The Alberta Liquor and Gaming Commission has eliminated the 8 p.m. limit on 'happy hours,' allowing liquor establishments to offer reduced drink prices any time during operating hours. "It wasn't working for businesses because they didn't have the flexibility to set their own happy hours or certain times for specials based on what worked for their business." For example if there was a televised hockey game at 8 p.m., owners were offering all-day drink specials so that price reduction could continue beyond the mandated cutoff, she said. The Alberta Safer Bars Council, a policy advisory group which includes representatives from the liquor industry, owners and police, supports the change, she added. "This policy wasn't really working for anybody," said Michelle Hynes-Dawson, spokesperson for the AGLC.

Source: CBC News June 03, 2016 18:05 UTC