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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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Bracing for a 6th Covid wave 05.04.2022 16:32

Guest: Colin Furness, infectious disease epidemiologist and assistant professor in the faculty of information at the University of Toronto

Residential school survivor in Rome reacts to Pope Francis apology, A man who helped evacuate people from Afghanistan is now doing the same in Ukraine, What will Putin do next & how to best handle a return to the office - April 1st, 2022 Residential school survivor in Rome reacts to Pope Francis apology Guest: Ken Young, former assembly of First Nations Manitoba regional chief A man who help...

A man who helped evacuate people from Afghanistan is now doing the same in Ukraine 02.04.2022 17:20

Guest: David Lavery, president and founder of Raven Rae Afghanistan Consultancy Services

Tips on how to best handle a return to the office 02.04.2022 18:35

Guest: Alexandra Samuel, an authority on remote work and the digital workplace

The stresses of returning to the office 02.04.2022 17:22

Guest: Emily McCombs, deputy editor of HuffPost Personal

What is the legal impact of the Pope’s apology? 02.04.2022 7:41

Guest: Rachel Ann Snow, Indigenous legal advocate

Chief Judy Wilson discusses apology from Catholic Church 02.04.2022 12:19

Guest: Chief Judy Wilson, Kukpi7, and secretary-treasurer of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs

Residential school survivor in Rome reacts to Pope Francis apology 02.04.2022 14:08

Guest: Ken Young, former assembly of First Nations Manitoba regional chief

TSB report into the fatal 2019 derailment of a CP freight train, Long Covid & April Fools 01.04.2022 1:40:37

TSB report into the fatal 2019 derailment of a CP freight train, Long Covid & April Fools - March 31st, 2022 The TSB report into the fatal 2019 derailment of a CP freight train: the mother of one of the victims speaks out Guest: Pam Fraser, mother of Dylan Paradis, conductor killed in 2019 derailment What the TSB report into the fatal 2019 derailment of a CP freight train recommends and is it...

What makes an April Fool’s prank work? 01.04.2022 13:17

Guest: Steve Gimbel, professor of philosophy at Gettysburg College and author of ‘Isn’t That Clever: A Philosophical Account of Humor and Comedy’

Why do we fall for April Fool’s pranks? 01.04.2022 17:34

Guest: Stephen Greenspan, author of Annals of Gullibility: Why we get duped and how to avoid it

Why the healthcare system needs to be better prepared for long Covid 01.04.2022 18:39

Guest: Dr. Angela Cheung, senior scientist at the University Health Network in Toronto

A Quebec doctor copes with long Covid 01.04.2022 18:03

Guest: Dr. Anne Bhereur, family and palliative care physician coping with the effects of long covid

What the TSB report into the fatal 2019 derailment of a CP freight train recommends and is it enough? 01.04.2022 18:07

Guest: Ian Naish, rail safety consultant and former TSB director of rail accident investigations

The TSB report into the fatal 2019 derailment of a CP freight train: the mother of one of the victims speaks out 01.04.2022 16:03

Guest: Pam Fraser, mother of Dylan Paradis, conductor killed in 2019 derailment

Tackling sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces, Afghan Canadian military interpreters plan hunger strike to protest lack of movement on bringing their families to Canada & Canadian gymnasts demand investigation into toxic culture and abusive prac 31.03.2022 45:32

Tackling sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces Guest: Megan McKenzie, the Simons Chair in international law and human security in the School for International Studies at Simon Fraser University. Afghan Canadian military interpreters plan hunger strike to protest lack of movement on bringing their families to Canada Guest: Hameedullah Amir Khan and Ahmad Shoiab Canadian gymnasts dema...

Building a network to help house those fleeing Ukrainian in Canada 31.03.2022 17:17

Guest: Michael Thomas, principal owner at SolarNinjas Energy Solutions Ltd., who is currently helping Canadian hosts bring over Ukrainian refugees.

The challenge in providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine 31.03.2022 19:29

Guest: Craig Redmond, vice president of programs, Mercy Corps

Afghan Canadian military interpreters plan hunger strike to protest lack of movement on bringing their families to Canada 31.03.2022 18:01

Guest: Hameedullah Amir Khan and Ahmad Shoiab

Canadian gymnasts demand investigation into toxic culture and abusive practices in their sport 31.03.2022 12:27

Guest: Kim Shore, letter signatory and former Gymnastics Canada board member

Tackling sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces 31.03.2022 13:59

Guest: Megan McKenzie, the Simons Chair in international law and human security in the School for International Studies at Simon Fraser University.

Former chief of the defence staff pleads guilty to obstruction of justice 31.03.2022 9:55

Guest: Amanda Connolly, senior political reporter with Global News

Canada-based army veterans set up field hospital in Kyiv, Microplastics detected in human blood for the first time & Navigating the federal government’s climate reduction roadmap 30.03.2022 39:31

Canada-based army veterans set up field hospital in Kyiv, Microplastics detected in human blood for the first time & Navigating the federal government’s climate reduction roadmap - March 29th, 2022 Canada-based army veterans set up field hospital in Kyiv Guest: Chris Ketler and Jordan Searle, Canadian and U.K. military veterans acting as medical volunteers in Kyiv Microplastics detected in...

Life now for those who fled the fighting in Kyiv 30.03.2022 11:32

Guest: Kseniya Khezniak, actress and lifestyle blogger, Kyiv resident.

Why NATO should be doing more to help Ukraine 30.03.2022 16:41

Guest: John Herbst, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine