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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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Six ballots not enough as a divided Republican Party fails to elect U.S. House speaker 05.01.2023 18:01

Guest: Charles Hunt, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boise State University

Does Canada’s bail system need to be fixed? 05.01.2023 16:58

Guest: Anthony Doob, emeritus professor of criminology, University of Toronto

Why are more Canadians being killed in fires 05.01.2023 16:03

Guest: Rob Grimwood, deputy chief, Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services and president, Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs

Idaho student killings suspect identified by DNA in public genealogy database, Remembering Jean Paré & The brief but grizzly history of the rise and fall of Vancouver’s NBA franchise 04.01.2023 1:02:40

Idaho student killings suspect identified by DNA in public genealogy database Guest: Joseph Giacalone, professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, retired NYPD Sergeant, author of The Criminal Investigative Function Remembering Jean Paré - the author of the Company’s Coming cookbook collection Guest: Amanda Lovig Hagg, granddaughter of Jean Paré The brief but grizzly history of the rise and...

Remembering Jean Paré - the author of the Company’s Coming cookbook collection 04.01.2023 12:17

Guest: Amanda Lovig Hagg, granddaughter of Jean Paré

Canada’s highest-paid CEOs made record average of $14.3M in 2021 04.01.2023 16:13

Guest: Alex Hemingway, senior economist, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

The brief but grizzly history of the rise and fall of Vancouver’s NBA franchise 04.01.2023 18:27

Guest: Kat Jayme, writer and director of The Grizzlie Truth and Finding Big County

Damar Hamlin’s on-field cardiac arrest through the eyes of a former pro 04.01.2023 17:30

Guest: Blake Dermott, former CFL offensive lineman who played fourteen seasons of pro football, Edmonton Elks’ in-game analyst

China slams ‘excessive’ COVID-19 curbs on travellers 04.01.2023 8:50

Guest: Dr. Jennifer Bouey, a senior policy researcher, Tang Chair for China Policy Studies, and an epidemiologist at the RAND Corporation.

New COVID variant could be the one to watch out for after surge in cases 04.01.2023 9:35

Guest: Isaac Bogoch, infectious disease specialist, Toronto General Hospital

Idaho student killings suspect identified by DNA in public genealogy database 04.01.2023 16:01

Guest: Joseph Giacalone, professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, retired NYPD Sergeant, author of The Criminal Investigative Function

Rogers-Shaw deal: Competition watchdog appeals tribunal ruling that would allow merger, 8:05 p.m. Why are so many employees ready to look for new jobs in 2023 & What we’ve lost playing the lottery Rogers-Shaw deal: Competition watchdog appeals tribunal ruling that would allow merger Guest: David Soberman, professor of marketing, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto Why are so many...

The Taliban bans women from universities and NGOs, how should the international community respond? 31.12.2022 16:02

Guest: Zahra Nader, Afghan-Canadian Journalist, editor-in-chief of the Zan Times and PhD student at York University

Why are so many employees ready to look for new jobs in 2023? 31.12.2022 14:34

Guest: David Bolton, Regional Director, Robert Half

What we’ve lost playing the lottery and why governments should give up on promoting gambling 31.12.2022 18:38

Guest: Jonathan Cohen, historian, author, “For a Dollar and a Dream”

Rogers-Shaw deal: Competition watchdog appeals tribunal ruling that would allow merger 31.12.2022 16:36

Guest: David Soberman, professor of marketing, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

Did our bail system fail an OPP constable killed in the line of duty, What was it like to be scored on by Pele & How recent winter storms reveal gaps in our emergency preparedness 31.12.2022 48:44

Did our bail system fail an OPP constable killed in the line of duty? Guest: Mark Baxter, president of the Police Association of Ontario What was it like to be scored on by Pele? Dick Howard pays tribute to the Brazilian soccer legend Guest: Dick Howard, former professional soccer goalie, author, and longtime broadcaster How recent winter storms reveal gaps in our emergency preparedness Guest...

How recent winter storms reveal gaps in our emergency preparedness 30.12.2022 15:59

Guest: Jean Slick, Program Head and Associate Professor, Disaster and Emergency Management graduate programs, Royal Roads University

Remembering Canadian music icon Ian Tyson 30.12.2022 20:17

Guest: Eric Alper, publicist and music commentator

What was it like to be scored on by Pele? Dick Howard pays tribute to the Brazilian soccer legend 30.12.2022 17:50

Guest: Dick Howard, former professional soccer goalie, author, and longtime broadcaster

When weather chaos strikes, what responsibility do airlines have to their passengers? 30.12.2022 9:25

Guest: John Lawford, Executive Director and General Counsel. Public Interest Advocacy Centre

How an Edmonton family navigated the Sunwing fiasco and made it home 30.12.2022 9:44

Guest: Matt Hudson, an Edmonton father

Did our bail system fail an OPP constable killed in the line of duty? 30.12.2022 15:59

Guest: Mark Baxter, president of the Police Association of Ontario

Buffalo digs out from a historic blizzard, A family from Abbotsford helps at the scene of the Christmas Eve bus crash in BC & Year in Review 2022 30.12.2022 1:11:22

Buffalo digs out from a historic blizzard, A family from Abbotsford helps at the scene of the Christmas Eve bus crash in BC & Year in Review 2022 Buffalo digs out from a historic blizzard Guest: Stephen Vermette, professor, department of Geography, SUNY Buffalo College Journo Corner: Year in Review 2022 Guest: Tristin Hopper, reporter, National Post A family from Abbotsford helps at the scene of...

Journo Corner: Year in Review 2022 29.12.2022 19:45

Guest: Tristin Hopper, reporter, National Post