It’s been 45 years since researchers revealed the risks of drinking during pregnancy. But as Vanessa Hrvatin reports, rates of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder are three times higher than previously believed — just as more women are drinking, and drinking more, than ever before.
CAMBODIA - Civil society groups on Tuesday urged relevant ministries to finalise the draft law on controlling the consumption and sale of alcohol in the Kingdom as soon as possible.
ONTARIO - It could cost Ontario taxpayers more than $1 billion in damages to the Beer Store to keep Premier Doug Ford's campaign promise to sell beer in corner stores.
SASKATCHEWAN - Research from a union in the province indicates a huge spike in liquor pricing in Saskatchewan.
TORONTO -- A group of alcohol and cannabis companies have formed an industry alliance to push for changes to proposed rules governing pot-infused beverages before edibles become legal in the coming months.
MANITOBA - It may have been George Bernard Shaw who said whisky is liquid sunshine but it's Manitobans who are the ones basking in the sun.
Last year, excise duty evaded on beer, wine and spirits amounted to 17 million euros and 10.9 million in 2017, it emerged from Roel Deseyn's (CD&V) written question to the minister of finance Alexander De Croo (Open Vld), De Tijd reported on Tuesday.
A Toronto-based developer has been named the new chairman of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. Carmine Nigro, the president of Craft Development Corp., is set to serve a term no longer than three years on the LCBO board.
Prepare for the end of Japan’s 24-hour convenience stores. In a country where deaths have outpaced births for several years and unemployment is a low 2.3 percent, it may not be surprising that finding people to work in convenience stores is tough.
Despite having been banned by Transport for London (TfL) more than a decade ago, it seems that many people are unaware that drinking alcohol on public transport in the capital is not allowed.