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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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After nearly 200 arrests, what are the possible charges, and legal proceedings for the arrested protestors? 23.02.2022 7:43

Guest: Ari Goldkind - Criminal Defence Lawyer

How are Ottawa business owners feeling as they re-open after the protests? 23.02.2022 8:38

Guest: Robin Seguin, Victoria Barber Shop Owner

Checking in on the latest from the Ottawa protests, The BBB is warning people about tax scams & Advice on eating healthy 19.02.2022 38:51

Checking in on the latest from the Ottawa protests, The BBB is warning people about tax scams & Advice on eating healthy - Feb 18th, 2022 Checking in on the latest from the Ottawa protests Guest: Mike Armstrong, Global National Quebec Correspondent The BBB is warning people about tax scams - here’s what you need to know to avoid them Guest: Simone Lis, President and CEO, Better Business Bure...

Advice on eating healthy, and how it can change your life. 19.02.2022 17:19

Guest: Emily Mardell - Sports & Family Dietitian

The US President says Russia is ready to attack Ukraine, what now? 19.02.2022 17:58

Guest: Colin Roberston, Former Canadian Diplomat

The BBB is warning people about tax scams - here’s what you need to know to avoid them 19.02.2022 9:03

Guest: Simone Lis, President and CEO, Better Business Bureau BC

Why is Fox News so Eager to Target Trudeau? 19.02.2022 7:59

Guest: Andrew Lawrence, Deputy Director of Rapid Response for Media Matters for America

Assessing the policing of the protest and the fallout 19.02.2022 23:16

Guest: Stephanie Carvin, Expert in National Security and Terrorism & Associate Professor of International Affairs at Carelton University

Checking in on the latest from the Ottawa protests 19.02.2022 11:38

Guest: Mike Armstrong, Global National Quebec Correspondent

Canada’s women’s hockey team wins gold in Beijing, The organizers of the Ottawa protests have been arrested by police & What's next for the cruise industry? 18.02.2022 45:22

Canada’s women’s hockey team wins gold in Beijing, The organizers of the Ottawa protests have been arrested by police & What's next for the cruise industry? - Feb 17th, 2022 Canada’s women’s hockey team wins gold in Beijing - How does winning gold feel as a player? Guest: Cassie Campbell-Pascall, 3-time olympic medalist (Gold in 2002 Salt Lake City and 2006 Turin, Silver in 1998 Nagano) and spo...

Wearing your outdoor shoes indoors: no way or just fine? 18.02.2022 13:25

Guest: Dr. Jonathan Sexton, Environmental Science Researcher at the College of Public Health, University of Arizona.

What is the Mood in Kyiv? 18.02.2022 16:53

Guest: Michael Bociurkiw, Global Affairs Analyst

What's next for the cruise industry? 18.02.2022 9:03

Guest: Randy Sharman, Host of the Informed Traveler Radio Show and Podcast

RCMP Investigate pipeline construction site attack in Northern BC 18.02.2022 12:50

Guest: Cpl. Madonna Saunderson, BC RCMP Guest: Stewart Muir, Resource Works Executive Director

The organizers of the Ottawa protests have been arrested by police 18.02.2022 17:22

Guest: Stewart Prest, Department of Political Science, Simon Fraser University

Understanding parity in women’s hockey with an Olympic gold-medal winning coach. 18.02.2022 6:29

Guest: Lisa Haley, Head Coach of the Ryerson Rams Women's Hockey Team and Senior VP of Hockey Operations for the PHF (Premier Hockey Federation).

Canada’s women’s hockey team wins gold in Beijing - How does winning gold feel as a player? 18.02.2022 10:09

Guest: Cassie Campbell-Pascall, 3-time olympic medalist (Gold in 2002 Salt Lake City and 2006 Turin, Silver in 1998 Nagano) and sports broadcaster

How will policing the blockade change and what next for Ottawa Police, A breakthrough in the search for a cure for HIV & Why we’re living in a dopamine driven world and how to cope 17.02.2022 50:39

How will policing the blockade change and what next for Ottawa Police? Guest: Charles Bordeleau, former Ottawa Police Chief A breakthrough in the search for a cure for HIV Guest: Dr. Marshall Glesby, Weill Cornell HIV Clinical Trials Unit and one of the lead investigators in the clinical trial. Why we’re living in a dopamine driven world and how to cope Guest: Dr. Anna Lambke, professor o...

Is Wordle getting more difficult under the NY Times? 17.02.2022 13:53

Guest: Jonathan Berkowitz, UBC Department of Linguistics

A look inside China’s social credit system 17.02.2022 16:58

Guest: Vincent Brussee, Analyst, Merics Institute for China Studies

Why we’re living in a dopamine driven world and how to cope? 17.02.2022 18:24

Guest: Dr. Anna Lambke, professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and Chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic.author Dopamine Nation

The victims in Vancouver’s oldest cold case are identified 17.02.2022 17:17

Guest: Eve Lazarus, reporter and author, and she hosts and produces the Cold Case Canada true crime podcast

A breakthrough in the search for a cure for HIV 17.02.2022 15:59

Guest: Dr. Marshall Glesby, Weill Cornell HIV Clinical Trials Unit and one of the lead investigators in the clinical trial.

How will policing the blockade change and what next for Ottawa Police? 17.02.2022 15:26

Guest: Charles Bordeleau, former Ottawa Police Chief

Pre-arrival COVID PCR tests scrapped, A look at policing - where did Ottawa fail & Pet Cloning 16.02.2022 39:00

Pre-arrival COVID PCR tests scrapped, A look at policing - where did Ottawa fail & Pet Cloning - Feb 15th, 2022 Pre-arrival COVID PCR tests scrapped - how does this affect the Canadian tourism industry? Guest: Beth Potter, President & CEO, Tourism Industry Association of Canada Pre-arrival COVID PCR tests scrapped - what does this mean for Canadian travel? Guest: Claire Newell, Travel Expert & J...