The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario made the announcement Tuesday evening, billing it as a means to help hospitality businesses and workers impacted by COVID-19.

The Ontario government is consulting on the possibility of "consumption venues" as well as special occasion permits that would apply to outdoor festivals and concerts.

The 11 initially turned to the court in September to challenge their disqualification and dispute the fairness of the procedures involved in the lottery used to grant pot shop licences.

Lawyers for 11 people who applied to open a cannabis store in Ontario only to be disqualified shortly afterwards say their clients were denied a fair process.

Eleven people disqualified from applying to open a cannabis store are asking an Ontario court to halt the licensing process while they challenge their rejection.

Twelve applicants that were originally selected in the lottery were disqualified for not providing the AGCO with the proper documentation on time, according to the rules laid out by the regulator.

What was the secret to winning a slot in Ontario's cannabis lottery? The average winning property was submitted just over 24 times, while the average losing property was submitted just twice.

Innisfil, Ont. could soon see three stores open up steps away from each other on Commerce Park Drive, something critics say is "odd" and "doesn't make sense."

Three Hamilton locations won bids in the Alcohol and Gaming Commission's (AGCO) August lottery.

One of the new proposed locations for an Ontario cannabis store has a surprising address: one Premier Doug Ford denounced last year as too close to a school.