Minimum unit pricing on alcohol could prevent nearly three deaths a week, bring about a reduction in crime, and reduce hospital admissions by over 4,000 per year, a health body has claimed.
The Manitoba government will allow only private businesses to offer retail marijuana sales but have the public sector regulate the industry.
TORONTO, Nov. 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- High prices, unfair taxation and outdated rules continue to frustrate Canada’s bar and restaurant owners.
Last year there were 5,208 deaths of people aged 50-plus wholly attributable to alcohol, compared with 3,582 in 2001
B.C.’s new government is acting on a campaign promise to create a beer, wine and spirits panel with the aim of tweaking regulations and supporting the industry.
Elderly drinkers getting taxis to deliver alcohol to their rest homes has prompted health concerns about falls while drunk and mixing medication with booze.
One of the effects of alcohol is the way that it suppresses the immune system.
The government will not introduce legislation restricting multi-buy promotions and the location of other alcohol promotions because it “would not have the intended effect”.
A proposed new piece of legislation proposing to restrict how alcohol is displayed in shops has faced criticism from some Senators.
The airline industry and Transport Canada should develop a program requiring pilots to be tested for drugs and alcohol, the Transportation Safety Board said Thursday after releasing a report into a crash that killed two people.