The parlous financial state of Ontario has led to the suggestion that the local government generate money by selling off provincial business enterprises including liquor monopoly LCBO.
The Liquor Commission of WA has approved the licensing applications of the two venues based, in part, on their potential appeal to tourists.
New Delhi: The Delhi government banned the sale of Smirnoff vodka and scotch blended whiskey Vat 69 in the national capital. The action has reportedly been taken over the use of duplicate barcodes.
Beverage company Lion is recalling Mac’s Non-Alcoholic Ginger Beer after concerns some bottles have been accidentally filled with alcohol.
ICELAND - A new bill has been introduced to parliament that, if passed, would abolish the state monopoly on alcohol sales, RÚV reports. This is the fifth time that a bill of this kind has been submitted for parliamentary consideration.
New private liquor retailers, including grocery giant Loblaws, will soon be able to enter the Saskatchewan market. This is because a two year moratorium on selling retail permits ends on Oct. 8.
A new $142-million liquor distribution centre in St. Albert is large enough to hold 70,000 pallets of alcohol products.
Laws regulating home delivery must be introduced in the forthcoming Public Health Alcohol Bill, the special rapporteur for child protection, Dr Geoffrey Shannon, has warned.
The report, compiled by the Social Metrics Commission, compared the circumstances of those living above and below the poverty line. It found two-thirds (66%) of those who are comparatively better off have drunk to excess in the last year, compared with just 58% of the most deprived.
DIEPPE, N.B. – New Brunswick’s Liberal Party says it’ll modernize the province’s liquor laws and expand the sale of beer, wine and alcohol to retail outlets like convenience stores if re-elected later this month.