Canadian Retail News From Around The Web For February 9, 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 48 hours.

Canadian Tire fined nearly $1.3 million for false advertising (The Canadian Press)

After 6 decades, Steve’s Music to close most locations in Ontario, Quebec (CBC)

Hudson’s Bay Left Behind 15 Million Sq. Ft Of Space. What Happens To It Now? (Storeys)

Beef and coffee surge, oils drop in latest Saskatchewan retail price report (Discover Moose Jaw)

With recent store closures, are malls going the way of the dodo? (Toronto Sun)

Grocer in Exchange District closes doors, citing safety concerns (CTV Winnipeg)

What was lost when Ottawa’s oldest shopping mall closed for good (Ottawa Citizen)

Big Box Dominates Valentine’s Spending as Canadians Shift to Dining Experiences (6ix Retail)

Shopify president wants to buy HBC sign and post it ‘loud and proud’ for Canadian entrepreneurs (National Post)

CF Toronto Eaton Centre Transforms Into Olympic Experience Hub With Team Canada Partnership (6ix Retail)

How this Richmond, B.C. shop is changing what a running store can look like (Canadian Running)

Some U.S. alcohol to return to Quebec stores before quality drops, minister says (CTV)

‘Heated Rivalry’ spotlighting Montreal and its renowned bagels (CityNews)

A new 140,000-square-foot Walmart is opening in southwest Edmonton (Curiosity)

A heavenly dessert shop from the U.K. is opening its first Vancouver location (Daily Hive)

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