Alcohol

• Conservatives want to make it easier to mail alcohol between provinces

  A 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.

  Politics

  Mar 10
  
• Ontario, N.S. sign agreement to sell alcohol across provincial borders

  The 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.

  Canada

  Mar 2
  
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• Craft beer popularity in Canada could be drying up

  The 2010s saw a thirst for small batch brews that couldn't be quenched, but now, a changing social scene and challenging markets have dampened the industry.

  Consumer

  Jan 20
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• Saskatoon police to start mandatory alcohol screenings in new year on traffic stops

  Other police forces in Canada have implemented mandatory alcohol screening since the Criminal Code was amended in 2018 to allow for breathalyzers without cause in traffic stops.

  Traffic

  Dec 29, 2025
• Roughly 100 U.S.-made alcohol products temporarily back on Manitoba store shelves

  Various American-made spirits and wines are to be available to purchase by the general public in Manitoba beginning Wednesday.

  Consumer

  Dec 8, 2025
• $1.3M in liquor stolen from LCBO linked to alcohol trafficking operation

  Police 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.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2025
• B.C. producers frustrated after alcohol excluded from interprovincial trade deal

  With alcohol left out of the Canadian Mutual Recognition Agreement on interprovincial trade, B.C. wineries and distillers are still waiting for long-promised reform.

  Economy

  Nov 22, 2025
• Alberta First Nation residents fight drug, alcohol abuse with push for dry community

  After attending too many funerals for young people, some residents of Kehewin First Nation have crafted legislation banning drugs and alcohol in the Alberta community.

  Crime

  Oct 3, 2025
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• Booze strike means no alcohol at some BC Liquor stores. Here are the alternatives

  Dozens of BC Liquor Stores are closed due to the ongoing strike by B.C. General Employees Union workers. While some remain open, there are also other alternatives.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2025
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• ‘Still going to be banned’: Ford says on U.S. alcohol returning to Ontario shelves

  Premier Doug Ford says U.S. alcohol will continue to be banned in Ontario 'until they cut the tariffs or we make a deal with them.'

  Politics

  Aug 27, 2025