Convenience store busted for allegedly selling alcohol before Ontario government expansion [Video]

A Toronto convenience store has had its liquor and lottery licenses suspended for selling alcohol weeks before the province officially rolls beer, wine and ready-to-drink beverages out to corner stores.

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), the Crown agency that manages licenses, said one of its inspectors arrived unannounced at an Etobicoke store on Aug. 16.

The inspector found the store was selling alcohol ahead of the Ford government’s official expansion date of Sept. 5. Moreover, they noted the store was selling liquor, which can only be sold in LCBO locations. They also found issues with how the store had purchased the alcohol it was selling.

The store in question, Mabelle Tuck Shop, is located just north of Islington Subway Station beside the Islington Avenue and Bloor Street West intersection. The AGCO said the store’s alcohol retail and lottery registration has been suspended for three weeks.

“As the next phase in …