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• Alberta wants provinces to address retail alcohol trade after direct-to-consumer deal

  Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally said producers in Alberta can spend up to two years trying to get into the British Columbia or Ontario markets, and sometimes still get turned away.

  

• Bacardi Canada Inc. signals next phase of commercial growth with major executive shift

  Bacardi Canada Inc. names a new managing director of Canada with more than 20 years of beverage industry experience to oversee market performance and key customer relationships.

  

• P.E.I. premiers meeting continues as U.S. tariff threats loom

  Canada's premiers will continue meetings in Prince Edward Island this morning, the second day of an annual summer gathering.

  

• Nine premiers agree to direct-to-consumer alcohol sales from out-of-province

  The premiers of nine provinces announced Tuesday that they're removing major barriers to interprovincial sales of alcohol.

  

• California Democrat calls for Canada to end U.S. alcohol restrictions

  A Democrat Senator from California wrote a letter to Premier Christine Fréchette asking Quebec to lift restrictions on the importation and sale of U.S. wine as the American bipartisan push against provincial alcohol bans grows.

  

• Think pink with rosé

  Rosé is the ultimate convenience store wine—light, refreshing, and the perfect grab-and-go choice. Follow these expert tips to maximize your summer sales.

  

• Republican to introduce bill prompting trade investigation into Canadian booze bans

  A Republican congresswoman for New York said she is introducing legislation to compel the United States Trade Representative to conduct an investigation into Canadian provinces that are not purchasing American alcohol.

  

• SPECIAL REPORT: Sip into summer with these ready-to-drink beverage alcohol tips and trends

  Innovation, higher-ABV offerings and bold new flavours are fuelling explosive growth, as consumers thirst for RTD.

  

• Nütrl Vodka Soda founders invest in Los Sundays tequila

  Nütrl Vodka Soda works with with Los Sundays co-founders to bring RTD tequila to Canada.

  

• Coors Light creates limited edition "Tall Girl" beer can

  Coors Light created this limited-edition can to celebrate their Toronto Tempo WNBA partnership.

  

• NB Liquor fails to meet bilingual obligations at agency stores: commissioner

  Decision comes after customer complains that convenience store staff at a New Brunswick Liquor Corp. outlet in Saint-Antoine de Kent, N.B., could not offer him service in French.

  

• Fairfax signs deal to buy Canadian wine producer Andrew Peller

  Fairfax Financial to buy Canadian winemaker Andrew Peller for $579 million.

  

• Alberta moves to designate official Alberta whisky label

  With 45 distillers producing whisky in Alberta, most of which are small craft distillers, Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally says proposed legislation will boost local economy.

  

• Straight up problems: Retailers describe LCBO system transition that’s "on the rocks"

  Retailers reveal growing pains behind Ontario’s transition to a new alcohol ordering and claims platform, and some advice to overcome setbacks.