CHARLEBOIS: Canada’s booze boycott is about to backfire - Toronto Sun

BusinessAs of Tuesday, some Canadian products, including dairy, motorcycles and alcohol, can no longer cross the border to the U. S. at all, thanks to an American import ban. It's the latest escalation in the Canada-U. S. trade war, where booze has taken centre stage. As of 12:01 a.m., some Canadian products, including dairy, motorcycles and booze, can no longer cross borderAbby Hughes · CBC News · Posted: Sep 29, 2026 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: September 29Listen to this articleEstimated 7 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. An animation gif shows an LCBO employee adjusting bottles at a retail location in Toronto as well as a shopper, on Sept. 29, 2026. As of 12:01 a.m., the U. S. has banned some Canadian products, including liquor and beer, from entering the country. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)Distiller James Lester has grown used to the on-again, off-again chaos of the trade war, but he's now grappling with a new kind of treatment — being shut out of the U. S. market altogether.

Business Matters: New U. S. ban on some Canadian products coming Tuesday U. S. President Donald Trump’s trade war against Canada escalated on Tuesday with his outright ban on certain Canadian goods going into effect and a U. S. industry body is warning that his ban on Canadian alcohol will “ripple through” the U. S. restaurant industry.