Far more people per capita in northeastern Ontario were hospitalized in 2015-16 with a condition caused solely by alcohol compared to the rest of the province and Canada.
Koreans' alcohol consumption has nearly doubled in the past 50 years, with beer replacing makgeolli, or traditional rice wine, as the drink of choice.
A campaign has been launched in an effort to stop adults buying alcohol for children in North Lanarkshire.
Stark health statistics recently published showed that alcohol abuse continues to blight Scotland. An average of 10.5 litres of pure alcohol was bought per adult — more than the safe, recommended levels, and 17% greater than in England and Wales.
Saskatchewan is ignoring proven solutions to its alcohol problem, a local physician says.
Tens of thousands of Canadians were hospitalized because of alcohol in 2016, according to a new report from the Canadian Institute of Health Information.
The figure is 54% higher than in England and Wales.
NHS Health Scotland looks annually at the nation's relationship with alcohol - bringing together information on sales, price, consumption, deaths and hospital admissions.Makers of spirits and beer are exploring self-regulatory solutions to show consumers the ingredients contained in the alcohol they drink. However, they find the Commission's timeline "too tight" and fear mandatory rules will eventually be imposed on them.
After narrowly avoiding a move in the Senate to split its budget implementation bill, the Liberal government is now staring down new amendments that would remove automatic annual hikes to excise duties on alcohol.
NSLC's year-end results show that Nova Scotians are still enjoying their romance with locally made liquor, beer and wine.