Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne

Hurricane Helene - Canadian crews (1:24) Guest: Steve Hansen, Area Commander, Holland Power Services/Gagnon Line Co Hurricane Helene: why has it been so destructive (9:46)  Guest: Charles Konrad, climatologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Russell Peters hits Canada with his Relax, it’s not that serious tour (17:32)  Guest: Russell Peters, comedian Yes, we have no bananas: How...

Director Mike Downie on his four-part documentaryTragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal and paying tribute to his late brother (1:39) Guest: Mike Downie, director of The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal New photo essay works to raise awareness about breast cancer and how younger women can advocate for proper diagnosis and care (34:06) Guest: Beth Marchant, Not Too Young participant Iran launches mis...

The Latest from Lebanon (1:28) Guest: Jeff Semple, senior correspondent, Global National New book dives into the life outside of running for Canadian legend Terry Fox (15:56) Guest: Barbara Adhiya, author and editor of “Hope by Terry Fox” The Six-Day Hostage Crisis and the Daring Special-Forces Operation That Shocked the World (33:32) Guest: Ben MacIntyre, author of "The Siege: A Six-Day Hostage C...

How will Canada cope with a surge in asylum claims? (1:54) Guest: David Thomas, a Vancouver-based lawyer and mediator with over 20 years in immigration law How are new school cell phone rules working out? (16:19)  Guest: Dana Kam, Toronto teacher (middle school gr.7/8s - tough age for pushing boundaries) Lucky loser: How Donald Trump Learned to Pass the Buck (27:00) Guest: Susanne Craig, NY Times...

Guest: Jeff Casello, professor of transportation, engineering planning at the University of Waterloo

Big idea or Bad Idea: Ontario’s premier vows to build 50km traffic tunnel under Toronto’s busy Highway 401  Guest: Jeff Casello, professor of transportation, engineering planning at the University of Waterloo Hall of Fame QB Brett Favre reveals he’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s, what’s the link between concussions and the disease?  Guest: Ravi Menon, professor, Schulich School of Medicine & Den...

Trudeau can bank on his celebrity in the U.S., could his appearance on The Late Show hurt him back home? (1:50) Guest: Andrew Perez, Principal, Perez Strategies. Political Commentator & Liberal Strategist Six weeks to go in what is shaping up to be one of the closest U.S. presidential elections in memory (16:58) Guest: Brooks Simpson, , Foundation Professor of History, Arizona State University Wha...

 Guest: Craig Baird, host of the Canadian History Ehx podcast

Disgraceful’ school trip to Toronto protest needs to be investigated, Ontario premier says (2:00) Guest: Melissa - TDSB parent Instagram rolls out teen accounts, other privacy changes designed to protect those under 18 (17:11) Guest: Elaine Uskoski, video gaming addiction specialist, coach and author, her books include Cyber Sober: A Caregiver’s Guide to Video Gaming Addiction. , “ Seeing Through...

They call him Bear but you can call this lifesaving puppy Hero (1:25) Guest: Darren Cropper, Bear’s owner How to admire nature’s wonders in unexpected urban places (17:10) Guest: Christopher Brown, author of The Natural History of Empty Lots: Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys, and Other Wild Places Woman nearly shut out of mother's estate sues brother in B.C. Supreme Court – and wins (...

What's behind a dramatic rise in illegal migrants crossing from Canada into the U.S. and how do you stop it? (1:31) Guest: Kelly Sundberg, former CBSA officer and Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Justice, and Policy Studies, Mount Royal University Inflation is easing, interest rates are falling but a softening job market is a now a concern (16:14)  Guest: Eric Kam, professor of econom...

Why the Canadian Medical Association is apologizing for past harms to Indigenous Peoples (1:23) Guest: Dr. Kathleen Ross, past president, Canadian Medical Association How AI helped cut unexpected deaths in one Toronto hospital by 26% (16:47) Guest: Dr. Muhammad Mamdani, vice-president of data science and advanced analytics at Unity Health Toronto New explosions hit Lebanon a day after pager attack...

Is the consensus around immigration fading and how do you fix it? (1:24) Guest: Marc Miller, Federal Immigration Minister The Trudeau government loses another safe seat in Montreal, are we now closer than ever to an early election? (16:59) Guest: Lori Williams, professor, political science, Mount Royal University Hundreds of Hezbollah pagers explode across Lebanon in unprecedented attack (35:22) G...

Ottawa raises price cap on mortgages (1:53) Guest: Clay Jarvis, real estate financial expert, Nerdwallet Canada Foreign interference in Canada extending from China to Russia (16:00) Guest: Marcus Kolga, a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and director of DisinfoWatch Trump Assassination Attempt Latest (32:15) Guest: Kenneth Gray, former FBI agent, Distinguished Lecturer, Criminal Ju...

Has tipping reached a tipping point? Where Canadians think it is and isn’t necessary to leave a gratuity. Guest: Margaret Chapman, COO & Partner, Narrative Research “What would you do if you knew how and when you were going to die?” NY Times bestselling author Lianne Moriarity tackles mortality in her new book   Guest: Liane Moriarty, NY Times bestselling author of Big Little Lies, Nine Perfect St...

Winston Churchill portrait stolen from Château Laurier recovered by Ottawa police — in Italy (1:39) Guest: Jonathan Sommer, lawyer, Sommer Law The search for Schlumach’s legendary lost gold continues in season 2 of Deadman’s Curse (16:19) Guest: Kru Williams & Adam Palmer, cast members, History TV’s Deadman’s Curse With a work stoppage looming, will Air Canada and its pilots reach a deal? (25:38)...

August hailstorm in Calgary is the second costliest weather event in Canadian history, meet hail experts trying to better predict those storms (1:52) Guest: Simon Eng, research meteorologist, Northern Hail Project, Western University Debate aftermath: How Harris threw Trump off his game and what impact could it have on the November election (16:14) Guest: Warren Kinsella, lawyer, columnist and pol...

Ontario food banks ‘cannot keep up’ as usage reaches 8-year high (1:43) Guest: Carolyn Stewart, CEO, Feed Ontario Autocracy Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World (16:33) Guest: Anne Applebaum, staff writer, The Atlantic, author, Autocracy Inc. With the U.S. election just eight weeks away, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump faced-off in Philadelphia: Who won? (33:49) Guest: Craig Hennigan, Inte...

Tom Cochrane joins all-star group set to be inducted into Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (1:22) Guest: Tom Cochrane, singer/songwriter, Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame 2024 inductee Air Canada could start cancelling flights on Friday as strike looms (30:31) Guest: Duncan Dee, former Air Canada COO Wasp invasion (46:51) Guest: Matthias Buck, assistant curator for invertebrate zoology at the Ro...

Terror suspect arrested in Quebec accused of plotting New York attack (2:03) Guest: Stewart Bell, Investigative Journalist, Global News A deadly unprovoked stranger attack in Vancouver reveals raises fears and calls for reform (16:05) Guest: Tom Stamatakis, president, Canadian Police Association Where can you find Canada’s best pizza? (33:57) Guest: Laura Brehaut, food reporter, National Post Repo...

U.S. election Nostradamus makes his 2024 prediction (1:45) Guest: Allan Lichtman, distinguished professor of History at American University With the threat of an election hanging over the federal government, is it now too late for Trudeau to go? (16:27) Guest: John Manley, former MP, deputy prime minister and minister of finance Trooper inducted into B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame (35:23) Guests:...

Jagmeet Singh announces NDP is ending deal with Trudeau Liberals  (1:36) Guest: David Akin, Chief Political Correspondent, Global News NDP ends deal with Trudeau government: Why now for the NDP? (17:35) Guest: Melanie Richer, communications and public affairs principal at Earnscliffe Strategies, former communications director for NDP under Jagmeet Singh NDP ends deal with Trudeau government:: What...

Long weekend ER problems cap off a tough summer across Canada (1:30) Guest: Dr. Fraser Mackay, Chair of Rural, Remote and Small Urban section, Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Why Canadian universities are already sounding the alarm over caps on international students (16:42)  Guest: Gabriel Miller, President and CEO of Universities Canada Paris impresses as 2024 Paralympic Games host ...

Poilievre calls on NDP to pull the plug on their deal with Trudeau and trigger a Fall election (1:54)  Guest: Gerry Nicholls, communications consultant and opinion columnist at The Hill Times After a political earthquake in B.C., Conservative leader John Rustad is now the standard bearer for the right (16:42) Guest: John Rustad, Conservative Party of BC leader and BC MLA Meet the Canadian duo head...

Major shakeup in B.C. politics: BC United leader pulls the plug on his party’s campaign two months before an election (1:54) Guest: Keith Baldrey, Legislature Bureau Chief, Global BC Major shakeup in B.C. politics: What impact could a united right have on the upcoming provincial election (17:30)  Guest: Bill Tieleman, political strategist, president of West Star Communications Terror suspect came...