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		<title>LCBO Strike &#8211; No problem! Privately run agency stores will still be open</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 14:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The LCBO may be going on strike, but not to worry, Ontario&#8217;s network of privately run Agency Stores will still be open.  Many of these stores are convenience stores and have a long track record of serving Ontarians as responsible community retailers. Click here to download a PDF of Agency Stores here: Ontario Agency Store [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Global News Toronto: Free Our Beer on the LCBO Strike</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 03:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unionized employees of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario say they’re prepared to walk off the job next month if they can’t reach a fair contract with the retail giant. Global News Toronto&#8217;s Alan Carter reports.]]></description>
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		<title>LCBO strike: It&#8217;s time for modernized alcohol retailing in Ontario</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LCBO long weekend strike threat shows it&#8217;s time for modernized alcohol retailing in Ontario TORONTO, April 24, 2013 /CNW/ &#8211; The Victoria Day long weekend strike deadline by LCBO workers is prompting Ontarians to take a closer look at expanding alcohol retailing in the province, says the Ontario Convenience Stores Association (OCSA). The strike would effectively shut down much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toronto Star: Never mind the LCBO — The Beer Store is an embarrassment</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:44:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Never mind the LCBO — The Beer Store is an embarrassment Martin Regg Cohn Toronto Star, December 11, 2012 As you stock up at The Beer Store for Christmas, consider this gift idea from Tory Leader Tim Hudak: The end of an 85-year post-prohibition tradition of distribution in Ontario. When it comes to beer, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Behind The Beer: The Truth About The Beer Store</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Ontarians wanting to enjoy a point, either at home or at a bar, their thirst is likely quenched by The Beer Store.  The Beer Store (TBS), with its iconic orange and brown signage, production-line service stations and long lines of customers balancing empties for refund, is a well-known brand in Ontario &#8211; but how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This is austerity? Ontario to spend over $100 million on new LCBO stores</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is austerity? Ontario to spend over $100 million on new LCBO stores August 7, 2012 – Toronto – The Ontario government’s plan to spend over $100 million on building new LCBO stores over the next two years is bewildering in a time of austerity and does little to satisfy Ontarians demand for more convenience [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Windsor Star Editorial: The beer and wine debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Corner stores: The beer and wine debate The Windsor Star August 1, 2012 During the 1985 provincial election, Liberal leader David Peterson created a stir on the campaign trail with a promise to allow the sale of beer and wine in corner stores. It was a hot-button issue that many Ontarians supported. And it possibly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ottawa Citizen Editorial: Open up alcohol sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 20:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ottawa Citizen Editorial: Open up alcohol sales The Ottawa Citizen July 25, 2012 3:40 PM It’s ridiculous that most corner stores in Ontario aren’t allowed to sell beer and wine. The provincial government should allow responsible, regulated private operators to sell legal products to grown-ups. A recent petition from many of the province’s convenience stores [...]]]></description>
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		<title>112,500 Ontarians call for beer and wine in convenience stores</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[112,500 Ontarians add their voices to call for beer and wine in convenience stores www.freeourbeer.ca petition unveiled at Queen&#8217;s Park today is believed to be the largest in Ontario history July 25, 2012 – Queen’s Park, Toronto – The tiny hamlet of Vanessa, Ontario (Population 80) and Joanne McMurchy’s convenience store is ground zero for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>112,500 Ontarians sign petition for beer and wine in convenience stores</title>
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