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10 more Ontario Beer Stores set to close amid changing alcohol landscape
The Beer Store has announced it is closing another 10 stores across Ontario by September, after already announcing the closure of dozens of other stores so far this year.
The most recent list of stores includes two locations in Toronto, one in Ottawa, one in Hamilton, one in Burlington, among other locations.
Last year, the Ford government followed through on a long-term promise to allow convenience stores, grocers and big box retailers to sell a range of alcoholic drinks, including beer.
The plan negotiated a break with The Beer Store, which had previously had an exclusive alcohol retail agreement with the province. It earmarked $225 million for the chain, including measures to reduce store closures.
Under the agreement with the government, at least 300 Beer Store locations must remain open until the end of 2025. After that, there will be no restrictions on shutdowns.
Here is a list of the 10 stores set to close by Sept. 14, 2025:
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- 2020 Appleby Line, Burlington, ON L7L 6M6
- 3322 5 Hwy. #17, Deep River, ON K0J 1P0
- 229 Dundurn St. S, Hamilton, ON L8P 4K8
- 12334 Hwy. #41, PO Box 17, Northbrook, ON K0H 2G0
- 1910 St. Laurent Blvd., Ottawa, ON K1G 1A4
- Erie St. S, #21 Hwy, Ridgetown, ON N0P 2C0
- 4479 Kingston Rd, Scarborough, ON M1E 2N7
- Lookout 41 Front St, Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1A3
- 636 Greenwood Ave., Toronto, ON M4J 4B2
- 4681 Hwy # 7, Unionville, ON L3R 1M6
“The retail market for beer is changing in Ontario and for The Beer Store that means making the difficult decision to close some retail locations,” said Ozzie Ahmed, VP of Retail. “This is not an easy decision and not one we make lightly.”
The Beer Store had already previously announced four stores would close by June 15, another 11 stores by July 6, then nine more stores by July 20, an additional 10 stores by August 10, and 10 more stores by August 24, as well as the 10 stores just announced by September 14. The latest closures will take the number of shuttered Beer Stores past 80.
It also noted they encourage customers to continue returning empties. More than 1.6 billion alcohol containers were processed at its locations annually.
All grocery stores that sell alcohol will be required to accept the return of empties and refund customer deposits starting on Jan. 1, 2026 as part of provincial regulations, the Beer Store said.
— With files from Global News’ Isaac Callan
© 2025 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
TORONTO – Bo Bichette had two doubles and two RBIs, George Springer, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Addison Barger each homered and the Toronto Blue Jays swept the San Francisco Giants with an 8-6 victory on Sunday afternoon.
Guerrero and Alejandro Kirk added RBI singles.
Starter Jose Berrios pitched 5 2/3 innings, giving up four runs on 89 pitches. Berrios allowed eight hits and walked one batter while striking out five.
Yariel Rodriguez pitched a scoreless ninth in relief to earn the save.
Robbie Ray made his 21st start of the season for the Giants. The left-hander went 4 2/3 innings and allowed five runs and five hits. Ray also walked five batters and struck out three.
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Former Blue Jay Matt Chapman hit a two-run home run, his 13th of the season. Heliot Ramos, Andrew Knizer, Brett Wisely and Jung-Hoo Lee hit RBI singles.
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Attendance was announced as a sellout at 41,693, and the game lasted three hours two minutes.
BICHETTE DOUBLING UP
Bichette took sole possession of second in the American League with 27 doubles on the season. As of Sunday afternoon, Bichette is six doubles behind fellow shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals.
MANOAH START
Alek Manoah made his second rehab start on Sunday for the Dunedin Blue Jays in High-A as he recovers from Tommy John surgery. The 27-year-old threw 28 pitches (16 strikes) in two innings of work, allowing three hits and one run. Manoah notably did not walk a batter, an improvement from his first start in which he walked two and hit a batter, and also struck out two.
Manoah last appeared for the Blue Jays on May 29, 2024. He made five starts for the club in the 2024 season, posting a 1-2 record with a 3.70 ERA in 24.1 innings of work.
COMING UP
The Blue Jays will host the New York Yankees on Monday for the start of a crucial three-game series.
Kevin Gausman (6-7) is expected to get the start for Toronto, while Carlos Rodon (10-6) is expected to start for New York.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 20, 2025.
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TORONTO – Tyler Heineman hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning and starter Eric Lauer gave up two runs over six to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.
Lauer earned his fifth win of the season with seven strikeouts and no walks.
Heineman drove in a run with a double in the sixth inning off Giants starter Logan Webb, while Blue Jays second baseman Ernie Clement contributed an RBI single.
Toronto’s Addison Barger produced the first four-hit game of his career. The 26-year-old went 4-for-4 with a double and three singles.
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Blue Jays closer Jeff Hoffman came on in the ninth for his second save of Toronto’s three-game series versus the Giants thus far, giving him 23 on the season.
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For the Giants, Willy Adames clouted two solo home runs to get to 14 on the season.
It was Adames’ second multi-home run game of the campaign and the ninth of his big-league career. Heliot Ramos would score the Giants’ other run by driving home Luis Matos with a sacrifice fly.
The game took two hours 10 minutes to play in front of an announced sellout of 42,015.
WAGNER STAYS HOT
After driving in two runs with a hard-hit double in Toronto’s victory the previous evening, Wagner hit another RBI double Saturday to give the Blue Jays their first lead of the game. Since his June 28 recall from Triple-A Buffalo, the utility man is 11-for-33 with five doubles and three RBI in 11 games.
HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGE
The Blue Jays remain dominant in their own ballpark. With Saturday’s victory, Toronto improved to 21-4 at Rogers Centre over their last 25 home games. They have averaged over five runs per game during that stretch and boast a team on-base percentage of over .800.
UP NEXT
Toronto’s Jose Berrios (5-4, 3.75 ERA) is scheduled to face San Francisco’s Robbie Ray (9-3, 2.65) in Sunday’s series finale. First pitch is scheduled for 12:07 p.m. ET.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 19, 2025.
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TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays may have star power, but they’ve had contributions from unsung heroes this season.
That happened Saturday afternoon when Toronto’s 7-8-9 hitters accounted for all six runs and went a collective 5-for-10 in the team’s 6-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants at Rogers Centre.
Second baseman Ernie Clement finished with an RBI. Third baseman Will Wagner hit a two-run double. And catcher Tyler Heineman had one of the best games of his career, hitting a two-run homer in the sixth inning to finish 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Blue Jays manager John Schneider credits his club’s hitting coaches for this lower-lineup success.
“It starts with Pop, and Lou and Hunter,” said Schneider of Toronto’s hitting staff.
“And really diving into what these guys are good at and how they are going to get pitched and having a plan. And then it’s the guys buying into that plan and sticking with it. It’s not easy to do when you don’t play every day and you’re hitting 7-8-9.
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“The tendency is to chase results and the guys aren’t doing that.”
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The Blue Jays got contributions from more than their batting depth Saturday.
Starter Eric Lauer picked up his fifth win of the season while allowing two runs and no walks in six innings of work. Lauer also struck out seven batters.
Signed to a minor-league deal Dec. 13, 2024, after he was cut by the KBO’s Kia Tigers, Lauer has been a strong addition to the Blue Jays’ rotation in 2025.
The left-hander has a 2.80 earned-run average and a 1.04 walks plus hits per inning pitched in eight starts for the Blue Jays this season.
“One, probably,” said Clement of where Lauer would rank among Toronto’s unsung heroes.
“What he’s been able to do and come in and just give us a chance to win every game. It’s invaluable. So, tip of the cap to him. He’s probably been our unsung MVP so far.”
Schneider says Lauer’s demeanour hasn’t changed as his quality starts increased.
“That’s one of the things I love about him,” Scheider said of Lauer post-game.
“He’s kind of a flat-liner…Not getting too high or too low, and kind of doing what everyone’s doing, where you go out and do what we ask of you and you move on to the next time you go out there.”
Accustomed to a long relief role as well as a starter this season, Lauer believes the latter is where has earned the right to be.
“I’m just trying to make sure that I stick in the rotation, honestly” Lauer said. “That’s what I want to do, and that’s where I think I can help the team best.”
With Bowden Francis still on the injured list with a shoulder impingement, the Blue Jays need Lauer in the rotation moving forward.
Toronto will attempt to sweep the three-game homestand against the Giants on Sunday before hosting the New York Yankees in a three-game set starting Monday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 19, 2025.
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