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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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Bank of Canada hikes interest rates again and signals more to come 02.06.2022 15:29

Guest: Jean-Paul Lam, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Waterloo, former Assistant Chief Economist and a Principal Researcher at the Bank of Canada

Why mothers of fatal overdose victims fought for the decriminalization for possession of small amounts of hard drugs, Will decriminalizing possession of small amounts of hard drugs in BC prevent overdose deaths, Grade 8 class in Massachusetts earns pardon for last Salem “witch” & Murder of Punjabi rapper Sidhu Moose Wala - May 31st, 2022 Why mothers of fatal overdose victims fought for the d...

Grade 8 class in Massachusetts earns pardon for last Salem “witch” 01.06.2022 13:54

Guest: Carrie Lapierre, North Andover middle school civics teacher

Murder of Punjabi rapper Sidhu Moose Wala 01.06.2022 17:17

Guest: Gurinder Mann, Lecturer, Punjabi Language and Culture, University of British Columbia

The changing war in Ukraine and the impact of the western support 01.06.2022 18:57

Guest: Don Bowser, former Canadian embassy employee in Kyiv and volunteer

The future of Flair Airlines and Nexus delays 01.06.2022 17:10

Guest: John Gradek, Faculty Lecturer and Academic Programs Coordinator, Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations and Integrated Aviation Management, McGill University

Will decriminalizing possession of small amounts of hard drugs in BC prevent overdose deaths? 01.06.2022 19:35

Guest: Benjamin Perrin, Law Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia, author of Overdose: Heartbreak and Hope in Canada’s Opioid Crisis

Why mothers of fatal overdose victims fought for the decriminalization for possession of small amounts of hard drugs 01.06.2022 16:53

Guest: Leslie McBain, Co-founder, Moms Stop the Harm

Military sexual assault survivors react to the release of the Arbour Report, Remembering “The Hawk” Ronnie Hawkins and his impact on Canadian music, Dene documentary filmmaker booted from Cannes Festival premier for wearing moccasins & Are tough new federal gun laws about policy or politics? - May 30th, 2022 Military sexual assault survivors react to the release of the Arbour Report Guest: Capt...

Remembering “The Hawk” Ronnie Hawkins and his impact on Canadian music 31.05.2022 12:20

Guest: Eric Alper, Music Publicist, SiriusXM Host

Dene documentary filmmaker booted from Cannes Festival premier for wearing moccasins 31.05.2022 17:57

Guest: Kelvin Redvers, Vancouver- documentary filmmaker

Why are there is growing anger amongst families of the victims about the inquiry into the deadly mass shooting in Nova Scotia 31.05.2022 19:29

Guest: Adam Rodgers, Nova Scotia lawyer

Are tough new federal gun laws about policy or politics? 31.05.2022 17:40

Guest: Noah Schwartz, assistant professor, political science, Concordia University

What will the Canadian Armed Forces need to do to change? 31.05.2022 18:29

Guest: Charlotte Duval-Lantoine, Ottawa Operations Manager and a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, took part in consultations with Louise Arbour in the fall of 2021

Military sexual assault survivors react to the release of the Arbour Report 31.05.2022 16:48

Guest: Capt (ret’d) Annalise Schamuhn, military sexual assault survivor

Supreme Court strikes down life sentences for mass murderers , Top Gun Maverick resurrects the 80s blockbuster and remembering Ray Liotta, Rents rising fast in major Canadian cities & Authorities in Texas admit mistakes in police response to Uvalde shooting - May 27th, 2022 Supreme Court strikes down life sentences for mass murderers Guest: Isabel Grant, professor, Peter Allard School of Law, U...

Infant formula shortages are symptoms of a larger problem in Canada’s food system 28.05.2022 17:57

Guest: Lesley Frank, Canada Research Chair in Food, Health, and Social Justice at Acadia University.

Top Gun Maverick resurrects the 80s blockbuster and remembering Ray Liotta 28.05.2022 17:35

Guest: Steve Stebbing, pop culture expert

Following the money trail from China into Vancouver Real Estate 28.05.2022 18:04

Guest: Jared Ferrie, core editor, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

Rents rising fast in major Canadian cities, will they come down? 28.05.2022 17:01

Guest: Brendon Cowans, vice-president of sales at Property.ca

Looking ahead to the release of the Arbour Report on sexual misconduct in the military 28.05.2022 8:34

Guest: Megan MacKenzie, Professor and Simons Chair in International Law and Human Security, Simon Fraser University

Supreme Court strikes down life sentences for mass murderers 28.05.2022 16:06

Guest: Isabel Grant, professor, Peter Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia

Long delays for Service Canada customers , Sports and politics & Concerns about “airport snooping” law; Bill S-7 27.05.2022 51:32

Long delays for Service Canada customers Guest: Crystal Warner, vice-president, Canada Employment and Immigration Union Sports and politics Guest: Simon Darnell, an associate professor at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education (KPE) director of KPE’s Centre for Sport Policy Studies Concerns about “airport snooping” law; Bill S-7 Guest: Paula Simons, an Indepe...

Covid and North Korea 27.05.2022 13:36

Guest: David Hong, pediatric neurologist who has worked in North Korea

Sports and politics 27.05.2022 17:43

Guest: Simon Darnell, an associate professor at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education (KPE) director of KPE’s Centre for Sport Policy Studies