The Alberta government is opening a new front in its beer war with other provinces by targeting Ontario for what it says are its unfair trade barriers to Alberta-made suds and other alcoholic products.
Ontario launched its buck-a-beer plan on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, by offering "non-financial incentives" to brewers who sell their beer for $1, prompting critics to question the Progressive Conservative government's priorities and accuse the province of trying to deflect scrutiny on key issues such as education and the environment.
After almost two decades of debate, the capital of Nunavut is hoping to reduce booze-related social problems by opening the territory's first retail store for beer and wine.
A tract of waterfront land at the edge of Old Montreal will undergo a transformation after Molson Coors announced plans to spend up to $500 million to build a new brewery in the city.
A bid by senators to amend the Trudeau government's budget escalated on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 into a test of wills over which parliamentary chamber has the right to decide budgetary matters.
Justin Trudeau reminded senators on Friday, June 16, 2017, that they're unelected and have no business rewriting a federal budget passed by the elected House of Commons.