Alcohol sales coming to Ontario corner stores by September
Ontario is introducing sales of beer, wine and ready-made cocktails into corner stores and additional supermarkets 16 months ahead of schedule, a move that will see the province pay up to $225 million to The Beer Store.
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![Premier Doug Ford is pictured during a news conference announcing the provincial government's plan to allow the sale of alcohol in convenience stores, at a Circle K convenience store in Etobicoke on Dec. 14, 2023. A white-haired man seen through racks carrying bottles of wine at a convenience store.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7060391.1702650739!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/ford-convenience-store-alcohol-sales.jpg)
Ontario is introducing sales of beer, wine and ready-made cocktails into corner stores and additional supermarkets 16 months ahead of schedule, a move that will see the province pay up to $225 million to The Beer Store.