While British Columbia has seen a 40 per cent increase in liquor sales amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, its neighbour, Alberta, hasn’t come close.

Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis said in an email to Global News that while it doesn’t receive sales data from retailers, it hasn’t seen much of a change in wholesale liquor or cannabis orders compared to previous years.

Alberta Liquor Store Association president Ivonne Martinez said stores initially saw an increase, but it tapered off. “Right around when rumours were going around (liquor stores might close), schools were starting to close, we saw a spike then,” Martinez said. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “Aside from that, it’s been pretty

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