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Sales of U.S. alcohol stock in Manitoba to benefit charities, premier saysThe Manitoba government is going to sell alcohol products from the United States that it had pulled from the shelves to protest American tariffs.PoliticsDec 4
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Nova Scotia to sell last of U.S. booze pulled from shelves, giving profits to charityThe premier says Nova Scotia is 'committed to a Team Canada approach to tariffs and trade' and will not order any more alcohol from the United States once this inventory is gone.EconomyNov 27
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$1.3M in liquor stolen from LCBO linked to alcohol trafficking operationPolice say three people are facing charges after $1.3 million worth of liquor allegedly stolen from the LCBO was being sold in a trafficking operation.CanadaDec 3
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B.C.-led agreement removes interprovincial trade barriers on products, not food or alcoholThe agreement, called the Canadian Mutual Recognition Agreement, was signed by all the provinces, territories and the federal government on Nov. 17.CanadaNov 19
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Amid ‘Buy Canadian’ push, small alcohol producers say trade barriers remainA new report says smaller alcohol producers still face challenges with interprovincial trade despite efforts by the federal government.ConsumerNov 11
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B.C. producers frustrated after alcohol excluded from interprovincial trade dealWith alcohol left out of the Canadian Mutual Recognition Agreement on interprovincial trade, B.C. wineries and distillers are still waiting for long-promised reform.EconomyNov 22
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Moncton bar owner frustrated he’s still facing red tape when buying alcohol from other provincesA Moncton bar owner says he's facing red tape and mark-ups when trying to buy alcohol from other provinces despite New Brunswick's bid to reduce interprovincial trade barriers.CanadaNov 5
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It will take weeks for alcohol backlog to clear following tentative BCGEU dealThe Professional Employees Association has been rallying alongside the BCGEU, but it's also taking down its own picket lines as its negotiations continue.PoliticsOct 27
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Deal reached to allow grocers to avoid accepting beer and wine emptiesOntario grocers and The Beer Store have reached an agreement-in-principle on alcohol recycling that will allow the retailers to avoid collecting empties.PoliticsNov 26
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Ontario pays out full $225M to Beer Store as end of store closure commitment nearsOntario struck an agreement with the alcohol retailer to end its retail monopoly in the province early in 2024 so convenience stores could begin selling beer.PoliticsNov 21
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LCBO revenue drops below $2B for 1st time in a decade after alcohol liberalizationThe Fall Economic Statement projects that for the first time in a decade, LCBO will take in less than $2 billion after changes to let convenience stores sell alcohol.CanadaNov 6
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Supreme Court upholds impaired driving convictions based on breathalyzersThe related decisions from the top court Thursday clarified the evidentiary scheme for proving blood alcohol concentration in impaired driving cases under the Criminal Code.CanadaNov 14
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‘We’ve moved to Canada and are proud of it’: Sour Puss liquor production moves from Minnesota to QuebecThe company has signed a deal to produce the liquor in Quebec after several provinces stopped stocking certain American-made alcohol products in response to U.S. trade actions.CanadaNov 14
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BCGEU strike: Restaurant wishes they could purchase alcohol from private store next doorA Vancouver restaurant owner says he’s growing increasingly frustrated with the bureaucratic hurdles around liquor sales in the province as the BCGEU strike enters week seven.PoliticsOct 14
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B.C. restaurants, stores say alcohol supplies running low as strike drags onThe strike by the B.C. General Employees Union is in its sixth week and all government liquor and cannabis stores are behind picket lines.PoliticsOct 10
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N.B. looking to sell its stock of American alcoholThe New Brunswick Liquor Corporation says it wants to sell its remaining American alcohol removed from store shelves in protest of the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump.LifestyleOct 11
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‘The word is out’: NB Liquor selling off American alcohol it pulled from shelvesNB Liquor is selling off some of the American alcohol it pulled off the shelves in March in response to the Canada-U.S. trade war.CanadaOct 10
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Canada is buying 85% less U.S. booze than last year amid trade war: report'This shift may reflect a broader sentiment that U.S.-imposed tariffs are unfair,' the report noted in its assessment of falling exports around the globe.CanadaOct 7
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Alberta First Nation residents fight drug, alcohol abuse with push for dry communityAfter attending too many funerals for young people, some residents of Kehewin First Nation have crafted legislation banning drugs and alcohol in the Alberta community.CrimeOct 3
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‘Very real hope’ Ontario Crown Royal jobs can be saved, mayor saysThe mayor of an Ontario town at the centre of Premier Doug Ford’s spat with alcohol maker Diageo says there is 'very real hope' jobs in his community can be saved.PoliticsOct 16