CultureAre the new alcohol guidelines too extreme? This distillery owner—and former doctor—breaks it down.Lucky Bastard co-owner Michael Goldney has been putting warning labels on his bottles for years, but says the new guidelines may have gone too far
CultureToronto entrepreneur Anika Sawni is making alcohol-free drinks mainstream"I saw my friends engage in sloppy behaviour and thought, why is binge-drinking so normal?”
SocietyWhat happens if alcohol and marijuana mix?It’s best to stick with one or the other. If you do mix the two, it’s safer to drink first.
OpinionWhy can’t Ontarians buy booze in corner stores? Blame the surveillance stateIn the 1920s, Ontario ended its ban on alcohol, but decided to monitor citizens’ drinking habits instead—and it’s feeling the hangover of that decision to this day
OpinionWhat Canada’s plan for regulating legal marijuana gets wrongOpinion: Canada’s marijuana plan borrows from its approach to alcohol, rather than tobacco—and that could create a commercialized, predatory industry
CanadaIn defence of the LCBO: Ontario’s liquor history holds lessons for potThough it’s fashionable to complain about it now, the province’s liquor control regime has come a long way from its Prohibitionist past
HealthWhy your drunk teen is putting on the poundsTeens who binge drink could pack on nearly 15 kg of fat per year, according to recent research from the University of...
VideosWhat Canadians think about alcohol, marijuana and cigarettesOur survey results lay bare Canadian’s vices from who’s most likely to try pot, to how often we drink.
CanadaWho will stand up for Canadian beer drinkers?The beer lobby is fighting a tax that would make your brews cost more. But beer drinkers are actually the yeast of its concerns.
CanadaSix things we learned about what Canadians eat, drink and smokeSettling the crucial question: What’s yummier—poutine, maple syrup or lobster?