Ontario expands alcohol sales to Costco, more grocery stores in Ottawa today [Video]

All five Costco stores in Ottawa will be able to start selling beer and wine today, as Ontario expands alcohol sales to more grocery stores across the province.

As of Oct. 31, all eligible grocery and big-box stores are able to buy beer, cider, wine and ready-to-drink beverages, including large pack sizes.  The Ontario government says an additional 400 grocery stores will be selling alcohol across the province.

“This is a big move. This is 100 years of a monopoly system we’re opening up, catching up with the rest of the world,” Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy told reporters on Tuesday.

This is the final step in Ontario’s expansion of alcohol sales, after convenience stores were allowed to start selling beer cider, wine and ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages in September. On Aug. 1, previously licensed grocery stores were allowed to sell ready-to-drink beverages and large-pack sizes of beer.

In Ottawa, five Costco …