Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne

Searches at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ homes related to an ongoing sex trafficking investigation: reports (1:54) Guest: Hal Kempfer, CEO, Global Risk Intelligence and Planning, Inc., retired Marine intelligence officer Russia terrorist attack latest (17:34) Guest: Christian Leuprecht, professor at the Royal Military College and Queen’s University, senior fellow at The Macdonald-Laurier Institute Searches...

Kate Middleton diagnosed with cancer (1:35) Guest: Pamela Rafalow Grossman, writer, and editor, breast cancer survivor Kate Middleton diagnosed with cancer (16:40) Guest: Dr. Keith Stewart, Director of Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and VP Cancer at University Health Network in Toronto Kate Middleton diagnosed with cancer (27:04) Guest: Sandra Krueckl, EVP, Mission, Information & Support Services...

Brian Mulroney’s official photographer reminisces on his favourite memories documenting the former prime minister (1:41) Guest: Bill McCarthy, Brian Mulroney's official photographer U.S. Department of Justice sues Apple and Reddit’s IPO (16:29) Guest: Carmi Levy, tech analyst and journalist Why are youth so unhappy? (34:39) Guest: Paul Kershaw, professor, UBC School of Population and Public Health...

Former NHL enforcer Chris Simon passes away; family cites CTE struggles as a reason why (1:45) Guest: Chris Nilan, former NHL enforcer, co-host of The Raw Knuckles Podcast Journo Corner: Winnipeg court hears victim testimony at sentencing for disgraced high school coach (15:39) Guest: Richard Cloutier, host, CJOB Gloomy youth pull North America and Western Europe down global happiness ranking (34:...

Spring has sprung after the winter that wasn’t (1:32) Guest: David Phillips, senior climatologist, Environment Canada The first Canadian woman in space looks back on her successes and challenges, and using photography to champion conservation (12:59) Guest: Dr. Roberta Bondar, first Canadian woman in space, conservationist, nature photographer Canada’s inflation rate takes a surprising dip (44:16)...

Burton Cummings & his band celebrate 60 years with tour (1:14) Guest: Burton Cummings, Canadian musician, former lead vocalist of The Guess Who Surviving Edmonton: A deeply personal look into how homeless Canadians survive in a large Canadian city (34:32) Guest: Morgan Black, digital journalist, Global Edmonton What do Canadians consider appropriate personal space? (53:09)  Guest: Sylvia Johnson,...

Why are premiers asking Justin Trudeau to pause the carbon tax increase on April 1? Guest: Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta The fix is in, but Vladimir Putin still wants lots of people to vote for him Guest: Kathryn Stoner, senior fellow at the Freemon Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, and author of Russia Resurrected St. Patrick’s Day is the perfect time to look...

Toronto police officer advises to leave car keys by the front door to avoid home invasion (1:39) Guest: Hank Idsinga, former head of the Toronto Police Service's homicide unit, crime commentator for 640 Toronto and Global News 500 Days in the Wild: Meet the woman who completed the entire 24,000km Trans Canada Trail, and filmed it (13:41) Guest: Dianne Whelan, award-winning Canadian author and film...

F.A.A. Audit of Boeing’s 737 Max production found plenty of issues - are Boeing planes safe today? (1:50) Guest: Ed Pierson, founder, Foundation for Aviation Safety, a former senior manager at the 737 factory for Boeing Journo Corner: ArriveCan contracts under scrutiny (17:46) Guest: Bill Curry, Deputy Ottawa Bureau Chief, The Globe and Mail Auditor general's office discovers three of its own empl...

Prime Minister’s resignation offers glimmer of hope for stability in Haiti (1:50)  Guest: André François Giroux, Ambassador of Canada to Haiti Marking 10 years since Canada’s complete withdrawal from Afghanistan (17:29) Guest: Sean Maloney, professor, Royal Military College, author of The Canadian Army in Afghanistan Tiffy Cooks: Tiffy Chen’s journey from Taiwan to TikTok to her first cookbook (34...

Ramadan begins with no Gaza ceasefire and Canada under fire for resuming aid money to UN agency (1:55) Guest: Jon Allen, Canada’s former ambassador to Israel 'Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky' (16:27) Guest: Simon Shuster, senior correspondent, TIME and author of The Showman: Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zel...

Canadians paying billions of dollars in 'excess' bank fees: report (1:30) Guest: Rubina Ahmed-Haq, personal finance journalist and host of “For What It’s Worth” on the Corus Radio Network Is your relationship ready for a 'sleep divorce'? (14:41) Guest: Dr. Jocelyn Cheng, vice chair of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine's public safety committee Preparing for a full solar eclipse (28:35) Guest:...

Ottawa's worst mass killing shocks and devastates the city (1:54) Guest: Lisa MacLeod, Progressive Conservative MPP, Nepean Ottawa's worst mass killing shocks and devastates the city (11:13) Guest: Caroline Sullivan, founder and co-director of the Child, Adolescent, and Family Centre of Ottawa and a full-time psychology professor at the University of Ottawa Ex-minister Selina Robinson quits B.C. N...

Convicted killer Luka Magnotta is serving his sentence at the same medium-security prison as Paul Bernardo, do we need to rethink transfers? (1:34)   Guest: Mary Campbell, former director-general of the corrections and criminal justice directorate in the Public Safety Department What happens when you ask some of the most qualified people in the country to come up with a plan to tackle the housing...

No laughing matter: Montreal's Just for Laughs cancels summer comedy festival, seeks creditor protection (1:32) Guest: Joey Elias, standup comedian, featured 17 times at Just for Laughs comedy festival ALMTC: The Mystery of MH370 - 10 years since the disappearance of a Boeing 777 and the 239 passengers and crew on board (20:32)  Guest: John Cox, CEO of safety operating systems, retired airline pil...

Will the by-election in Durham foreshadow what a future election may bring? (1:52) Guest: Mitch Heimpel, Director of Policy, Enterprise Canada John Candy’s children pay tribute on the 30th anniversary of his passing (14:00) Guest: Chris Candy, actor and author, son of the late John Candy Reflecting on a former prime minister - and a dear friend (31:29) Guest: Jean Charest, former premier of Quebec...

Remembering former prime minister Brian Mulroney (1:17) Guest: Peter MacKay, a former Canadian attorney-general, justice minister, foreign affairs minister and defence minister Is Canada’s pharmacare bill worth the money? (16:17) Guest: Aidan Hollis, Professor of Economics, University of Calgary How the new Pharmacare bill may be life-changing for diabetics (28:42) Guest: Laura Syron, President an...

Brian Mulroney’s legacy on the world stage (9:14) Guest: Fen Hampson, president, World Refugee & Migration Council, author of Master of Persuasion: Brian Mulroney's Global Legacy Brian Mulroney’s impact on today’s most notable Canadian politicians (20:51) Guest: Danielle Smith, premier of Alberta Reaction to the passing of Brian Mulroney (29:39) Guest: Roy Green, Host of The Roy Green Show, Saturd...

Why do we have a leap year? (1:43) Guest: Alex Boxer, a data scientist and the author of A Scheme of Heaven: The History of Astrology and the Search for Our Destiny in Data What’s it like to be born on February 29th? (13:59) Guest: Renée Nicole Gray, dress historian and writer, Leap Day baby Why don’t employees get paid for working a Leap Day? (22:42) Guest: Rafael Gomez, Professor, Director of th...

Canadian teen Hallie Clarke makes history as youngest world champion in women's skeleton racing (1:45) Guest: Hallie Clarke, skeleton racing world champion Wendy’s to test surge pricing on fast food items (16:32) Guest: Robert Carter, a restaurant industry analyst and managing partner at Stratton Hunter Group Thirty years and 20 albums later, Alan Doyle reflects on life with and away from Great Bi...

Online Harms Act aims to remove ‘harmful content,’ address hate (1:34) Guest: Michael Geist, professor and Canada Research Chair in Internet and e-Commerce Law at the University of Ottawa Zombie fires still burn as the 2024 wildfire season starts early in Western Canada (16:36) Guest: Robert Gray, wildland fire ecologist, president of R.W. Gray Consulting Ltd. Case of unopened boxes of 1979 hockey...

Two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: The view from Kyiv (0:51) Guest: Kira Rudik, Member of Ukraine’s parliament Two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: Are Ukraine’s allies wavering? (17:29) Guest: Alexander Lanoszka, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Waterloo Two years after Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: How are Ukrainians in Canada adapting? (35:...

How is notable serial killer Robert Pickton eligible to apply for day parole? (2:03) Guest: Rob Dhanu, former Crown prosecutor, criminal defence lawyer, Dhanu Dhaliwal Law Group The Reklaws on growing up on a farm, rising up in country music and a crazy trip to Romania (15:45) Guest: Stuart Walker, Jenna Walker, Canadian country music duo, The Reklaws Lynx Air to cease operations Monday, files for...

Move over boomers, millennials are now Canada’s largest population group (1:33)  Guest: Doug Norris, Senior Vice President and Chief Demographer at Environics Analytics Journo Corner: Remembering Tim Horton (16:17) Guest: Ed Brown, freelance journalist Thieves are targeting your loyalty points, how do you protect yourself? (34:56) Guest: Kevin Lee, vice-president of trust and safety at fraud manag...

Calls for for auditor-general probes into public contracts with private staffing agencies (1:40) Guest: Tim Guest, CEO, Canadian Nurses Association Why the return of measles is a canary in the coalmine (15:25) Guest: Paul Offit, author of “Tell Me When It's Over: An Insider's Guide to Deciphering COVID Myths and Navigating Our Post-Pandemic World The history of the pop tart (29:32) Guest: Laura Ho...