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The Ontario government is aggressively withholding key details about its large stockpile of American alcohol products, valued at approximately $79.1 million at cost, that were pulled from store shelves as an act of retaliation in the ongoing Canada-U.S. trade dispute. In August, CBC News filed a freedom-of-information request to the …
Read More »Alcohol potentially a ‘saving grace’ for Ontario convenience stores as sales begin
Terry Yaldo never thought this day would come. The owner of Midway Convenience in Windsor, Ont., says alcohol sales in corner stores – which officially began Thursday across the province – will be a “saving grace” for many small business owners. “It’s going to save a lot of stores from …
Read More »Ontario convenience stores can sell alcohol this week. Where to buy it
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Beginning Thursday, there will be thousands of new options available for those who are looking for an alcoholic drink in Ontario as Premier Doug Ford’s push to change how Ontarians can get their booze continues. The march to change alcohol sales in …
Read More »LCBO deal: Promise made to keep all stores open even if revenues flatline
The LCBO has committed to keeping 680 of its retail locations open until 2027 and will launch a task force to examine the impacts of the Ford government’s access-to-alcohol policies on the revenues of the Crown corporation, Global News has learned. In the final days of the two-week-long strike, the …
Read More »‘They freaked out’: How a deal to end the LCBO strike almost fell apart at the last minute
The night had come and gone and the first lights of early morning were on the way when the LCBO and its striking union came to an agreement they felt they could sign on Friday morning. Talks were finally going well between the two sides, who were speaking after two …
Read More »LCBO deal ratified, stores will reopen Tuesday after strike
The LCBO says stores will reopen Tuesday after the union representing 10,000 of its workers ratified a new deal with the liquor retailer on Sunday to end the strike that had closed its stores for two weeks. The Liquor Control Board of Ontario confirmed the ratification in a news release …
Read More »LCBO strike: Tentative agreement in danger of collapse, union says ‘we do not have a deal’
A deal reached between the LCBO and the union representing its workers is in jeopardy just hours after the two sides announced a two-week-long strike would soon be coming to an end. Early on Friday afternoon, both the Ontario Public Service Employees Union and the LCBO said they had reached …
Read More »LCBO says strike could end Monday; union to hold ratification vote
After warnings that the tentative agreement reached yesterday between the LCBO and the union representing its workers might collapse, both sides are now saying they have signed off on a return-to-work protocol. Early on Friday afternoon, both the Ontario Public Service Employees Union and the LCBO said they had reached …
Read More »Half of Ontarians support union’s goals in ongoing LCBO strike: poll
A new poll suggests that just 15 per cent of Ontarians are personally affected by the LCBO’s ongoing strike, as the provincial government expands access to alcohol at other retailers. That’s despite nearly 90 per cent of respondents in a new Leger poll saying they are aware that the job …
Read More »LCBO bargaining to resume Wednesday, union says
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 17, 2024 6:39 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The union representing about 10,000 striking workers at Ontario’s main liquor retailer says they’re heading back to the bargaining table Wednesday. The Liquor Control Board of Ontario unionized workers walked …
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