Winnipeg police say they've arrested the alleged leader of a retail theft crime ring, accusing him of having a hand in recruiting several shoplifters to steal brand-name power tools. A 37-year-old man ...

A 7-Eleven store on St. Anne’s Road in south Winnipeg is shutting its doors, driven out by shoplifters who targeted that stretch almost daily.

It may be a different location, but it’s a similar story playing out at a St. Vital 7-Eleven store that’s closing its doors at the end of the month.

Not long ago, the idea of lining up and showing identification before entering a retail store in Winnipeg would have seemed ...