Lcbo

• Ontario Premier Doug Ford asks LCBO to bring back paper bags for customers

  Premier Doug Ford has asked the LCBO to reverse its decision to stop giving Ontario customers paper bags as people are 'stuck openly carrying alcohol in public.'

  Canada

  Apr 8
  
• Tense start to negotiations between LCBO workers and Ford government

  Workers at Ontario's liquor stores have entered negotiations with the Ford government for a new contract. Both sides are already telling very different stories about the future.

  Canada

  Mar 19
  
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• Ford government refutes LCBO privatization claims as union members rally in 11 cities

  Unionized LCBO members are rallying in 11 cities across Ontario on Tuesday as they push back against plans to expand alcohol sales to more private retailers.

  Canada

  Mar 12
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• Man wanted in multiple thefts from same Kingston liquor store

  Kingston police are looking for a man they say stole items from the same LCBO on Barrack Street three separate times on Feb.17.

  Crime

  Mar 4
• Ontario town backs scrapped LCBO pilot program to scan IDs

  The Ford government swiftly cancelled a pilot that would have required ID at the entrances of some LCBO stores. Now, one Ontario town says the program was needed.

  Politics

  Feb 27
• What’s open and closed on Family Day in Guelph

  Most retail, including beer and grocery stores, is closed. A number of rec centres and Sleeman Centre will be open.

  Canada

  Feb 16
• Customers to show ID at select LCBO stores as part of controlled entrance pilot

  In a move to combat theft, the LCBO will require some customers to present photo identification to security before entering at six Ontario stores as part of a new pilot program.

  Consumer

  Feb 13
• Suspect fills cooler bag at Kingston, Ont., liquor store, doesn’t pay: police

  Police in Kingston, Ont., are seeking a suspect who filled a cooler bag with liquor at an LCBO outlet Saturday afternoon then left without paying.

  Crime

  Jan 29
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• Kingston police looking for liquor store theft suspect

  Police say the suspect left the store without paying for a 1.14-litre bottle of vodka.

  Crime

  Jan 2
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• Kingston, Ont., craft beer brewers excited for policy changes

  With a major shakeup coming in Ontario alcohol sales in 2026, Kingston craft brewers shared some of their thoughts on how they see it affecting the alcohol sale landscape.

  Canada

  Dec 28, 2023