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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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How one Canadian’s humorous tweets kept everyone engaged with the protests 08.02.2022 7:27

Guest: Noelle Reporting Live from The Ram Ranch

How skating is helping an Alberta boy with Cerebral Palsy defy the odds 08.02.2022 9:19

Guest: Barbara and Josh Fitzpatrick, Alberta mom and son

Alberta Union of Provincial Employees on Calgary hospital harassment 08.02.2022 7:41

Guest: Bobby-Joe Borodey, VP AUPE

Have Protestors Hijacked the Canadian Flag? 08.02.2022 9:48

Guest: Shannon Sampert, Eakins Visiting Fellow at McGill University, political columnist for the Winnipeg Free Press

Funding for the Protests - Following the money 08.02.2022 16:04

Guest: Sandy Garossino, National Observer Columnist and Former Crown Prosecutor

Why GoFundMe suspended Freedom Convoy funds, Meet the Canadian that’s ensuring that board games stay alive & Why the truckers protest is a big hit with conservative media in the US 05.02.2022 28:59

Why GoFundMe suspended Freedom Convoy funds, Meet the Canadian that’s ensuring that board games stay alive & Why the truckers protest is a big hit with conservative media in the US - Feb 4th, 2022 Why GoFundMe suspended Freedom Convoy funds: Guest: Prof. Jeremy Snyder, Bioethicist; SFU Professor of Health Sciences; and has extensive knowledge on crowdfunding Meet the Canadian that’s ensuring t...

Book Bans in the US 05.02.2022 16:40

Guest: Emily Knox, Associate Professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois

How Toronto is managing truck convoy 05.02.2022 7:40

Guest: Mike Layton, Toronto City Councilor

Meet the Canadian that’s ensuring that board games stay alive 05.02.2022 8:35

Guest: Jay Cormier, Game Designer; and Game Publisher

Call for more government funding for cancer care on World Cancer day 05.02.2022 8:31

Guest: Stuart Edmonds, Canadian Cancer Society.

Meta faced a bad week/Spotify in a spot of trouble? 05.02.2022 8:14

Guest: Brett Chang, co-host of The Peak Daily podcast

Why the truckers protest is a big hit with conservative media in the US 05.02.2022 10:31

Guest: Andrew Lawrence, deputy director for rapid response

Global BC Legislative Bureau Chief Keith Baldry on the week’s big stories 05.02.2022 16:26

Guest: Keith Baldrey, Political journalist for Global TV

How Vancouver is preparing for weekend trucker protests 05.02.2022 7:14

Guest: Melissa De Genova, Vancouver City Councillor

How police are preparing across Canada for weekend truck convoys 05.02.2022 12:35

Guest: S/Sgt. Michael Elliott, Director of the Canadian Police Association and President of the Edmonton Police Association

Why GoFundMe suspended Freedom Convoy funds 05.02.2022 9:05

Guest: Prof. Jeremy Snyder, Bioethicist; SFU Professor of Health Sciences; and has extensive knowledge on crowdfunding

How the Ottawa protests are hurting small businesses, Memories of Canada’s last Men’s World Cup Team & Canadian singer Jully Black on her new music and Black History Month 04.02.2022 42:38

How the Ottawa protests are hurting small businesses Guest: Robin Seguin, owner of Victoria Barber’s Shop. It’s in the heritage building. Memories of Canada’s last Men’s World Cup Team Guest: George Pakos - Scored goal to qualify and played in WC1986 Canadian singer Jully Black on her new music and Black History Month Guest: Jully Black, Canadian singer, songwriter, producer and actress

A walk in the (National) park: just what the doctor prescribed 04.02.2022 12:07

Guest: Dr. Melissa Lem, Vancouver family physician & Director of PaRX: A Prescription for Nature

Canadian singer Jully Black on her new music and Black History Month 04.02.2022 15:04

Guest: Jully Black, Canadian singer, songwriter, producer and actress

Colorado’s Erin O’Toole 04.02.2022 11:51

Guest: Erin O’Toole, Host & Senior producer, Colorado Edition at KUNC

Memories of Canada’s last Men’s World Cup Team 04.02.2022 17:38

Guest: George Pakos - Scored goal to qualify and played in WC1986

Uyghur 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch Bearer speaks out against 2022 04.02.2022 15:45

Guest: Kamalturk Yalqun

How effectively authorities are handling the trucker protests? 04.02.2022 12:52

Guest: Michael Kempa, Professor of Criminology at University of Ottawa

How the Ottawa protests are hurting small businesses 04.02.2022 10:32

Guest: Robin Seguin, owner of Victoria Barber’s Shop. It’s in the heritage building.

Erin O’Toole is out, Is Beijing in an Olympic mood, Why Canadians are lukewarm on the 2022 winter games & How much have dating apps changed the way we meet 03.02.2022 57:28

Erin O’Toole is out, Is Beijing in an Olympic mood, Why Canadians are lukewarm on the 2022 winter games & How much have dating apps changed the way we meet - Feb 2nd, 2021 Erin O’Toole is out, what’s next for the Conservative party?: Guest: Scott Gilmore, Editor-at-large, MacLean’s Magazine Is Beijing in an Olympic mood?: Guest: Mark Dreyer, Founder and reporter at China Sports Insider W...