A reconsideration of a motion to allow alcohol consumption in select public places passed on Tuesday.

Pelican Narrows RCMP said 32 60-ounce bottles of hard liquor and 164 cans of beer were seized in the vehicle.

Michael Pickup says the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation's planning for the province's industry lacks detail and accountability measures, and oversight is described as "poor."

Even following the current low-risk drinking guidelines can put you at significant risk, a new study suggests.

The NSLC says the growth was driven by the first full year of cannabis sales, sales growth in all local product categories, and an increase in sales due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"I am concerned about Canadians' mental health ... more Canadians have increased their consumption of alcohol and junk food or sweets since the beginning of the pandemic," chief public health officer Theresa Tam said in a statement.

While such cases are rare and successfully raising an intoxication defence would be difficult, critics argued it had undermined a measure aimed at protecting women from sexual violence.

A court ruling allowing people accused ofsexual assault or other violent crimes to argue they were so intoxicated they didn't know what they were doing has angered women's-rights activists but civil libertarians call the criticism unwarranted.

Three people are facing bootlegging charges after allegedly bringing alcohol into La Loche, Sask., where alcohol sales are currently banned.

Some New Brunswick breweries are opening their taprooms as part of the province's second stage of its COVID-19 recovery plan.