Council has voted. To the casual observer, it seems like Vision Vancouver has led the charge in finally liberating alcohol sales in Vancouver, something it has refused to support for many months.
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario is advising customers to stock up on products ahead of a potential strike just days before the Canada Day long weekend.
Ireland is being hit by a wave of sobriety. The latest figures from the World Health Organisation show that our reputation for heavy drinking is now little more than a quaint historical stereotype.
Alcohol makers have rejected an offer by a senior federal health bureaucrat for the industry to put forward experts to join a panel reviewing Australia's controversial safe drinking guidelines.
New data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reveals a trend among teenagers to abstain from alcohol, unlike their parents.
The regulatory authorities must operate a system that does not harm the interests of consumers.
British drinking culture is changing, fast. The number of Brits trying to curb their booze has surged, our research reveals, even if those who need to cut down the most are least likely to be doing so.
The Liberal government's budget bill is facing sustained resistance in the Red Chamber from all sides, with a cross-partisan group of senators taking issue with provisions that would automatically raise taxes on alcohol each year in Canada.
UNITED KINGDOM - Police traffic officers are reminding drivers that alcoholic ice lollies could include more alcohol than they think.
Judith Mackay, an adviser to the World Health Organisation who fought against the tobacco lobby in Asia, said a change in packaging could help "de-normalise" excessive alcohol or calorie consumption.