (88.9FM)

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