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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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What have been the legal repercussions of legalized cannabis in Canada? 21.04.2022 18:04

Guest host Shane Foxman speaks with: Kyla Lee, a criminal defence lawyer and impaired driving lawyer with Acumen Law in Vancouver.

Four years of legalization in Canada: where we’ve come from & where we need to go next 21.04.2022 16:31

Guest host Shane Foxman speaks with Conor McCannabis, former owner of Shays Roots Cannabis Clinic and medical cannabis advocate.

The DIY community fighting to reverse aging and maybe even cheat death 21.04.2022 17:47

Guest host Shane Foxman speaks with Reason, founder and writer of Fight Aging! Reason is also co-founder and CEO of Repair Biotechnologies, a company aiming to reverse the progression of atherosclerosis

The future of farming is looking up 21.04.2022 15:42

Guest host Shane Foxman speaks with Dave Dinesen, CEO of CubicFarms.

Lacking social media filters? Scroll of doom leads to images of death & destruction 20.04.2022 17:25

Guest host Shane Foxman speaks with Joe Whitbread, - co-founder and professional public speaker with Jo(e) Social Media in Lacombe, Alta.

How to cope with EVERYTHING: from Ukraine to the 6th wave 20.04.2022 17:55

Guest host Shane Foxman speaks with Dr. Ganz Ferrance, a registered psychologist, speaker, author and coach.

COVID-19 vs. the workplace wardrobe: the changing office fashion rules 20.04.2022 15:00

Guest host Shane Foxman speaks with fashion consultant John Chwyl.

What your vehicle says about you & the pickup truck that won’t stop growing 20.04.2022 17:25

Guest host Shane Foxman speaks with Jay Kana. Jay has been reviewing cars for nearly a decade and writes for Driving.ca. Check out Modern Motoring on YouTube for his car reviews.

How can alternative building practices help remedy Canada’s housing crisis? 20.04.2022 14:33

Guest host Shane Foxman speaks with Jason Halter - Principal of Wonder Incorporated, and Adjunct Professor at the Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design at the University of Toronto.

Elon Musk goes 80’s corporate raider style in bid to takeover Twitter, What impact could an Elon Musk takeover have on Twitter, Ahead of the two-year anniversary of the deadly mass shooting in Nova Scotia, a new book explores the investigation and obstacles to justice & How the war in Ukraine is driving up food costs and hurting the most vulnerable in the Middle East and North Africa - April 14th...

Latest tastes and trends in chocolate ahead of Easter weekend 15.04.2022 17:51

Guest: Geoseph Dominechello, Master Chocolatier, Bean to Bar World

Ahead of the two-year anniversary of the deadly mass shooting in Nova Scotia,, a new book explores the investigation and obstacles to justice 15.04.2022 17:12

Guest: Paul Palango, investigative Journalist and author of 22 Murders: Investigating the Massacres, Cover-up and Obstacles to Justice in Nova Scotia.

Journo Corner: Musk’s Twitter Takeover Attempt, Poilievere’s big crowds, and an unlikely Titanic Survival Story 15.04.2022 19:18

Guest: Tristin Hopper, Columnist and reporter at the National Post

How to turn off the tap on Russia’s lucrative oil exports and force Moscow to help pay for Ukraine to rebuild 15.04.2022 16:28

Guest: Craig Kennedy, Associate at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University

How the war in Ukraine is driving up food costs and hurting the most vulnerable in the Middle East and North Africa 15.04.2022 8:40

Guest: Muzna Shihabi, regional communications coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa at CARE

Canada will send troops to Poland to help with humanitarian situation 15.04.2022 9:12

Guest: Alexander Lanoszka, Assistant Professor, International Relations, University of Waterloo.

What impact could an Elon Musk takeover have on Twitter? 15.04.2022 6:53

Guest: Elizabeth Dubois, Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society, University of Ottawa.

Elon Musk goes 80’s corporate raider style in bid to takeover Twitter 15.04.2022 9:53

Guest: Dan Ives, Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst covering the Technology sector at Wedbush Securities

Winnipeg gets walloped by a spring blizzard, Why midlife cognitive training could improve balance, Tackling the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan & Inflation sparks the biggest Bank of Canada interest rate hike since 2000 - April 13th, 2022 Winnipeg gets walloped by a spring blizzard Guest: Richard Cloutier, co-host of the News on Winnipeg’s CJOB Why midlife cognitive training could improve...

Why midlife cognitive training could improve balance and lessen your chances of a dangerous fall later in life 14.04.2022 13:30

Guest: Joanne Blodgett, research Fellow in the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health, University College London.

U.S. regulators hit a Canadian steel magnate’s company with one of largest election-related fines in history 14.04.2022 17:16

Guest: Megan McAllen, director of campaign finance litigation, Campaign Legal Center

Sanctions have damaged Russia but Ukraine needs more help to beat Putin 14.04.2022 18:47

Guest: Anders Aslund, economist, senior fellow at the Stockholm Free World Forum and author of Russia’s Crony Capitalism: The Path from Market Economy to Kleptocracy

Tackling the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan eight months after the Taliban takeover 14.04.2022 17:03

Guest: Salam al-Janabi, Communication, Advocacy and Civic Engagement, UNICEF Afghanistan.

Inflation sparks the biggest Bank of Canada interest rate hike since 2000 14.04.2022 9:36

Guest: Trevor Tombe, Professor of Economics, University of Calgary

How to coordinate emergency response during a major storm 14.04.2022 5:58

Guest: Jason Shaw, City of Winnipeg’s Emergency Operations Centre Manager