{"id":712804,"date":"2026-02-21T07:15:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T04:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/doug-ford-will-allow-bars-to-serve-alcohol-at-6-a-m-for-olympic-gold-hockey-game\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T07:15:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T04:15:13","slug":"doug-ford-will-allow-bars-to-serve-alcohol-at-6-a-m-for-olympic-gold-hockey-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/doug-ford-will-allow-bars-to-serve-alcohol-at-6-a-m-for-olympic-gold-hockey-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Doug Ford will allow bars to serve alcohol at 6 a.m. for Olympic gold hockey game"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d68f6b1f2c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d68f6b1f2c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/doug-ford-will-allow-bars-to-serve-alcohol-at-6-a-m-for-olympic-gold-hockey-game\/#%E2%80%9CDoug_Ford_will_allow_bars_to_serve_alcohol_at_6_am_for_Olympic_gold_hockey_game%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Doug Ford will allow bars to serve alcohol at 6 a.m. for Olympic gold hockey game&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CDoug_Ford_will_allow_bars_to_serve_alcohol_at_6_am_for_Olympic_gold_hockey_game%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Doug Ford will allow bars to serve alcohol at 6 a.m. for Olympic gold hockey game&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>One Canadian province will be using the \u201cit\u2019s 5 o\u2019clock somewhere\u201d mentality for Sunday\u2019s men\u2019s hockey gold medal <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> against Team USA.<\/p>\n<p>Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Friday that bars and restaurants across the province will be allowed to serve alcohol as early as 6 a.m. ET, ahead of the gold-medal match, which has an expected start time of 8:10 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe entire country will be watching on Sunday morning as our men\u2019s hockey team plays for Olympic gold,\u201d Ford <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/fordnation\/status\/2024932038130778152\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X Friday<\/a>. \u201cTo help us all celebrate Team Canada, the province will be allowing bars and restaurants across the province to sell alcohol starting at 6:00 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open 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class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>This is not the first time Ontario has bent the alcohol service rules by permitting sales across the province as early as 7 a.m. during the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Ford allowing the sale for Sunday comes shortly after Team Canada secured its spot in the championship with a thrilling 3-2 comeback win over Finland on Friday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"38559586\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38559586\" 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885px\"\/><figcaption>Connor McDavid of Team Canada acknowledges the fans after the team\u2019s 3-2 victory on February 20, 2026 in Milan, Italy. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With just 35 seconds left in regulation, Nathan MacKinnon scored the game-winning goal during a Canada power play, something that teammate Connor McDavid said was a year in the making.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was built through a lot, a lot of conversations over the course of a year, starting back at 4 Nations,\u201d McDavid said of developing the power play, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7060232\/2026\/02\/20\/canada-finland-olympics-mens-hockey-semifinal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">per The Athletic<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2019ve worked on this power play a lot, it\u2019s something we\u2019ve talked about a lot, and we do it for these big moments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe found a way to score a big one in a big 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