WINNIPEG — Manitoba residents looking to buy a bottle of their favourite American-made liquor will have to keep searching.

Premier Wab Kinew says his province has no plan to ease its ban on the sale of American alcohol.

Several provinces, including Manitoba, pulled American booze from shelves in response to tariffs imposed on Canadian goods by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Nova Scotia announced earlier this week it would sell off its remaining stock of U.S. liquor beginning Monday and donate the proceeds to charity food organizations.

Kinew says it “makes sense” for the province to consider a similar approach.

He says the prohibition hasn’t gone unnoticed by the Trump administration, and keeping American booze off shelves could convince the president to back off on tariffs.

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