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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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Reflecting on the “freedom convoy” and what comes next 22.03.2022 16:50

Guest: Justin Ling, freelance investigative journalist

A tense calm in Odessa as it braces for a Russian attack 22.03.2022 18:37

Guest: Jeff Semple, Global News senior network correspondent

Civilians increasingly targeted during deadly weekend in Ukraine 22.03.2022 17:51

Guest: Oleksandra Matviichuck, Kyiv Resident and human rights lawyer

Covid protections are being lifted, are we ready? 22.03.2022 18:40

Guest: Caroline Coljin, with Simon Fraser University, Canada 150 Research Chair in mathematics for evolution, infection and public health.

The impact of the CP Rail work stoppage on agriculture 22.03.2022 7:22

Guest: Keith Currie, vice president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture

The impact of the CP Rail work stoppage on supply chains 22.03.2022 10:17

Guest: Barrie Prentice, professor of supply chain management and former director of the Transport Institute at the University of Manitoba

How could a CP Rail work stoppage impact stretched supply chains, Why puzzles help the brain ward off cognitive decline, Hate crimes on the rise & the fight against a Juno Beach condo development - March 18th, 2022 How could a CP Rail work stoppage impact stretched supply chains? Guest: David Maclean with Trade Association Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Why puzzles help the brain war...

Why puzzles help the brain ward off cognitive decline 19.03.2022 18:57

Guest: Robin Hsiung, Associate professor, UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Division of Neurology.

Hate crimes on the rise in Canada 19.03.2022 17:29

Guest: Amy Go, President of the Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice

Journo corner with Tristin Hopper 19.03.2022 19:33

Guest: Tristan Hopper, Columnist and reporter at National Post

Assessing the war in Ukraine and the fight against a Juno Beach condo development 19.03.2022 17:06

Guest: General (Ret'd) Andrew Leslie and former Member of Parliament for Orléans

Making sense of the images of war from Ukraine 19.03.2022 19:24

Guest: Ivan Katchonovski, Professor of Political Studies, University of Ottawa

How could a CP Rail work stoppage impact stretched supply chains? 19.03.2022 15:37

Guest: David Maclean with Trade Association Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters

Devastation in Mariupol, Why do we hate the sound of our own voice, Cryptocurrency & Cold war in space, what will happen to international cooperation? 18.03.2022 1:12:10

Devastation in Mariupol, Why do we hate the sound of our own voice, Cryptocurrency & Cold war in space, what will happen to international cooperation? - March 17th, 2022 Devastation in Mariupol Guest: Dmytro Gurin, Ukrainian MP for Mariupol Why do we hate the sound of our own voice? Guest: Neel Bhatt, an assistant professor of otolaryngology at the University of Washington Cryptocurrency a...

Why do we hate the sound of our own voice? 18.03.2022 19:12

Guest: Neel Bhatt, an assistant professor of otolaryngology at the University of Washington

How secure is the Fukushima Nuclear Plant? 18.03.2022 17:47

Guest: Naj MeshkatI, Professor of civil and environmental engineering and industrial and systems engineering at the University of Southern California, member of National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council committee that studied the lessons learned from the Fukushima nuclear accident.

Cryptocurrency and its role in the war in Ukraine 18.03.2022 18:48

Guest - Daromir Rudnyckyj, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Victoria, where he serves as Director of the Counter Currency Laboratory

Cold war in space, what will happen to international cooperation? 18.03.2022 16:24

Guest: Victoria Samson, military space expert and Washington Office Director for the Secure World Foundation

The Latest on Russia and Ukraine 18.03.2022 19:21

Guest: Aurel Braun, professor of international relations and political science at the University of Toronto, and center associate with the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University

Devastation in Mariupol 18.03.2022 17:19

Guest: Dmytro Gurin, Ukrainian MP for Mariupol

The Battle for Alberta’s UCP, Volunteers in Kyiv, Polish charity helps refugees and Ukrainian orphans & Rising food costs in Canada 17.03.2022 48:01

The Battle for Alberta’s UCP Guest; Catherine Griwkowsky, legislature reporter at Alberta Today Volunteers in Kyiv work to provide medical supplies to the injured Guest: Les Yakymhuck, volunteer in Kyiv Polish charity helps refugees and Ukrainian orphans Guest: Dominica Chylewska, Caritas Poland. Rising food costs in Canada and the impact of the war in Ukraine on food scarcity worldwide...

An alcohol-free St. Patrick’s Day 17.03.2022 12:25

Guest: Sarah Kate, somegoodcleanfun.ca

Inflation rises again, how long could it last, what can policymakers do? 17.03.2022 17:28

Guest: Trevor Tombe, associate professor of economics at the University of Calgary and a research fellow at the School of Public Policy

Polish charity helps refugees and Ukrainian orphans 17.03.2022 9:33

Guest: Dominica Chylewska, Caritas Poland.

Volunteers in Kyiv work to provide medical supplies to the injured 17.03.2022 9:30

Guest: Les Yakymhuck, volunteer in Kyiv