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Nine Provinces Just Made It Legal to Order Wine Straight From Other Provinces — Here's What It Means for Your Wallet

  July 24, 2026 If you've ever fallen in love with a bottle of wine on an Okanagan vacation and then discovered you couldn't legally have it shipped home to Ontario, that particular headache just got a lot smaller. On Tuesday, premiers from nine provinces signed a formal agreement to open up direct-to-consumer (DTC) alcohol sales across provincial lines. In plain terms: breweries, wineries, and distilleries in one province will soon be able to sell and ship their products straight to your door in another, without routing everything through a provincial liquor monopoly first. The timing isn't a coincidence. The deal landed roughly 24 hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff on Canadian wine, beer, and spirits headed south of the border, set to take effect in August. With one export market getting more expensive, provinces are moving to open up the market next door instead. What it means for you: If you live in Ontario, you'll soon be able to legal...

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Stock Market Today: Indexes Slip As Traders Await Nvidia Earnings

 


US stocks slid lower on Wednesday as traders looked ahead to Nvidia’s highly anticipated first-quarter earnings report and took in the latest commentary from Federal Reserve speakers. Here are the key points:

  1. Market Performance:
    • All three benchmark indexes traded lower.
    • Bond yields ticked higher, with the 10-year Treasury yield rising three basis points to 4.451%.
  1. Nvidia Earnings:
    • Investors eagerly awaited Nvidia’s earnings report.
    • The company reported adjusted earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter of $6.12 on revenue of $26 billion, representing a significant jump of 461% and 261%, respectively, from a year ago.
    • Analysts had expected adjusted EPS of $5.65 on revenue of $24.69 billion.
    • Nvidia also announced plans for a ten-for-one stock split, set to take effect on June 7.
  1. Federal Reserve Minutes:
    • Markets reacted to the minutes from the Federal Reserve’s May meeting.
    • The minutes revealed that “various” Fed officials mentioned a “willingness to tighten policy further should risks to inflation materialize in a way that such an action became appropriate.”

In summary, the stock market faced two significant tests today: Nvidia’s pivotal earnings report and the Fed’s cautious stance on inflation risks. Investors closely monitored these developments, leading to a slight decline in major indexes.


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