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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
  
• LCBO giving paper bag contract to Ontario company, 1 year after government order

  A contract worth more than $10 million between Rosenbloom Groupe Inc. and the Crown corporation was signed last year, before Premier Doug Ford ordered the LCBO to replace it.

  Politics

  Nov 19
  
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• LCBO revenue drops below $2B for 1st time in a decade after alcohol liberalization

  The Fall Economic Statement projects that for the first time in a decade, LCBO will take in less than $2 billion after changes to let convenience stores sell alcohol.

  Canada

  Nov 6
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• LCBO pleads guilty, fined $80K after worker critically injured at warehouse

  The LCBO was fined $80,000 after a worker was critically injured during a warehouse training session in London, Ont., for failing to provide proper safety instruction.

  Canada

  Oct 29
• Ford government introduces hiring freeze for Metrolinx, LCBO and other agencies

  On Friday, Treasury Board president Caroline Mulroney announced the freeze, saying agencies, boards and commission public bodies had swelled in size in recent years.

  Politics

  Sep 26
• Ford government won’t order LCBO to remove Crown Royal from shelves — for now

  On Tuesday, Ford ended a news conference by pouring out a bottle of the Canadian whisky, after its parent company, Diageo, announced it would shutter a plant in Amherstburg, Ont.

  Canada

  Sep 3
• Crown Royal bottler closing down Ontario plant, shifting some operations to U.S.

  Spirits maker Diageo says it will cease operations at its bottling facility in Amherstburg, Ont., early next year, as it shifts some of the bottling volume to the U.S.

  Economy

  Aug 28
• ‘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
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• Alcohol tax and LCBO markup cuts pave way for potential price drops

  As part of its 2025 budget, the Ford government cut taxes on spirits and beers, as well as reducing the markups the LCBO is able to charge on the products it sells.

  Economy

  Aug 1
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• Ontario, N.S. won’t bring U.S. alcohol back as other provinces relent

  Speaking at an event hosted by the Globe and Mail on Monday, Ford addressed plans by the premiers of Saskatchewan and Alberta to restore American-made alcohol in their provinces.

  Politics

  Jun 10