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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
It could become easier to drink alcohol in Toronto parks. Here’s what’s changing
The City of Toronto looks set to expand and make permanent its alcohol in parks pilot. A new, full-time plan will allow drinking in at least one park in every council ward.
Canada
Mar 29
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
Alberta won’t impose floor prices on alcohol after 4-litre vodka jug controversy
The cabinet minister in charge of Alberta’s liquor industry says he won't impose floor prices for alcohol but is declining to say what other changes might be contemplated.
Politics
Apr 10
3 arrested after drugs, weapons, open alcohol found in car: Manitoba First Nations police
Police said the driver's reactions led them to believe she was under the influence of alcohol -- which was confirmed after she failed a roadside sobriety test.
Crime
Apr 10
SAQ sales down as non-alcoholic business booms in Montreal
The drop in alcohol business appears to being picked up in sales at shops that sell non-alcoholic beverages.
Canada
Mar 29
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
Metro Vancouver approves pilot project to allow alcohol use in select parks
Metro Vancouver is moving forward with a pilot project that will allow alcohol consumption at six regional parks in the summer.
Canada
Mar 22
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
Fewer young people drinking alcohol due to ‘more awareness’ says local imitation drink vendor
As of 2022, 16 per cent of 18- to 24-year-old Manitobans were more likely to report drinking alcohol less often since the pandemic.
Health
Mar 15
Organizers hold ninth annual memorial for B.C. Mountie killed by impaired driver
Const. Sarah Beckett was fatally struck by Kenneth Fenton, who had alcohol, cocaine and marijuana in his system when he was evading police on April 5, 2016.
Crime
Apr 15