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Ontario expanding areas where alcohol can be consumed in provincial parksThe new rules will allow adults 19 and older to drink alcohol beyond their individual campsites, including picnic areas, beaches and other day use areas.PoliticsApr 15
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Carnival cruise passenger wins $300K lawsuit after being over-served alcoholCarnival was ordered to pay US$300,000 to Diana Sanders after a jury found that the company was negligent in serving her at least 14 shots of tequila in just over eight hours.TrendingApr 16
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Public revenue from alcohol sales drops in Ontario amid LCBO modernizationAccording to the 2026 budget, Ontario will spend $200 million to reduce the markup for products at the LCBO, alongside reducing taxes for local producers.EconomyMar 26
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Conservatives want to make it easier to mail alcohol between provincesA bill from B.C. MP Dan Albas, whose riding includes the Okanagan wine region, would remove restrictions on Canada Post for interprovincial shipments of alcohol to consumers.PoliticsMar 10
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Alcohol sales in Canada just saw ‘largest’ annual drop since tracking beganThis was reported as 'the largest annual decrease since Statistics Canada began tracking this series in 2004/2005,' as sales dropped by three per cent to 2,898 million litres.EconomyMar 5
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Ontario, N.S. sign agreement to sell alcohol across provincial bordersThe new deal flows from a broader framework agreed to by several provinces last year to try to reduce or do away with internal Canadian trade barriers altogether.CanadaMar 2
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Alberta moves to implement interprovincial pact to ease trade rules on consumer goodsThe agreement doesn't apply to alcohol, cannabis, food, live animals, tobacco or plants, and it lets provinces maintain certain restrictions on items for health and safety reasons.ConsumerMar 26
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Patsy or paranoic: Court hears conflicting theories in Winnipeg multiple-murder trialAn accused mass killer was either driven by drug- and alcohol-induced paranoia or was a pawn in a frame-up when he fatally shot five people in a Winnipeg rooming house,.CrimeMar 2
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Saskatchewan to permit 5 a.m. alcohol sales for Winter OlympicsSaskatchewan bars can apply to open as early as 5 a.m. during the Milano Cortina Olympics so fans can watch early-morning events, with requests reviewed case by case.ConsumerFeb 6
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Parents condemn $176 fines for hostel staff after daughters died from tainted alcoholHolly Bowles and Bianca Jones, both 19, died after they were served tainted alcohol laced with methanol at the Nana Backpacker Hostel in Laos in 2024.WorldFeb 10
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Ontario bars can open at 6 a.m. Sunday to host Team Canada watch partiesTo coincide with the Canadian men's ice hockey gold medal game the provincial government will temporarily change licensing rules to allow alcohol sales to begin at 6 a.m.PoliticsFeb 20
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U.S. alcohol returning to Quebec liquor stores in limited quantitiesQuebec barred U.S. alcohol at the SAQ last year in retaliation for American tariffs on Canadian goods, framing the move as an economic response, not a safety issue.ConsumerFeb 6
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Toronto will allow 6 a.m. alcohol sales to boost pub visits during Winter OlympicsItaly will officially host the Winter Olympics between Feb. 6 and Feb. 22, with curling beginning Wednesday ahead of the official games.CanadaFeb 4
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Ford says LCBO won’t bring back American booze despite renewed Trump threatThe ban was introduced last year after U.S. tariffs were first imposed on Canadian imports, leading Doug Ford to tell the LCBO to remove American alcohol from the LCBO.CanadaFeb 10
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Impaired driving arrest made after Kingston driver passes out at police stationA Kingston driver went to the police station to report a crash but was arrested after police allege they passed out in the parking lot with open alcohol.CanadaFeb 3
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Saskatchewan brewing industry faces shifting tidesBig changes are happening in the Saskatchewan brewing industry as companies try to navigate a shift in alcohol consumption across the nation.ConsumerFeb 1
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Woman killed, child airlifted to hospital after crash near Brooks: Alberta RCMPA woman was killed and a child had to be airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a single-vehicle crash near Brooks, Alta. on Wednesday afternoon.TrafficApr 9
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Victim impact statements heard at sentencing for Misha Pavelick’s killerNearly 20 years ago, in May 2006, Misha Pavelick was fatally stabbed at the Kinookimaw campground near Regina Beach.CrimeMar 31
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Off-duty officer fatally struck pedestrian along Nova Scotia highway, watchdog saysAn independent police oversight agency says an off-duty officer struck and killed a pedestrian on Saturday along a highway in the greater Halifax region.CanadaMar 30
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Ontario expanding bring-your-own-booze rules to include festivalsThe province announced the move on Tuesday afternoon, suggesting it would drive local tourism and economic growth by boosting attendance at some festivals.CanadaMar 17