Lcbo

• Public revenue from alcohol sales drops in Ontario amid LCBO modernization

  According to the 2026 budget, Ontario will spend $200 million to reduce the markup for products at the LCBO, alongside reducing taxes for local producers.

  Economy

  Mar 26
  
• A year after it was removed from LCBO, $2M in U.S. booze is expiring

  On March 4, 2025, in response to the first round of tariffs levied by U.S. President Donald Trump, the premier banned American booze from the LCBO.

  Politics

  Mar 4
  
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• Ontario, N.S. sign agreement to sell alcohol across provincial borders

  The new deal flows from a broader framework agreed to by several provinces last year to try to reduce or do away with internal Canadian trade barriers altogether.

  Canada

  Mar 2
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• Ford government would use LCBO ‘clout’ in future fights with companies

  Premier Doug Ford backed down from his threat to remove Crown Royal from the shelves of the LCBO after the government said it reached a $23 million agreement with the company.

  Canada

  Feb 16
• 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
• 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
• 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
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• ‘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
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• 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