Health groups ask Ontario to develop alcohol strategy ahead of looser prohibition
Multiple health organizations are asking Ontario to develop a comprehensive strategy to prepare for the province's upcoming loosening of alcohol rules.
Canada
May 13
Nearly $1M needed for Vancouver 2024 Alcohol on Beaches program: report
A city staff report says nearly $1 million in funding is needed for the 2024 pilot program that will allow drinking at select beaches in Vancouver.
Canada
May 2
Edmonton’s 1st alcohol-free cocktail bar opening downtown
SPILT Zero Proof on Jasper Ave will operate as a bottle shop, a bar -- offering tastings and by the glass -- and teaching classes, running private events and catering.
Consumer
May 9
Mandatory breath samples now required in every Toronto-area traffic stop: OPP
OPP will require a mandatory breath sample from all drivers on every traffic stop in the Greater Toronto Area, regardless of the reason police pulled the vehicle over.
Canada
May 2
Burnaby council votes to allow alcohol use in nearly all parks year-round
The proposal comes after what city staff have called a successful pilot project last summer in four major parks.
Politics
Apr 15
Proposal would transform Rice Howard Way into licensed entertainment district
Edmonton's Rice Howard Way could be transformed into an alcohol-licensed, pedestrian-friendly area every Saturday starting June 1.
Economy
Apr 29
Man accused of kicking bison at Yellowstone, arrested on alcohol charge
Clarence Yoder of Idaho Falls sustained minor injuries after allegedly harassing a herd of bison and kicking one in the leg.
U.S. News
Apr 30
Most Ontarians want deposit-return for non-alcoholic drink containers: poll
A new poll suggests support for some sort of system to manage empties through a deposit return program for non-alcoholic beverage containers is up year over year.
Consumer
May 8
Toronto city councillors vote to make alcohol in parks permanent
On Thursday, Toronto city council voted to make permanent a pilot program that allowed people over the age of 19 to drink in certain parks.
Politics
Apr 18
Social cost of alcohol addiction in Canada outweighs government revenue by billions annually: report
A recent study shows that net government revenue from alcohol sales was $13 billion in 2020 while the net social costs from alcohol use were $19 billion that year.
Consumer
Apr 28
Belgian man whose body brews alcohol acquitted of drunk driving charge
When he was pulled over by police, the 40-year-old Belgian man told officers he had not been drinking. It turns out the man has auto-brewery syndrome.
Trending
Apr 23
Booze-free bottle shops aim to ‘educate and change’ how people perceive non-alcoholic drinks
Jonathan Barembruch opened Calgary's first non-alcoholic bottle store last July. It is among many non-alcoholic bottle storefronts that have popped up over the last year or so.
Health
Apr 26
Company launches non-alcoholic beer for dogs, canines ‘crack a cold one’
A craft brew non-alcoholic beer for dogs is being brewed up at a canning facility in Fredericton, N.B. and shipped to bars, restaurants and retail stores across Canada.
Features
Apr 18
Belleville woman charged after ‘attempting to bite anyone who came close to her’
A 29-year-old woman has been charged with breaching a court order not to consume alcohol.
Crime
Apr 29
Booze on beach locations could increase to 8 in Kelowna
City council will look at a recommendation to increase the number of locations where alcohol can be publicly imbibed along the shores of Okanagan Lake.
Canada
May 2
Woman who caused Highway 99 head-on crash was driving wrong way, police say
Investigators believe alcohol and a 'pre-existing medical condition' are factors in a head-on crash that happened on Highway 99 in Surrey.
Traffic
Apr 28
Car crashes into flower store at Park and Tilford in North Vancouver
A car crashed through the storefront of a flower shop at a North Vancouver mall Saturday evening following a two-vehicle collision. Police say alcohol may be a factor.
Canada
May 5
Woman, 51, dies after head-on crash on highway west of Montreal, 35-year-old man arrested
Police say they arrested the driver of the second vehicle, a 35-year-old man, for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol, though no formal charges have been laid.
Canada
Apr 27
Impaired charges laid after van nearly hits cop car: Kingston police
Police say accused had more than one-and-a-half times the legal limit of alcohol in his system.
Crime
Apr 18
Ontario’s top doctor calling for restrictions on legal substances, decriminalization
Ontario's top doctor is calling on the provincial government to immediately enact policy that will restrict access to alcohol, vapes and cannabis.
Health
Mar 29