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If Ontario doesn’t speed up a review of alcohol taxes and eliminate some of them soon, craft breweries across the province could close before the market expands to convenience stores, the brewers’ association is warning. Scott Simmons, president of Ontario Craft Brewers, said in submissions for the provincial spring budget …

Thousands of Quebecers descended on Fort Chambly’s National historical site to sip and to celebrate the best of Quebec’s brews and flavours. “The weather is great for the weekend of Labour Day, so it’s great,” said Joey St-Arnault with an India Pale Ale beer in hand. The festival is celebrating …

Plain old beer is looking like a thing of the past as new fruity-flavoured sours and many other creative recipes are turning attention to local craft beer. “Some of the restrictions that were holding this industry back changed and jeez, has it ever exploded since,” said Will Lisson, president of …

A small craft beer brewery in Mallorytown, Ont., has combined the owner’s love of science and beer. “I’m a bit of a science geek,” said the owner of Arbru, Phil Audet. A graduate of St. Lawrence College, Audet has taken his passion for science and beer to another level. Last …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Colorful, meaningful homemade items for sale attracted hundreds of people to a Winnipeg church on Sunday. The craft fair held at Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral is much more than just a fair for Ukrainian newcomers in Winnipeg as it helps them …

As part of an annual festival celebrating winter, Ottawa’s Sparks Street has been lined in recent weeks with ice sculptures depicting everything from animals and flowers to a Tim Hortons cup. But by the time Winterlude wrapped up this past weekend, some of those works of art had been rendered …