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• Saskatchewan eliminates personal importation limits for alcohol

  Saskatchewan residents can now bring an unlimited amount of alcohol from other provinces and territories back home for personal use.

  Consumer

  May 28, 2019
  
• Reality Check: Here’s why axing a federal booze law won’t ‘free the beer’ (or wine) just yet

  Unless the provinces follow suit by amending their own liquor laws, the federal amendment will result in no real change to how Canadians can legally buy booze.

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2019
  
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• Ottawa gets rid of inter-provincial liquor restrictions, provinces still need to negotiate deal

  The B.C. government is applauding the federal government's legislation to get rid of restrictions to ship beer, wine or spirits across provincial borders.

  Apr 9, 2019
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• Feds introduce law to remove barrier to inter-provincial booze trade

  The issue has rankled consumers for decades and was forced under a media spotlight a year ago when a New Brunswick man lost a five-year court battle to buy cheap beer in neighbouring Quebec.

  Canada

  Apr 9, 2019
• Cannabis legalization could prompt new trade battle in the Maritimes

  New Brunswick and Nova Scotia may be staring down another cross-border trade battle, but this time it may be over cannabis and not beer.

  Cannabis

  Oct 16, 2018
• Despite ‘compromise’ to loosen booze transport rules, here’s why provinces still won’t #FreeTheBeer

  Here's why, despite a pledge to increase the personal limits on how much booze can be brought across provincial borders, the provinces aren't going to #FreeTheBeer any time soon.

  Canada

  Jul 21, 2018
• Local breweries dodge provincial sales limits to launch ‘Gerard Comeau’ beer, with hopes of going national

  Ottawa's Flora Hall Brewing and Gatineau's Brasserie du Bas-Canada brewed the new beer in two locations so they could sell it in both Ontario and Quebec.

  Consumer

  Jul 12, 2018
• Brian Pallister calling on other premiers to cut restrictions on inter-provincial booze

  Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is asking his colleagues to eliminate restrictions on inter-provincial booze runs.

  Consumer

  Jul 12, 2018
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• ‘Free the beer’ ruling proves Alberta can’t stop gas from flowing into B.C.: David Eby

  "The court specifically noted that provinces are not allowed to impose tariffs or rules like tariffs to punish other provinces," David Eby said.

  Politics

  Apr 19, 2018
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• ‘Free the beer’ knocked down by top court: What it means for Canada

  The Supreme Court of Canada has opted to maintain the status quo on interprovincial trade.

  Canada

  Apr 19, 2018