The government of Ontario says Crown Royal will stay on liquor store shelves after the province reached a nearly $23 million deal with the beverage’s producer.
Premier Doug Ford previously said that Crown Royal whisky, manufactured by Diageo, would be taken off the shelves of Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) stores after the company announced it would be closing its facility in Amherstburg, Ont.
The company announced in September 2025 that it was moving some of its bottling operations to the United States, and products sold in the Canadian market would be handled by its Valleyfield, Que., facility. Diageo said the Ontario facility would close in February 2026. The move was expected to impact about 170 employees at the facility….