But with the loonie stagnant at around at 74 cents US, many Canadians now find U.S. bargains are no longer enticing. "When things were close at par, it would be much more of a deal," says Reid about those hazy cross-border shopping days. Black Friday crosses the borderNovak says Canadian stores started offering Black Friday deals to try to stop the flood of shoppers crossing the border. So they started saying, 'Well, you know, if they're going to do Black Friday there, we're going to do Black Friday here.'" Rupcic also expects a healthy influx of Canadian shoppers for the event.

Source: CBC News November 25, 2016 09:56 UTC