The city of Winnipeg posted a new Retail Theft Initiative on December 4th, you can find it here:
https://www.winnipeg.ca/news/2023-12-04-retail-theft-initiative
CBC News did a story on this initiative, which you can find here:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/shoplifting-winnipeg-police-prevention-1.7048521
Global News did their own story on the initiative, which you can read here:
https://globalnews.ca/news/10146229/winnipeg-police-retail-theft-initiative/
The following two articles are from November, covering the CFIB reports and checking in with businesses and the rise in crime they’ve seen.
The Free Press: https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2023/11/01/manitoba-small-businesses-worry-about-crime-safety-survey
CTV News: https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/new-cfib-report-reveals-rise-in-crime-impacting-small-businesses-1.6630949