3 d. ago Saskatchewan reverses ban of U.S. alcohol products that are produced in Canada

The Saskatchewan government is walking back part of its decision to stop purchasing all American-branded alcohol products in response to U.S. tariffs.

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3 w. ago LCBO website offline in Ontario as retailer scrambles to remove U.S. products

Ontario has initiated its retaliation against U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs, perhaps most noticeable at LCBO locations, where American alcohol products are rapidly being pulled from shelves.Newly re-elected Ontario Premier Doug Ford is following through on his pledge to remove U.S.-produced alcohol from LCBO locations across the province, a move that has resulted in the provincial retailer's website being taken offline temporarily.Doug Ford's deputy chief of staff, Ivana Yelich, took to X on Tuesday morning to inform LCBO customers that the provincial liquor retailer's website had gone offline as part of the premier's plan to pull U.S. alcohol products from LCBO shelves.At the direction of Premier @fordnation, U.S. products are being removed from @LCBO shelves. pic.twitter.com/BOX1csH972— Ivana Yelich (@yelich_ivana) March 4, 2025Visitors to the LCBO website on Tuesday are being greeted by a message explaining that the website is unavailable while staff make chang...

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3 w. ago Manitoba premier says U.S. alcohol being pulled from stores in retaliation to tariffs

The head of Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries has said about six per cent of the Crown corporation's alcohol products comes from the U.S.

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3 w. ago LCBO removing all U.S. alcohol from store shelves in Ontario

It's official. The LCBO is removing all U.S. alcohol from its store shelves in Ontario.The retaliatory measure comes in the wake of the United States imposing tariffs on Canadian products earlier today. Ontario Premier Doug Ford warned Americans that Canada would be quick to respond with its own tariffs on U.S. products as well as a number of other actions including ceasing the sale of bourbon and U.S. made alcohol at its government controlled liquor stores.LCBO employees at stores across Ontario have begun removing all U.S. products including wine, bourbon and other American made alcohol and non-alcoholic products on its shelves. An LCBO employee told us that they are "in the process of being boxed up" and will no longer be for sale as of tomorrow, March 5th.Technically, the U.S. made products including American whiskey were still on shelves and available for purchase but staff were working quickly when stores opened this morning to remove them.

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3 w. ago Here's the list of U.S. products now subject to Canadian tariffs

Canada and the U.S. are now in a trade war so expect many goods to get more expensive as well as local businesses to continue to seek alternatives to American products.Many restaurants in Canada have already announced they have taken U.S. products off their menus.Effective today, March 4, the U.S. has imposed 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian goods with the exception of energy and critical minerals which are subject to 10 per cent tariffs.Canada's counter-measures will also go into effect today which means a number of products crossing into our border from the U.S. will now also be subject to tariffs. Expect to also see American products removed from store shelves such as U.S. alcohol brands at the LCBO.Here's the official list of American products now affected by the 25 per cent tariffs imposed by the Canadian government as a counter-measure to the U.S. tariffs:Live poultry including chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls.Fresh, chilled or frozen meat, poultry...

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3 w. ago Canada and U.S. officially in trade war as tariffs take effect

U.S. tariffs on Canada are now in effect as of 12:01 a.m. this morning.This means that all Canadian goods crossing into the United States will now be subject to 25 per cent tariffs. The only exception is energy and critical minerals which are subject to 10 per cent tariffs.With Canada now in a trade war with its closest trading partner a number of announcements and counter-measures are expected today. In an appearance on NBC News on Monday afternoon, Ontario Premier Doug Ford warned that there would be a strong response.This will likely include immediate removal of U.S. alcohol products from the LCBO, the cancelation of contracts with Starlink and other American companies as well as a number of other actions restricting the flow of supply of products over the border.Canada, for its part, has already promised to retaliate. Counter-tariffs will immediately go into effect on $30 billion of U.S. goods. An additional $125 billion in goods will be subject to tariffs within three week...

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3 w. ago Doug Ford tells Trump U.S. will 'feel the pain' when Canada responds to tariffs

Ontario Premier Doug Ford came out swinging on NBC News today in the wake of the latest news that U.S. President Donald Trump plans to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canada as early as Tuesday March 4th. Ford blamed the impending economic 'disaster' squarely on Trump and predicted U.S. workers and consumers would 'feel the pain', that assembly plants in Michigan would close and there would be layoffs in the manufacturing sector. Ford also suggested the U.S. stock market would "go downhill faster than the American  bobsled team."The Ontario response will be strong, said Ford, and include the province imposing restrictions on critical minerals, halting sales of U.S. alcohol products and shutting down "electricity going down to the U.S."U.S. markets are already tanking. American plants and assembly lines will close. Americans will pay more for everything.For the sake of the American people, President Trump needs to pull back his tariffs. pic.twitter.com/FAy0ctvujF&md...

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