Toronto wraps up pilot of body-worn cameras
The Toronto Police Service's body-worn camera pilot project moved into its evaluation phase on April 1. The agency will begin drafting its evaluation report now that the cameras have been removed from active duty. The cameras were worn by approximately 100 officers since May 18, 2015.  canadiansecuritymag.com

Red Deer businesses stung by counterfeit U.S. $50 bills
RCMP are on the trail of several suspects who've been passing off fake U.S. money all around Red Deer. One convenience store was stung Tuesday when a man used the bogus bills to purchase a number of prepaid VISA cards. A second suspect paid with two counterfeit $50 US bills at a liquor store on March 11. RCMP also have information about a man and woman who passed a counterfeit $50 US bill. In other parts of Alberta, there have been reports of counterfeit $20 and $100 U.S. bills. calgarysun.com

Ikea Canada opens Mississauga distribution center
The facility was built to support its four full-size stores in the Greater Toronto Area, as well as its new pick-up points and soon-to-open e-commerce store. Over the past few months, the retailer has opened pick-up points - smaller-scale stores where customers can pick-up goods ordered via the web site or catalogue - in the St. Catharines, London and Whitby, Ontario, as well as Quebec City. It will open two more in the Ontario cities of Kitchener and Windsor over the coming months.  furnituretoday.com

Canada's top 10 performing retail malls
Toronto's Yorkdale Shopping Centre topped the list with sales of $1,610 per square foot, followed by Vancouver's Pacific Centre in second spot.

Others on the list include:
3. Oakridge Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
4. CF Toronto Eaton Centre, Toronto, Ont.
5. Southgate Centre, Edmonton, Alb.
6. CF Chinook Centre, Calgary, Alb.
7. Royal Bank Plaza, Toronto, Ont.
8. CF Rideau Centre, Ottawa, Ont.
9. Metropolis at Metrotown, Burnaby, B.C.
10. Square One, Mississauga, Ont.  reminetwork.com

Toronto: Somebody should make a movie about Loss Prevention, well how about a Play..."Caught"
"Caught", Written by Jordi Mand, directed by Sarah Garton Stanley. Until April 24 at the Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace, 16 Ryerson Ave. passemuraille.ca

Retail Fast Facts: February 2016 

Highlights:
● Total monthly retail sales changed by 2.8 per cent over the comparable month last year. 
● Total sales excluding food, automotive and gasoline changed by 3.5 per cent over the comparable month last year. Read more retailcouncil.org

Overnight fire at Gatineau, Ottawa, Sears Store causes $20,000 in damages Wed. night

Giant Tiger begins construction on new 600K distribution center in Ottawa, ON

Town Shoes to open 10 DSW stores - Bringing total to 23