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• Ford says LCBO won’t bring back American booze despite renewed Trump threat

  The ban was introduced last year after U.S. tariffs were first imposed on Canadian imports, leading Doug Ford to tell the LCBO to remove American alcohol from the LCBO.

  Canada

  Feb 10
  
• Kinew invokes Team Canada approach, asking Ford to stand down on Crown Royal boycott

  After finding out Diageo planned to close a bottling plant in southwestern Ontario, Ford emptied a bottle of the Canadian whisky onto the ground at an event over the summer.

  Canada

  Jan 23
  
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• Manitoba premier calls on ‘my buddy Doug’ to keep Crown Royal on LCBO shelves

  'You are going hurt Canadian jobs, you are going to hurt Manitoba jobs if you follow through with this,' Kinew told Ford during multiple phone calls in January.

  Politics

  Jan 13
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• Ford accused of ‘weaponizing’ LCBO with plan to remove Crown Royal

  Doug Ford confirmed he would pull the Canadian whiskey from the shelves of the province's alcohol stores next month to punish international drinks conglomerate Diageo.

  Canada

  Jan 7
• ‘Stock up’: Ford confirms he will remove Crown Royal from LCBO next month

  The premier has repeated the threat for months, saying he will use the province's monopoly on alcohol sales to punish international drinks manufacturer Diageo.

  Canada

  Jan 5
• Durham police arrest 64, lay over 150 charges in retail theft crackdown

  Durham police arrested more than 60 people in a five-week crackdown on retail theft. Nearly three dozen of the charges stem from incidents at the LCBO.

  Crime

  Dec 28, 2025
• Some alcohol prices in Ontario could rise in the new year

  Some alcohol prices in Ontario could rise in the new year, with several changes to the alcohol marketplace set to take effect.

  Canada

  Dec 23, 2025
• LCBO delays Ford government return-to-office mandate amid lack of space

  In a December memo the LCBO told employees that its current floor space at 100 Queen's Quay E. 'does not support full-time office work for all head office employees.'

  Politics

  Dec 19, 2025
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• Doug Ford knocks back plan to sell off U.S. booze for charity

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford says selling off surplus American alcohol for charity is 'not as easy as it sounds,' knocking back a suggestion to raise funds for food banks.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2025
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• $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