Unpublished Newswire
The O-Train station at St. Laurent could be in line for some major rehabilitation work, and Ottawa’s commuters might have to pay a short-term price yet again. In fact, for 5 to 6 weeks, the St. Laurent Station could be shut down entirely. Beacon Hill-Cyrville councillor Tim Tierney pays us a visit in Hour 2. He serves on Ottawa’s Transit Committee. Then, the transit debate continues with our Reality Check Panel.
July 30, 2026 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Carney said he didn’t want to use Canadian energy as a bargaining chip in the ongoing trade war with the United States, though he wouldn’t explicitly rule it out. On Thursday, his tone hasn’t changed. However, if we want to send a stern message that Canada means business, the Premier of Ontario argues that hitting America where it hurts might be the only path we have left. We dig deeper with Andreas Schotter, a Professor of International Business at Western University’s Ivy Business School. Meantime, as we inch closer to the long...
July 30, 2026 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Walk into a Toronto bar on a Friday night and some of the drinks in people’s hands have no alcohol in them at all. The customers holding them are not sober, just pacing themselves. The industry calls it ‘zebra striping’, alternating alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks during a night out. In Canada it has grown into a $223-million business, and the people driving it are mostly still drinkers. Low- and non-alcoholic beverage sales climbed from $171 million in 2023 to $200 million in 2024 and $223 million last year, according to NielsenIQ . About 20 per cent of Canadian households bought...
July 30, 2026 - 06:00 | Mason Kossak | National Post
While planning a wedding, there is no shortage of decisions a couple has to make before their big day. From choosing the venue to picking vendors and setting the menu, nearly every aspect of the planning process involves selecting from an array of options. I know this because I’m planning my own wedding. Fortunately, I’ve managed to avoid decision paralysis on most occasions. But one decision that had me wavering back and forth was choosing between sending digital or paper invitations. Paper or digital? On the one hand, in our increasingly digitalized world, sending electronic...
July 29, 2026 - 13:17 | Special to National Post | National Post
Do you ever brush things aside, or even suppress your emotions, because you don’t want to upset the people around you? Well, that amount of suppression can come back to burn you later. The experts call it ‘emotional leakage’. And that is the topic of choice for this week’s edition of Self-Help Tuesday, featuring Westboro-based psychotherapist Benslyne Avril. We explain what leaky emotions are, how they can impact the people around you, and how to deal with them properly. Visit Benslyne anytime at https://therapywithempathy.com/
July 28, 2026 - 18:20 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
An Ottawa rideshare driver is facing one charge of sexual assault after a weekend incident. And according to Ottawa Police, there could be more victims. CTV's Dylan Dyson joins us with the latest developments in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight's CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez and Stefan Keyes. And if news breaks in real time, you'll hear it live on CFRA's Ottawa Now.
July 28, 2026 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
