Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne

Justin Ford (Director of Safety & Certification Programs at Breezeway, International Vacation Rental Safety Expert) join us on the calls continue for stronger rules around short-term rentals following Old Montreal fire. We dive into a customer suing Tim Hortons for $500K after being burned by hot tea with Rajiv Hate (Personal Injury and Disability Lawyer, Kotak Personal Injury Law). We get the vie...

Katy Milkman (professor, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, author of How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be) joins us to talk about How the first day of spring puts a spring in your step. Will Spring bring a real estate market surge? Penelope Graham (Director of Content, RateHub.ca) gives us all the details. Shachi Kurl (president, Angus Reid Ins...

Pressure mounts on Trudeau’s choice of special rapporteur, international criminal court charges Vladimir Putin with war crimes and Xi heads to Moscow  Guest: Jeremy Kinsman, former Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Canadian Ambassador to the European Union The enduring mystery of what happened to flight MH370 Guest: Capt. John Cox, aircraft accident investigator; CEO, Safety Ope...

Dan Jones (Criminologist and the Associate Chair of Justice Studies at NorQuest College, worked for Edmonton Police Service for 25 years) joins us to talk about the two officers who were killed in the line of duty in Edmonton. Paula Simons (Independent Senator from Alberta) gives her reaction on the matter and reaction on Jody Vance's harassment case. Canadian restaurants really are getting louder...

The profound impact of online abuse and how Jody Vance (Vancouver-based broadcaster) helped bring her abuser to justice. How can the legal system do more to protect people against online abuse? Sandy Garassino (former Crown prosecutor and public affairs columnist, National Observer) joins us to discuss. Indigenous-led B.C. Cedar LNG project receives approval, Heather Exner-Pirot (senior fellow at...

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank may in fact halt or reverse interest rate hikes - what does that mean for mortgages and housing costs? Moshe Lander join us to explain. Matthew Killingsworth answers the , can money buy happiness? Scientists say it can. A Little More True Crime returns with guest Michael Arntfield on how to solve a cold case and why clearance rates are at all-time lows. Lori Mar...

Silicon Valley bank collapse and the impact on depositors Guest: Stefan Kalb, Co-Founder & CEO, Shelf Engine Silicon Valley Bank’s Toronto branch seized by Canada’s banking regulator amid collapse Guest: John Ruffolo, Founder and Managing Partner, Maverix Private Equity Why did Flair Airlines see four of its planes seized from them? Guest: Garth Lund, Chief Commercial Officer, Flair Airlines Canad...

Details emerge about a complaint against a Canadian Supreme Court Justice now under investigation  Guest: Errol Mendes, a professor of constitutional law at the University of Ottawa How alleged fraudsters trying to sell a Toronto home they didn’t own were caught at the last minute  Guest: Niro Vivekanantharajah, real estate and criminal lawyer How you can move to Daylight Saving time this weekend...

Hotel room prices are jumping and availability is scarce  Guest: Wayne Smith, Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Toronto Metropolitan University Air Canada cracks down on baggage policy - how can travellers optimize their carry-on luggage? Guest: Lesley Keyter, travel expert, known as “The Travel Lady” Is Canadian public transit in a death spiral? Guest: Willem Klumpenhouwer,...

A former gymnast raises awareness to highlight abuse towards women and children in sport Guest: Amelia Cline, Co-founder, Gymnasts for Change Canada Journo Corner: Grocery store execs on the hotseat, china election interference, Garneau resigns and pricey coronation hotel rooms  Guest: Stephanie Levitz, Parliament Hill-based reporter, Toronto Star A generation of Canadian women poised for leadersh...

A six-year-old boy is isolated in a room for a full day at a school in Toronto, sparking debate over Anti-black racism in public schools Guest: Kearie Daniel, executive director and co-founder of Parents of Black Children Better Business Bureau’s top 10 scams for 2023  Guest: Neesha Hothi, Communications Director, Better Business Bureau BC BBB serving Mainland BC. In Defence of Garlic in a Jar: Ho...

Prime Minister lays out multipronged foreign interference probes but no inquiry Guest: Michael Kempa, associate professor of criminology, University of Ottawa Why did successive Canadian governments ignore warnings from Canada’s Chinese diaspora about China’s interference  Guest: Bill Chu, Chinese-Canadian Concern Group on the Chinese Communist Party’s Human Rights Violations Family fundraises to...

Major thundersnow storm hits southern Ontario  Guest: Anthony Farnell, Chief Meteorologist, Global News Why do big projects fail, and what needs to occur for big projects to succeed? Guest: Dan Gardner, author, “How Big Things Get Done” New documentary looks at the legacy of MuchMusic  Guest: Sean Menard, filmmaker, 299 Queen Street West Canada wound up with tens of millions of rapid covid tests i...

Nordstrom closing all its Canadian stores, and the changing national retail landscape  Guest: Bruce Winder, retail analyst Mistakenly saying Wales was in England earns a popular Yukon social media content creator a trip of a lifetime  Guest: Pavlina Livingstone-Sudrich, content creator based in Whitehorse Many Canadians mobile phone users will soon pay more to roam in the US and internationally  ...

Trudeau briefed ‘multiple’ times since 2019 on election interference, adviser testifies Guest: Sam Cooper, national investigative reporter, Global News Catching up with the Crash Test Dummies Guests: Brad Roberts, lead singer, Crash Test Dummies; Ellen Reid, co-vocalist and keyboards Rejuveniles - Why do more adults continue to embrace youthful pursuits? Guest: Christopher Noxon, author, “Rejuveni...

What does a new report into foreign interference in the 2021 election find?  Phil Gurski, President/CEO, Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, former senior strategic analyst with CSIS The science of snoring and how to silence it  Erica Carleton, Associate Professor, Organizational Behavior, University of Regina and co-editor of Work and Sleep: Research Insights for the Workplace Macleans feature:...

Growing calls for a public inquiry into allegations of China’s interference in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections  Guest: Jonathan Manthorpe, author, “Claws of the Panda: Beijing's Campaign of Influence and Intimidation in Canada” What does election interference look like Guest: Kenny Chiu, former Conservative MP TikTok banned on all Canadian government devices over ‘unacceptable’ risk Guest: Sar...

Feb. 24, 2023: Guest host Angela Kokott in for Ben O'Hara Byrne 35th Anniversary of ‘88 Winter Games - Why the enthusiasm for the Olympics has waned Guest: Taylor McKee, Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Brock University Why the IOC goes 'soft' on Russia Guest: Scott Stinson, National Sports Columnist, Postmedia How can we better handle grudges? How to let go of one and why it’s important G...

Guest: John Boscariol, head of McCarthy Tétrault’s international trade and investment law group

She began by documenting the destruction in her home city, she has since been cross Ukraine  Guest: Maria Avdeeva, security expert, Kharkiv resident How a woman who fled Ukraine has settled into Canada thus far Guest: Sandy Tarasenko, Ukrainian mother from Kyiv, now lives in Burlington, Ontario How has Putin kept his tight grip on power despite a disastrous war?  Guest: Jade McGlynn, dept. of War...

Home intrusion laws - to what extent are you allowed to protect yourself or your property against home invasion? Guest: Robb MacDonald, Toronto defence lawyer When Jimmy Carter came to Canada to handle a nuclear accident  Guest: Arthur Milnes, author, former speechwriter to PM Stephen Harper Book bans, and updating literature Guest: Trisha Tucker, Associate Professor of Writing, Thematic Option Ho...

The most popular shopping app in the US arrives in Canada  Guest: Craig Patterson, CEO/Publisher, Retail Insider The Bing Chat bot has feelings and multiple personalities? An AI that might be a little too close to sci-fi horror lore Guest: Sean Hollister, senior editor, The Verge What we’ve learned one year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine  Guest: Maj. Gen (Ret’d) Mick Ryan, Australian Army, aut...

Emergencies Act report reaction Guest: Justin Ling, freelance investigative journalist, host of the Bugeyed and Shameless podcast Emergencies Act report reaction  Guest: Noa Mendelsohn Aviv, executive director and general counsel, CCLA National home sales hit 14-year low in January, prices fall again Guest: Phil Soper, CEO, Royal LePage How Canadian movie studios are utilizing AI to create magical...

The truth behind classified documents in the USA Guest: Matthew Connolly, a professor of international and global history at Columbia University and author of “The Declassification Engine: What History Reveals About America's Top Secrets” The story behind Canadian thriller author Linwood Barclay’s phenomenal success   Guest: Linwood Barclay, author Renovation Resort Guests: Scott McGillivray, real...

Brenda Lucki to retire from position as RCMP commissioner Guest: Stephanie Carvin, an associate professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University in Ottawa Why are fewer permanent residents becoming Canadian citizens? Guest: Daniel Bernhard, CEO, Institute for Canadian Citizenship What are 15-minute cities and why are they driving conspiracy theorists to distr...