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Manitoba lifts ban on homegrown cannabis, pauses some new retail licences
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government's plan to let people grow cannabis in their homes is being accompanied by a temporary pause on approval of some new retail outlets. Justice Minister Matt Wiebe intro...
Apr 24, 2024
Alberta distillery behind jumbo vodka jugs wants apology after getting 'load of hate'
EDMONTON - An Alberta distillery behind four-litre vodka jugs that stirred controversy this week says it was unfairly targeted on social media and wants an apology from the cabinet minister who said t...
Apr 12, 2024
Alberta cabinet minister says no floor prices coming in jumbo vodka jug controversy
EDMONTON - The cabinet minister in charge of Alberta's liquor industry says he won't impose floor prices for alcohol on the shelves, but is declining to say what other changes might be contemplated. "...
Apr 09, 2024
Alberta distillery to stop making 4-litre vodka jugs after minister raises concern
EDMONTON - A distillery is halting production of discount four-litre vodka jugs after the Alberta minister responsible for the province's liquor industry called out the product for not being responsib...
Apr 08, 2024
Ontario premier tells LCBO to bring back paper bags in stores
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford has directed the Liquor Control Board of Ontario to immediately reverse its decision to get rid of paper bags. The LCBO announced in April 2023 that it would start ...
Apr 08, 2024
Grocery code of conduct won't drive prices higher, Sobeys chief executive says
TORONTO - Empire Co. Ltd. chief executive Michael Medline said there's no evidence that a grocery code of conduct would raise food prices for Canadians. The president and CEO of Sobeys' parent company...
Apr 02, 2024
Federal cannabis review calls for look at tax structure among 54 recommendations
A group convened by the federal government to study the legislation that made cannabis legal is recommending the country review one of the industry's biggest gripes: excise taxes charged to pot produc...
Mar 21, 2024
December retail sales gain likely won't last as StatCan sees January sales falling
OTTAWA - Retail sales in December came in slightly stronger than economists were expecting, driven by strong sales for new cars and parts. Statistics Canada reported retail sales rose 0.9 per cent to ...
Feb 22, 2024
Jagmeet Singh vs. Galen Weston: The NDP's crusade to bring down 'corporate greed'
OTTAWA - Pushing a grocery cart up and down the aisles of Loblaws, Jagmeet Singh has to admit it's all a little bit awkward. After all, the NDP leader has lambasted the grocery giant and its former pr...
Feb 22, 2024
House committee tells Loblaw and Walmart to sign grocery code or risk legislation
TORONTO - The House of Commons committee studying food prices is urging Loblaw and Walmart to sign on to the voluntary grocery code of conduct or risk having it legislated. In a letter on Friday, the ...
Feb 16, 2024
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8:30 - The Alberta Independence Movement claims to have over 300,000 signatures to trigger a referendum. But what would ...
