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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

Bracing for a triple dip La Nina in western Canada 16.06.2022

Guest: Dr. Bill Merryfield, research scientist, Environment and Climate Change Canada

Yellowstone National Park flooding 16.06.2022

Guest: Cory Mottice, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, National Weather Service, Billings, Montana

BC commission on money laundering points fingers and makes recommendations 16.06.2022

Guest: Christian Leuprecht, Professor at the Royal Military College and Queen’s University, senior fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute

Ottawa drops vaccine mandates for travellers, Canada and Denmark bury the hatchet over Hans Island, What to expect from the commission on money laundering’s final report  & ET: The Extra Terrestrial turns 40 this month 15.06.2022

Ottawa drops vaccine mandates for travellers, Canada and Denmark bury the hatchet over Hans Island, What to expect from the commission on money laundering’s final report  & ET: The Extra Terrestrial turns 40 this month  - June 14, 2022   Ottawa drops vaccine mandates for travellers  Guest: Dr. Zain Chagla, Associate Professor of Medicine Faculty of Health Science, McMaster University, Consultant P...

ET: The Extra Terrestrial turns 40 this month 15.06.2022

Guest: Kevin Martin, owner, Lobby Video Store, Edmonton  

What to expect from the commission on money laundering’s final report 15.06.2022

Guest: Stephen Schneider, professor of criminology, St. Mary’s University 

Canada and Denmark bury the hatchet over Hans Island 15.06.2022

Guest: Michael Byers, professor of political science, University of British Columbia, Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law.

Mélanie Joly’s office knew that senior official would be at Russian embassy party 15.06.2022

Guest: Colin Robertson, former Canadian diplomat and Vice President and Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

Unvaccinated Canadians able to board planes, trains 15.06.2022

Guest: Beth Potter, President & CEO, Tourism Industry Association of Canada

Ottawa drops vaccine mandates for travellers 15.06.2022

Guest: Dr. Zain Chagla, Associate Professor of Medicine Faculty of Health Science, McMaster University, Consultant Physician, St. Joseph’s Hospital 

Menessian sentenced to life in prison, Canada’s continued search for a national bird, Joly apologizes after Global Affairs representative attends event at Russian Embassy in Ottawa,  Stock markets drop and cryptocurrencies plummet & Cattle farmers oppose 14.06.2022

Menessian sentenced to life in prison, Canada’s continued search for a national bird, Joly apologizes after Global Affairs representative attends event at Russian Embassy in Ottawa,  Stock markets drop and cryptocurrencies plummet & Cattle farmers oppose health Canada warnings for ground beef  - June 13th, 2022   Menessian sentenced to life in prison  Guest: Catherine McDonald, crime reporter, Glo...

Canada’s continued search for a national bird 14.06.2022

Guest: Dr. David Bird, ornithologist, emeritus professor wildlife biology, McGill University 

The downlow on decluttering 14.06.2022

Guest: Brittany Knittel, Good Riddance Professional Organizing Solutions 

Why Ukraine continues to warn about the need for the world to continue paying attention to Russia’s invasion 14.06.2022

Guest: Yevheniya Kravchuk, Ukrainian Member of Parliament and deputy chair of the Servant of the People Party caucus in parliament. 

Joly apologizes after Global Affairs representative attends event at Russian Embassy in Ottawa 14.06.2022

Guest: Ihor Michalchyshyn, CEO & Executive Director, Ukrainian Canadian Congress

Stock markets drop and cryptocurrencies plummet 14.06.2022

Guest: Brett Chang, co-founder and co-host, The Peak Daily podcast 

Cattle farmers oppose health Canada warnings for ground beef 14.06.2022

Guest: Tyler Fulton, Cattle Farmer and President of the Manitoba Beef Producers

Menessian sentenced to life in prison 14.06.2022

Guest: Catherine McDonald, crime reporter, Global News Toronto

A history of The Proud Boys and their impact on Canadian national security, The lasting impact of Gone Girl on the 10th anniversary of its publication,  Challenges ahead for the new federal interlocutor on residential schools & Dropping random COVID-19 te 11.06.2022

A history of The Proud Boys and their impact on Canadian national security, The lasting impact of Gone Girl on the 10th anniversary of its publication,  Challenges ahead for the new federal interlocutor on residential schools & Dropping random COVID-19 testing at Canadian airports for vaccinated travellers won’t end airport bottlenecks - June 10th, 2022       A history of The Proud Boys and their...

The lasting impact of Gone Girl on the 10th anniversary of its publication 11.06.2022

Guest: Garrick Webster, writer and co-founder, crimefictionlover.com

How can Russia’s naval blockade of Ukraine be ended? 11.06.2022

Guest: Michael Petersen, Director, Russia Maritime Studies Institute, Center for Naval Warfare Studies U.S. Naval War College

Challenges ahead for the new federal interlocutor on residential schools 11.06.2022

Guest: Kimberly Murray, Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites associated with Indian Residential Schools

Dropping random COVID-19 testing at Canadian airports for vaccinated travellers won’t end airport bottlenecks 11.06.2022

Guest: Ambarish Chandra, an economics professor at the University of Toronto whose research examines airlines, travel and trade

B.C. man is one of the first in Canada to be compensated for injury due to the COVID-19 vaccine 11.06.2022

Guest: Ross Wightman, Lake Country resident and father

A history of The Proud Boys and their impact on Canadian national security 11.06.2022

Guest: Stephanie Carvin, a national security expert and professor at Carleton University’s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs

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