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Removing trade uncertainty tops Harold Kriewald’s wish list.

On Wednesday, he hadn’t heard from suppliers about which — if any — products at Stalwart Appliances in Winnipeg will be hit with new levies.

Canadian tariffs on $26.7 billion worth of United States imports are set to begin Sept. 8. They come before the holiday season, the retail sector’s busiest stretch.

“(If) the forecast is uncertain, you as the consumer are not always prone to want to make a big purchase,” said Kriewald, Stalwart Appliances’s owner. “Uncertainty is probably the worst thing. The tariffs, of course, bring that uncertainty.”

A 22-year-old security guard is in stable condition after being stabbed during a robbery at a west Winnipeg Dollarama Tuesday afternoon, police say.

Winnipeg police were called to the retail store at 2727 Portage Ave. in the Courts of St. James around 4 p.m. after receiving reports a security guard had been stabbed.

Police said the guard confronted a man suspected of shoplifting and directed him to leave the store. The man allegedly pulled out a sharp-edged weapon and stabbed the guard in the upper body before fleeing with stolen merchandise.

Officers found the guard seriously injured. He was taken to hospital in unstable condition and was later upgraded to stable.