AGLC

• Alberta looks into selling liquor in grocery, convenience stores

  Alberta is looking into the possibility of expanding liquor sales into grocery and convenience stores.

  Consumer

  Apr 12
  
• 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
  
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• Alberta cabinet minister raises concerns over discounted four-litre jugs of vodka

  The cabinet minister responsible for Alberta’s liquor industry is calling out a four-litre plastic jug of vodka being sold for under $50.

  Canada

  Apr 8
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• Alberta cabinet minister lays out what he believes is needed to resolve wine dispute with B.C.

  Alberta craft brewers and distillers have become the latest point of contention in the province's wine war with British Columbia.

  Consumer

  Feb 20
• Northern Alberta $70M Lotto Max winner to honour late wife: ‘This is bittersweet’

  Brian Hoover from Beaverlodge in northern Alberta says he intends to honour his late wife's memory with some of the $70 million he won in a Lotto Max draw.

  Consumer

  Feb 8
• Alberta wine clubs, retailers feeling short-poured over B.C. wine war

  Some Calgary liquor retailers and wine lovers are feeling like the glass is half-empty following a move from AGLC to stop direct-to-consumer deliveries from B.C. wine producers.

  Canada

  Feb 7
• ‘Absurd’: Alberta sends warning letter to B.C. winemakers

  John Skinner, the proprietor of Painted Rock Estate Winery in the Okanagan, was one of the wineries that received the letter. He said many wineries in B.C. are already struggling.

  Economy

  Jan 30
• Online bootlegging: B.C. booze industry concerned local buyers are clicking on Alberta

  B.C. is one of the most expensive places to buy booze in Canada. Alberta is among the cheapest. That has online bootlegging flourishing, say some in B.C.'s alcohol industry.

  Consumer

  Jun 21, 2023
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• Alberta woman accuses Play Alberta of playing games with her late stepdad’s money

  A Calgary woman believes the online gambling site Play Alberta played with her feelings for months before paying out her late stepdad’s account.

  Money

  Jan 24, 2023
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• Liquor lawsuit: Thousands of bottles damaged, frozen during shipping, allege B.C. and Alberta

  Four civil claims were launched by B.C. and Alberta’s liquor boards, with general damages of $560,000 sought.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2022