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Gen Z isn’t the teetotalling generation after all, according to new data. They just took some time to catch up to the rest of the drinking population, and their influence is reshaping the alcohol industry. As a larger proportion of gen Zers reaches legal drinking age, the gap between them and drinkers at large “appears to have almost completely disappeared.” The report from IWSR , a leading alcohol data provider, dispels the myth that younger people imbibe less. “They’re late to the party, they’re not skipping the party,” Marten Lodewijks, IWSR managing director and president, told...
August 1, 2026 - 07:00 | Laura Brehaut | National Post
Ottawa Police have issued an urgent warning to stay vigilant after an alarming number of reported sexual assaults. CTV’s Kimberley Fowler joins Kristy Cameron 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 30, 2026 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
As we found out earlier today, Ottawa commuters might be dealing with more transit headaches in the future. According to a new engineering report, the O-Train’s St. Laurent Station may have to shut down entirely for 5 to 6 weeks to undergo major rehabilitation work. Additionally, there would be 9 to 10 weeks of single-track closures in each direction inside the St. Laurent tunnel, and each platform would likely face a closure of 4 to 5 weeks. River Ward councillor Riley Brockington joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 3. Plus, it’s a Thursday afternoon, which means it’s time to...
July 30, 2026 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
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
