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Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne
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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BC doctor specializing in emergency medicine gets set for a third trip to the frontlines in Ukraine 25.10.2022 18:44
Guest: Dr. Tracey Parnell, physician specializing in emergency medicine and expert in crisis and disaster management.
What lessons does Britain’s political chaos have for Canada and can Rishi Sunak stabilize things in the UK? 25.10.2022 18:34
Guest: David Moscrop, columnist for The Washington Post, political commentator and researcher, author of, "Too Dumb for Democracy?
Canada’s competition watchdog wants to know what’s driving up grocery prices and what government can do about it 25.10.2022 15:36
Guest: Jake Edmiston, food business reporter, Financial Post
Handgun ban in effect, Ottawa's cybersecurity bill should be amended & How do employers deal with unsatisfactory employees in a more digital work world? 22.10.2022 1:17:08
Canada’s handgun ban goes into effect today, will it work? Guest: Scott Blandford - Former police officer, assistant professor and program coordinator, Policing and Master of Public Safety Program, Wilfred Laurier University Russia may be stepping up cyberattacks worldwide, is Canada prepared? Guest: Andrew Loschmann - Co-founder and COO, Field Effect Warnings Ottawa’s cybersecurity bill is flawe...
Warnings Ottawa’s cybersecurity bill is flawed and should be amended 22.10.2022 16:37
Warnings Ottawa’s cybersecurity bill is flawed and should be amended Guest: Chris Parsons - Senior research associate, Citizen Lab, University of Toronto
Russia may be stepping up cyberattacks worldwide, is Canada prepared? 22.10.2022 14:35
Russia may be stepping up cyberattacks worldwide, is Canada prepared? Guest: Andrew Loschmann - Co-founder and COO, Field Effect
Can employees get away with bad behaviour and poor performance with greater ease because employers know they'll struggle to replace them? 22.10.2022 17:02
How do employers deal with unsatisfactory employees in a more digital work world? Guest: Alexandra Samuel - Authority on remote work and the digital workplace
Meet B.C.’s next premier: Who is David Eby and how did the race to replace John Horgan get mired in controversy? 22.10.2022 17:47
Meet B.C.’s next premier: Who is David Eby and how did the race to replace John Horgan get mired in controversy? Guest: Gerald Baier - Associate political science professor at the University of British Columbia
Recording of RCMP meeting in the aftermath of the Nova Scotia mass shooting is finally released 22.10.2022 18:05
Does it back up allegations of political interference? Guest: Michael Scott - Lawyer, Patterson Law and represents families of the victims at Nova Scotia’s Mass Casualty Commission
Canada’s handgun ban goes into effect today, will it work? 22.10.2022 15:24
Canada’s handgun ban goes into effect today, will it work? Guest: Scott Blandford - Former police officer, assistant professor and program coordinator, Policing and Master of Public Safety Program, Wilfred Laurier University
UK PM Liz Truss resigns after just 44 days in office, Covid in Canada heading into the colder months & Canadian military investigates whether former fighter pilots are among Westerners training the Chinese air force 21.10.2022 1:04:20
UK PM Liz Truss resigns after just 44 days in office, can anyone put an end to the chaos in British politics? Guest: Jeremy Kinsman, former Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom A taxi scam in Toronto leads to a TikTok video viral worldwide Guest: Saja Kilani, acting student, Toronto Film School Covid in Canada heading into the colder months; and Long Covid Guest: Jason Tetro, microbio...
A taxi scam in Toronto leads to a TikTok video viral worldwide 21.10.2022 15:22
Guest: Saja Kilani, acting student, Toronto Film School
Persistent drought and conflict drives Somalia towards another famine 21.10.2022 17:06
Guest: Djoen Besselink, Somalia country Representative, Doctors without Borders
Covid in Canada heading into the colder months; and Long Covid 21.10.2022 17:31
Guest: Jason Tetro, microbiologist, Host of the Super Awesome Science Show, Author of “The Germ Code” and “The Germ Files”
Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard sentenced to 5 years in prison - are celebrities finally being held accountable for crime? 21.10.2022 15:08
Guest: Alyshah Hasham, Courts Reporter, Toronto Star
Canadian military investigates whether former fighter pilots are among Westerners training the Chinese air force 21.10.2022 17:30
Guest: Charles Burton, a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, former Canadian diplomat in Beijing
UK PM Liz Truss resigns after just 44 days in office, can anyone put an end to the chaos in British politics? 21.10.2022 16:30
Guest: Jeremy Kinsman, former Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
Why raising interest rates even further won’t help tame inflation but could hurt Canadians ,Catching up with Men Without Hats & Can we do more to prepare police officers to handle mental-health related calls? 20.10.2022 1:02:12
Why raising interest rates even further won’t help tame inflation but could hurt Canadians Guest: Jim Stanford, an economist and director of the research institute Centre for Future Work The Safety Dance at 40: Catching up with Men Without Hats Guest: Ivan Doroschuk, lead vocalist, Men Without Hats What happens when you start to run out of water? After months without rain, BC’s Sunshine Coast i...
What happens when you start to run out of water? After months without rain, BC’s Sunshine Coast is finding out 20.10.2022 15:19
Guest: Brian Smith, CEO, Persephone Brewery
The Safety Dance at 40: Catching up with Men Without Hats 20.10.2022 15:06
Guest: Ivan Doroschuk, lead vocalist, Men Without Hats
Canada’s intelligence service told the Federal government in February that it saw no evidence foreign actors were funding the convoy protests 20.10.2022 18:16
Guest: Phil Gurski, President/CEO, Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, former senior strategic analyst with CSIS
Journo Corner: The blame game at the Emergencies Act Inquiry, Danielle Smith’s shaky start, and all the things Canadians pay more for 20.10.2022 17:56
Guest: Tristin Hopper, reporter, National Post
Can we do more to prepare police officers to handle mental-health related calls? 20.10.2022 8:20
Guest: Uzma Williams, Sessional Instructor, Police Studies Program, MacEwan University and co-author of Police Response to Mental Health in Canada
The death in the line of duty of Burnaby RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang, what questions need to be answered? 20.10.2022 10:50
Guest: Bruce Pitt-Payne, Retired RCMP Major Crime Investigator and Consultant
Why raising interest rates even further won’t help tame inflation but could hurt Canadians 20.10.2022 14:53
Guest: Jim Stanford, an economist and director of the research institute Centre for Future Work
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