Londoners could be hit with a £100 fine for drinking in public under a new rule that has come into force today. With the capital expected to swelter through another July heatwave, anyone planning to enjoy a drink in a park or on the street is being warned to know the rules before cracking open a can. The new measures are part of a borough-wide…
While provincial and federal ministers this week revived pleas for the nation’s citizens to “buy Canadian” in the fallout of torpedoed Canada-U.S. trade talks, the country’s largest airline is offering business class passengers American bourbon. As reported by Global News, a subsequently removed social media post Monday claimed Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey was being served to those seated in business class…
SASKATOON — Canada’s cereal crop farmers will eventually feel the pain of new U.S. tariffs on Canadian alcohol, says an industry official. “It will take some time to see the impact, but we’re a little worried to see where this is headed,” said Kate Sauser, policy manager with Grain Growers of Canada. You can follow all our coverage of the current tariff situation here.…
What started as an eye-catching retaliation tactic to tariffs has become a sticking point in the US-Canada trade war — and neither side is standing down. The booze battle began last year after President Donald Trump imposed broad 25% tariffs on Canadian goods. Canada responded with its own 25% retaliatory tariffs targeting alcohol, among other products. The country’s provinces went further, pulling American…
Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked Canadian provinces to restore US alcohol to the shelves of liquor stores and supermarkets as a trade deal with the US edges closer. Trade negotiators met on Thursday in Washington for the fourth time in as many days, with Canada-US trade minister Dominic LeBlanc telling reporters afterwards that a deal is “very close”. Details…
