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In Quebec, you can now pick up a bottle of gin with your bulk toilet paper at Costco or Maxi, get wine delivered to your door in minutes via Uber Eats and soon get targeted texts about the latest deals on booze. With the consumption of alcohol on a steady …
Read More »Canadians are drinking less, driving the biggest drop in alcohol sales in 20 years: StatsCan
The numbers are as sobering as a zero-proof margarita. Canadians are buying less alcohol, leading to the largest annual drop in beer, wine and spirits sales in the 20 years Statistics Canada has tracked the data, according to the agency’s latest report. Sales of alcoholic beverages fell 1.6 per cent …
Read More »Transport Canada warns Air India on drinking rules after pilot’s Vancouver arrest
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. An Air India pilot was arrested at Vancouver International Airport last week as he was preparing …
Read More »Teammate of ex-world junior hockey players on trial recalls heavy drinking on night of alleged sexual assault
‘I saw a woman laying on the bed under the sheets’ WARNING: This post contains graphic language. Katchouk is telling the court about his night. He got a slice of pizza and then came back to the hotel with Foote. Katchouk says he didn’t get any texts that night because …
Read More »Man adrift in frigid Russian seas for 67 days survived by drinking rainwater
A Russian man rescued after 67 days adrift in a small inflatable boat in the Sea of Okhotsk described Wednesday how he survived by battling shivering cold and drinking rain water. Mikhail Pichugin, 46, had set off to watch whales with his 49-year-old brother and 15-year-old nephew. But the boat’s …
Read More »Man adrift in frigid Russian seas for 67 days survived by drinking rainwater
A Russian man rescued after 67 days adrift in a small inflatable boat in the Sea of Okhotsk described Wednesday how he survived by battling shivering cold and drinking rain water. Mikhail Pichugin, 46, had set off to watch whales with his 49-year-old brother and 15-year-old nephew. But the boat’s …
Read More »Calgary needs water conservation efforts to improve to avoid drinking water shortage: officials
Emergency officials issued a dire warning to Calgarians on Friday as a water supply emergency — brought on by a massive water main break earlier in the week — still has no timeline to be resolved. “This current level of water use cannot continue, … (or we will be) at …
Read More »Are you drinking too much at home? THIS study says lockdown measures might be the reason! | Health News
Washington: A new study has found that the lockdown measures throughout 2020 were linked to people in Scotland and England drinking more at home. The research has been published in the `Addiction Journal`. The latest study, from researchers at the University of Sheffield and University of Glasgow, measured the impact …
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