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Premier Doug Ford requests LCBO reinstate free paper bags
The LCBO store at 272 Queen St. West, is photographed on Jan 11, 2023. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
canada
Ontario premier tells LCBO to bring back paper bags in stores
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks during a funding announcement, Friday, April 5, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
canada
Ontario’s top doctor calling for restrictions on legal substances, decriminalization
Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario's chief medical officer of health, speaks at a press conference at Queen’s Park in Toronto on Monday, April 11, 2022. Moore is calling on the provincial government to immediately enact policy that will restrict access to alcohol, vapes and cannabis as the number of people who have died or visited a hospital due to polysubstance use has spiked in recent years.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
basketball
Ontario’s gaming commission says it’s monitoring NBA investigation of Raptors’ Jontay Porter
Toronto Raptors' Jontay Porter (34) celebrates after scoring a three pointer, during first half NBA basketball action against the Chicago Bulls, in Toronto on Thursday, January 18, 2024. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario says it's closely monitoring an investigation of Raptors backup centre Porter.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
canada
Pilot project that allowed alcohol in Toronto parks a success, report finds
A report by city staff says a pilot project that allowed Torontonians to sip on beer, wine, spirits and other booze at select parks can safely become a fixture in the city should council vote in favour of doing so. A person sits near to a sign notifying the public of the start of a pilot project by the City Toronto to allow drinking alcohol in public parks, in Trinity Bellwoods Park, in Toronto, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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As alcohol consumption declines, St. Patrick’s Day will have fewer raised glasses
Many will don their green outfits with clover-green hats and head out to celebrate St. Patrick's Day across Canada -- but not all will indulge in alcohol. A giant leprechaun is shown during the St. Patrick's Day parade in Montreal, Sunday, March 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
report on business
Indigenous-owned breweries challenge stereotypes (and make good beer)
From left, co-owners of Dog Island Brewing, Ben Fiddler and Chad Paulson. They decided to open a brewery in Slave Lake when the town was recovering from a wildfire to give people a place to gather and have fun.
opinion
Who needs the Beer Store or LCBO?
Marcus Gee
canada
Beer, wine head to Ontario corner stores by 2026
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canada
Amplify: Sounding the alcohol alarm, 10 years on
international business
Global brewers play down concerns among investors about Wegovy users drinking less beer
FILE PHOTO: A 0.25 mg injection pen of Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drug Wegovy is shown in this photo illustration in Oslo, Norway, September 1, 2023. REUTERS/Victoria Klesty/Illustration/File Photo
health & fitness
The sprint to sobriety: Is athletic culture going alcohol-free?
Athletic Brewery non alcoholic beer mile in Toronto on August 19, 2023. Blacktoe running group drinking non-alcoholic drinks from Athletic Brewing
canada
Quebec rejects coroner’s recommendation to look at .05 blood-alcohol limit
A Quebec coroner is recommending the province look at reducing the blood- alcohol limit in the province to .05, but Quebec's transport minister says lowering the limit is not in the plans. A police hand-held breathalyzer is shown in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
opinion
The intoxicating draw of public parks
Phoebe Maltz Bovy
canada
With 2-month pilot, Toronto joins wave of Canadian cities legalizing alcohol in parks
People are seeing drinking alcohol at the Trinity Bellwoods Park on Wednesday, August 02, 2023. The City of Toronto launches pilot project that allows alcohol in 27 parks around the city. The project takes place between August 2 to October 9. Arif Balkan/The Globe and Mail
toronto
Starting today, drinking allowed in 27 Toronto parks under pilot project
Starting today, Toronto residents are allowed to consume alcohol in some parks, as the city kicks off a time-limited pilot project. A man sips his beer in Trinity Bellwoods Park, in Toronto, Thursday, May 28, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
canada
New study shows B.C. patients not getting access to alcohol addiction drugs despite their efficacy
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 10, 2015 in Pont-Audemer, northwestern France a man holds his smartphone next to a glass of beer as he sits at a bar table. Cigarette, alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, pornography, video games and use of screens : addictions of young people aged from 14 to 24 reached an "alarming" level in France, according to a survey published in the Parisien French daily newspaper, AFP reported on June 8, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / CHARLY TRIBALLEAUCHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP/Getty Images
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Toronto pilot project to allow alcohol consumption in 27 parks
People sit along the waterfront at Humber Bay Park in Toronto on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. Toronto residents will be allowed to consume alcohol in a select number of parks across the city in the coming months after city council approved a time-limited pilot program. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Lahodynskyj
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Governments need to remove interprovincial trade barriers: CFIB
Beer, including Ontario craft beers, are shown at a grocery store in Ottawa on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says Canada's governments need to remove inter-provincial trade barriers on labour, services and products like alcohol and meat. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
opinion
Canada’s cities need to get to the tippling point
The Editorial Board
food & wine
Sober curious and alcohol-free, young Canadians are changing drinking culture
Strawberry mocktail spritzer
waters on wine
Ten tasty alcohol-free drinks and meal pairings for summer
Christopher Waters
report on business
Women are drinking more, but alcohol addiction is still a taboo subject in the workplace
Toronto-based sobriety coach Amy C. Willis says that for many years she kept her problems with alcohol a secret at work because she feared the repercussions.
opinion
Will we one day treat alcohol the way we treat tobacco?
Joshua Knelman
canada
André Boisclair, former Parti Quebecois leader and sex offender, granted parole
Former Parti Québécois leader Andre Boisclair arrives for his sentencing hearing on sexual assault charges, Monday, July 18, 2022 in Montreal. Boisclair, who pleaded guilty in June to sexually assaulting two young men, has been granted parole.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
canada
Canadians should get info on how much alcohol is in a standard drink, Bennett says
Bottles of wine at the SAQ in Montreal on Wednesday, July 11, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
opinion
With intergenerational addiction, how much chance did I have to avoid alcoholism?
Justin Bourne
canada
Amplify: Dry January led to a rethink of my relationship with alcohol
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 10, 2023 Pints of daft beer are pictured in a bar in Brest, western France. - Dry January is the tradition of abstaining from consuming alcohol throughout the month of January, to recover from a booze-soaked festive season. (Photo by FRED TANNEAU / AFP) (Photo by FRED TANNEAU/AFP via Getty Images)
report on business
Tiny wines find home in B.C.’s market, as Canadians consider reducing consumption
Wine lovers have growing options on the shelf to enjoy their favourite beverage as producers in B.C. offer smaller container sizes. Ripe grapes hang on vines in Oliver, B.C. on Sept. 12, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
life
Alcohol-related health care visits spiked during pandemic in Ontario: study
A study that surveyed health care sought for alcohol-related issues in Ontario suggests more people were hospitalized or visited doctors, whether they had pre-existing issues with booze or developed them over 15 months during the pandemic. An alcoholic beverage is seen in a drinking establishment in Halifax on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018. CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
opinion
Setting the bar for responsible drinking
The Editorial Board
canada
Provincial governments not jumping to act on tighter alcohol warning guidelines
FILE - This June 16, 2016 file photo made with a fisheye lens shows bottles of alcohol during a tour of a state liquor store in Salt Lake City. A large international study released on Thursday, April 12, 2018 says adults should average no more than one alcoholic drink per day, and that means many countries’ alcohol consumption guidelines may be far too loose. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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Can you recommend a good non-alcoholic wine?
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opinion
Canada’s drastic new alcohol guidelines demand a closer look
Dan Malleck