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Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne

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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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31-year old RCMP officer killed in the line of duty, Using Wikipedia to shine a spotlight on the accomplishments of women in science & Canadians plan to curb holiday spending this year 19.10.2022 54:27

31-year old RCMP officer Shaelyn Yang killed in the line of duty in Vancouver suburb of Burnaby Guest: Kamil Karamali, reporter/anchor, Global BC Using Wikipedia to shine a spotlight on the accomplishments of women in science Guest: Jess Wade, research fellow, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London and creator of more than 1700 Wikipedia bios of women in science Why aren’t Canadian authoriti...

Using Wikipedia to shine a spotlight on the accomplishments of women in science 19.10.2022 15:40

Guest: Jess Wade, research fellow, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London and creator of more than 1700 Wikipedia bios of women in science

Sarah Richardson transforms Whistler B&B in HGTV Sarah’s Mountain Escape 19.10.2022 17:23

Guest: Sarah Richardson, HGTV Canada designer

Why aren’t Canadian authorities doing more to fight a spike in fraud cases and losses 19.10.2022 18:57

Guest: John Mecher, Former RCMP fraud investigator

Canadians plan to curb holiday spending this year 19.10.2022 8:30

Guest: Marty Weintraub, Partner and National Retail Practice Leader, Deloitte Canada

How much impact will Loblaw’s freezing prices on all No Name items really have? 19.10.2022 9:48

Guest: Mike von Massow, Associate Professor, Food, Agricultural, and Resource Economics, University of Guelph

Russia hits civilian and infrastructure targets across Ukraine 19.10.2022 19:32

Guest: Donald Bowser, founder, Support to Ukrainian Recovery Initiative

31-year old RCMP officer Shaelyn Yang killed in the line of duty in Vancouver suburb of Burnaby 19.10.2022 12:58

Guest: Kamil Karamali, reporter/anchor, Global BC

Inside the freezing facility with 199 humans who opted to be cryopreserved with the hopes of being revived in the future 18.10.2022 15:28

Guest host Chelsea Bird chats with Max More, Co-editor, The Transhumanist Reader, Ambassador & President Emeritus, Alcor Life Extension Foundation

Four years of legalized cannabis in Canada - what is working and what needs to be reviewed in regard to marijuana policies? 18.10.2022 16:17

Guest: Jaclynn Pehota, Executive Director at the Retail Cannabis Council of BC

New data tells us Canadians are concerned about crime more than ever. How confident are Canadians in the RCMP? 18.10.2022 19:01

Guest: Dave Korzinski, research director, Angus Reid Institute

On the heels of the Amanda Todd sentencing, how do we fix the escalating problem of online child sexual exploitation? 18.10.2022 17:22

Guest: Monique St. Germain, general counsel, Canadian Centre for Child Protection

One month since Mahsa Amini’s death, ongoing Iran protests continue in Canada. What needs to be done in Canada next? 18.10.2022 19:57

Guest: Goldie Ghamari, MPP for Carleton, Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

Ottawa city manager, police officers among witnesses at Emergencies Act inquiry; What did we learn on day three? 18.10.2022 15:53

Guest: Marsha McLeod, investigative reporter, The Globe & Mail

A mother’s quest for justice, Looking back at when Mr. Peanut ran for mayor of Vancouver & Three Canadian schools make the World’s Top 50 universities 15.10.2022 1:10:52

A mother’s quest for justice: Dutch man sentenced to 13 years in Amanda Todd extortion case Guest: Carol Todd, Amanda’s mother and founder of the Amanda Todd Legacy Society Looking back at when Mr. Peanut ran for mayor of Vancouver Guests: Vincent Trasov, artist and 1974 Vancouver mayoralty candidate as Mr. Peanut, and Andrew Muir, filmmaker and co-director of “Peanut for Mayor” Three Canadian...

China’s Xi tightens his grip on power and gets set for third term 15.10.2022 19:26

Guest: Bruce Dickson, professor of political science and international affairs, George Washington University, author of Party and the People

Looking back at when Mr. Peanut ran for mayor of Vancouver 15.10.2022 20:02

Guests: Vincent Trasov, artist and 1974 Vancouver mayoralty candidate as Mr. Peanut, and Andrew Muir, filmmaker and co-director of “Peanut for Mayor”

Three Canadian schools make the World’s Top 50 universities as global competition for the best and brightest expands 15.10.2022 17:07

Guest: Phil Baty, Chief Knowledge Officer, Times Higher Education

Anti-government protests in Iran continue to grow despite the regime’s deadly crackdown 15.10.2022 18:05

Guest: Elnaz Sarbar, Iranian women’s rights activist

What precedent does the conviction and sentence in the Amanda Todd case set? 15.10.2022 9:20

Guest: Sandy Garossino, former Crown prosecutor, public affairs columnist for Canada’s National Observer.

How did the prosecution succeed in putting Amanda Todd’s longtime tormentor behind bars 15.10.2022 12:18

Guest: Simon Little, Online Journalist, Global BC

A mother’s quest for justice: Dutch man sentenced to 13 years in Amanda Todd extortion case 15.10.2022 18:18

Guest: Carol Todd, Amanda’s mother and founder of the Amanda Todd Legacy Society

The public inquiry investigating the use of the Emergencies Act begins today, What a recession in 2023 means for you & Rambo Tourism 14.10.2022 1:02:09

The public inquiry investigating the use of the Emergencies Act begins today - what did we hear on day one? Guest: Ryan Tumilty, parliamentary reporter, National Post What a recession in 2023 means for you - and how to prepare for it Guest: Kelley Keehn, financial investment expert, author of nine books on personal finance and fraud protection An immigration backlog is forcing qualified workers to...

Rambo Tourism 14.10.2022 14:57

Guest: Brian McKinney, Visitor Centre Team Lead, Hope, Cascades & Canyons Visitor Centre and Museum

Why is Canada Post starting to offer loans? 14.10.2022 17:21

Guest: Jerry Buckland, Professor of Economics, Canadian Mennonite University