Southwestern Ontarians will soon be able to purchase alcohol at a 7-Eleven convenience store.

The company says it has received a liquor sales licence from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario to serve beer, wines and coolers at a restaurant in one of its stores in Leamington.

It says the licensed restaurant also offers food such as chicken wings, pizza and potato wedges.

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There are similar licensed restaurants at multiple 7-Eleven locations in Alberta, and the business says the Ontario store is the beginning of a larger provincial expansion.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford promised during his first provincial election campaign to let corner stores sell beer and wine, and his government even passed a law to terminate a 10-year deal with The Beer Store – set to expire in 2025 – that prevents the expansion.

However, that law was never put into force.