Saskatchewan reacts to the changing landscape of Trump tariffs [Video]

Some Saskatchewan liquor stores are selling off their remaining bottles of American booze and restaurants are re-thinking their menus after the province said it would stop buying U.S. alcohol.

Retailers say while many customers are looking to buy more Canadian products, some are making last-minute purchases of their favourite American brands, including bourbon, before they’re gone.

“I don’t want to call it panic buying, but I’ve had a couple customers where they’re really hell-bent on a certain product from the U.S.,” said Branelle Zenuk, an owner of the Melfort Liquor Loft in the town of nearly 6,000 people northeast of Saskatoon.

Zenuk said her store will continue to sell American liquor until it’s gone.

“We are a small, independent family-run business and all of our inventory in our store has been bought and fully paid for pre-tariffs,” she said. “We acquired it through no fault of our own.”

Robin Baerg, …