This is also the first year in a while Canadian retailers did not expect significant flight to the US for deals.
Indeed.
Googling "black Friday Canada" returns promotions from Amazon, Best Buy, Indigo, Dell, Wal Mart, Costco, Staples, shop.ca, Telus, Sears, Ikea, Lowe's, Old Navy, Xbox, Forever 21, Home Depot, etc. etc. etc.
So yeah, more than a few stores in 3 or 4 cities.