Latest News About Ontario pushes back on U.S. alcohol sales push as stored booze costs spiral

Quebec's premier rejected a direct request from American lawmakers to stock American alcohol on provincial liquor racks this week. Records from Ontario show costs near storage charges for confiscated out-of-country spirits since the moratorium. A Republican proposal now seeks to dock provinces that keep similar booze curbs.

Meanwhile, reports out of Germany suggest some liquefied gas shipments headed overseas may sit idle while authorities still count them as delivered.

On the home front, estate holders keep putting off inheritance decisions, data shows. Environment Canada says its storm-tracking tech is now more precise, shortening warning times for twisters.

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