Sask. to put American-made booze back on the shelves

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Saskatchewan

The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) is resuming the acquisition and organisation of American-made alcohol.

Province says added outgo from 25% tariffs connected U.S. booze volition beryllium important origin for consumers

Aliyah Marko-Omene · CBC News

· Posted: Jun 10, 2025 3:35 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago

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The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) is resuming the acquisition and organisation of American-made alcohol.

All American intoxicant products volition present beryllium disposable for acquisition done each organisation centres and private liquor distributors successful the province, said David Morris, a spokesperson for the corporation, successful a connection to CBC on Tuesday.

"This alteration gives Saskatchewan radical the enactment to take whether they privation to bargain these products oregon see alternatives," Morris said.

The national government's 25-per-cent tariff connected U.S. intoxicant remains successful effect.

Morris said Saskatchewan consumers are inactive encouraged to enactment Saskatchewan and Canadian products erstwhile determination is an option.

The change comes astir 3 months aft the state reversed its determination to halt selling immoderate American-branded intoxicant products made successful Canada.

In March, the state announced a prohibition connected each American intoxicant products. It past walked backmost that prohibition for 54 brands that, portion American-owned, are produced successful Canada.

It said successful a statement the determination aligned with different provinces and that it would absorption its prohibition connected intoxicant produced successful America.