Last Friday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford made a province-wide announcement. Effective this September, you will be able to purchase beer and wine at your local cornerstores. The future of The Beer Store, meantime, is a lot more clouded. It appears that Ontario is going to buy its way out of the current deal, forking over $225 million in order to do so. Are we seeing The Beer Store’s final days? Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Stephen Beaumont, a beer author and consultant, in Hour 4. Plus, we deliver the latest breaking news, right here on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.

<p>Last Friday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford made a province-wide announcement. Effective this September, you will be able to purchase beer and wine at your local cornerstores. The future of The Beer Store, meantime, is a lot more clouded. It appears that Ontario is going to buy its way out of the current deal, forking over $225 million in order to do so. Are we seeing The Beer Store’s final days? Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Stephen Beaumont, a beer author and consultant, in Hour 4. Plus, we deliver the latest breaking news, right here on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.</p>

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