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Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne

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Weekends with Ben O’Hara Byrne will showcase Ben’s signature curiosity, good humour, and love for great Canadian stories - whenever you're listening. Learn new things, hear surprising perspectives, and head into your day with fresh stories to talk about. Ben O’Hara Byrne brings decades of experience in journalism, broadcast, and connecting with people to the microphone. Throughout his career, he’s held reporting & anchor roles across Canada, from Quebec City to Ottawa to Victoria. He’s been a network bureau chief in Beijing and London, U.K. And, he’s reported on stories around the world, inclu...

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Latest episode

Mar 15, 2026

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Episodes

Canada moves ahead with ban on single-use plastics 21.06.2022

Guest: Calvin Sandborn, Legal Director, UVic Environmental Law Centre, University of Victoria

Parents of Manitoba teen who took his own life after falling victim to sextortion scheme speak out 21.06.2022

Guest: Derek Lints, father of Daniel Lints

Hospital wait times continues to grow 21.06.2022

Guest: Dr. Katharine Smart, President, Canadian Medical Association 

Border agents dispute federal ArriveCan statistics 21.06.2022

Guest: Mark Weber, National President, Customs and Immigration Union

Ottawa unveils plans for Canada Day celebrations, The history and enduring appeal of dad jokes, How a lifeguard shortage may dampen summer fun at the local pool & Rental cars are in still short supply across Canada heading into summer 18.06.2022

Ottawa unveils plans for Canada Day celebrations, The history and enduring appeal of dad jokes, How a lifeguard shortage may dampen summer fun at the local pool & Rental cars are in still short supply across Canada heading into summer - June 17th, 2022   Ottawa unveils plans for Canada Day celebrations, will police be ready? Guest: Michael Kempa, associate professor of criminology, University of O...

The fight over the future of BC’s salmon farms 18.06.2022

Guest: Stan Proboszcz, senior scientist at Watershed Watch Salmon Society

Forget the tie, Father’s Day gift ideas 18.06.2022

Guest: Sheri Radford, freelance writer

The history and enduring appeal of dad jokes 18.06.2022

Guest: Anne Libera, associate professor of comedy writing, Columbia College Chicago, and director of comedy studies for Second City. 

WestJet’s new strategy & flight cancellations across North America 18.06.2022

Guest: Peter Wallis, Past Chairman of the Calgary Airport Authority

How a lifeguard shortage may dampen summer fun at the local pool 18.06.2022

Guest: Barbara Byers, Senior Research Officer, Lifesaving Society

Rental cars are in still short supply across Canada heading into summer 18.06.2022

Guest: Craig Hirota, Vice President, Government Relations and Member Services, Associated Canadian Car Rental Operators

Ottawa unveils plans for Canada Day celebrations, will police be ready? 18.06.2022

Guest: Michael Kempa, associate professor of criminology, University of Ottawa

Ottawa announces new data privacy rules, Which provinces report being the happiest, Vancouver and Toronto named as World Cup 2026 host cities, Scotland announces plans for another independence referendum & Opioid Overdose Response Training to Empower High 17.06.2022

Ottawa announces new data privacy rules, Which provinces report being the happiest, Vancouver and Toronto named as World Cup 2026 host cities, Scotland announces plans for another independence referendum & Opioid Overdose Response Training to Empower High School Students to Help Save Lives - June 16th, 2022   Ottawa announces new data privacy rules, will they work?  Guest: Ann Cavoukian, Executive...

Vancouver and Toronto named as World Cup 2026 host cities 17.06.2022

Guest: Patrick Johnston, sports reporter, Vancouver Sun/The Province

Which provinces report being the happiest and why? 17.06.2022

Guest: John Helliwell, professor emeritus of economics, UBC and editor of the World Happiness Report

Scotland announces plans for another independence referendum 17.06.2022

Guest: Lorna Slater, co-leader of the Scottish Green Party and Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity

Freeland talks up moves to help Canadians cope with inflation 17.06.2022

Guest: Ian Lee, Associate Professor at Carleton University's Sprott School of Business

Moms Save Lives founder reacts to naloxone training in schools 17.06.2022

Guest: Leslie McBain, co-founder and director, Moms Stop The Harm 

Opioid Overdose Response Training to Empower High School Students to Help Save Lives Including Nasal Naloxone Spray 17.06.2022

Guest: Sandra Clarke, Executive Director, ACT Foundation 

Ottawa announces new data privacy rules, will they work? 17.06.2022

Guest: Ann Cavoukian, Executive Director at the Global Privacy & Security by Design Centre and former Ontario Privacy Commissioner

BC commission on money laundering points fingers and makes recommendations, F1 returns to Montreal, Great Salt Lake is drying up & Housing market cools across Canada 16.06.2022

BC commission on money laundering points fingers and makes recommendations, F1 returns to Montreal, Great Salt Lake is drying up & Housing market cools across Canada - June 15th, 2022   BC commission on money laundering points fingers and makes recommendations  Guest: Christian Leuprecht, Professor at the Royal Military College and Queen’s University, senior fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institu...

F1 returns to Montreal 16.06.2022

Guest: Walter Buchignani, Montreal Gazette content editor and Formula 1 reporter 

Great Salt Lake is drying up, how drought is reshaping the western US 16.06.2022

Guest: Dr. Bonnie Baxter, Director, Great Salt Lake Institute Professor and Chair of Biology, Westminster College

Journo Corner - Money Laundering in BC 16.06.2022

Guest: Sam Cooper, Global National Investigative Reporter and author of Wilful Blindness 

Housing market cools across Canada 16.06.2022

Guest: Sean Cathcart, Senior Economist, Canadian Real Estate Association 

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