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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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Brazil’s presidential vote heads to a second round as political and social divisions rise 04.10.2022 18:04

Guest: Manuel Belan, Associate Professor, department of Political Science, McGill University

Canada imposes new sanctions on Iran and Russia, how effective will they be and how well will Ottawa enforce them? 04.10.2022 17:12

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

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 01.10.2022 1:31:04

The long-forgotten inuit residential school survivors Guest: Lori Idlout, NDP MP for Nunavut and Residential School survivor As Canadian colleges and universities look to hire more indigenous professors, are they doing proper due-diligence? Guest: Michelle Cyca, freelance journalist and author of the Maclean’s article “The Curious Case of Gina Adams: A “Pretendian” investigation” National Day fo...

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation around the country - Vancouver 01.10.2022 9:13

Guest: Stevie Salas, Apache guitar player, recording artist

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation around the country - Alberta roundtable 01.10.2022 11:07

Guests: Chief Greg Desjarlais, Chief of Frog Lake First Nations Dr. Crystal Fraser, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta Paul Kuster, Calgary writer, former broadcaster and Indigenous Advocate

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation around the country - Winnipeg 01.10.2022 9:03

Guest: Michael Redhead Champagne, Indigenous Activist

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation around the country - Kahnawake (near Montreal) 01.10.2022 8:50

Guest: Wyler Diome-Montour, Mohawk Graphic Artist who created a crosswalk to commemorate Truth and Reconciliation

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation around the country - Ontario part two 01.10.2022 8:02

Guest: Hank Rowlinson, Chair, Métis Nation of Ontario

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation around the country - Ontario part one 01.10.2022 12:48

Guest: Sol Mamakwa, Ontario NDP MP, Kiiwetinoong

What needs to be done for Canadians to achieve true reconciliation? 01.10.2022 17:21

Guest: Celia Haig-Brown, the author of Tsqelmucwílc: The Kamloops Indian Residential School – Resistance and a Reckoning

As Canadian colleges and universities look to hire more indigenous professors, are they doing proper due-diligence? 01.10.2022 20:01

Guest: Michelle Cyca, freelance journalist and author of the Maclean’s article “The Curious Case of Gina Adams: A “Pretendian” investigation”

The long-forgotten inuit residential school survivors 01.10.2022 16:36

Guest: Lori Idlout, NDP MP for Nunavut and Residential School survivor

Hurricane Ian aftermath, What can be done about America's drinking water crisis? & The relationship between resource development and reconciliation 30.09.2022 1:15:10

Guests on the show today: Kenny Briggs, journeyman plumber living on Sanibel Island, Florida Penny Taylor, commissioner, Collier County, Florida Upmanu Lall, Hydroclimatologist and Director of the Columbia Water Center Columbia University Ellis Ross, BC Liberal MLA for Skeena Bob Rae, Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations Rob Roach, Deputy Chief Economist, ATB Financial

Tim Hortons' new apparel line will include a jacket with built-in breakfast sandwich pocket 30.09.2022 11:49

Guest: Ken B. Wong, Professor of Marketing, S.J. Smith School of Business, Queen’s University

How has America allowed its drinking water infrastructure to crumble and what can be done about it? 30.09.2022 15:48

Guest: Upmanu Lall, Hydroclimatologist and Director of the Columbia Water Center Columbia University

The relationship between resource development and reconciliation 30.09.2022 15:47

Guest: Ellis Ross, BC Liberal MLA for Skeena

Russia plans to formalize the illegal annexation of four Ukrainian provinces on Friday 30.09.2022 16:58

Guest: Bob Rae, Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations

What’s behind Alberta’s record quarterly population growth 30.09.2022 10:14

Guest: Rob Roach, Deputy Chief Economist, ATB Financial

Vancouver gas prices go through the roof 30.09.2022 6:39

Guest: Paul Pasco, principal consultant with retail analytics platform Kalibrate

Hurricane Ian aftermath: Florida coast devastated 30.09.2022 9:09

Guest: Penny Taylor, commissioner, Collier County, Florida

Hurricane Ian aftermath: Stranded on Sanibel Island 30.09.2022 8:25

Guest: Kenny Briggs, journeyman plumber living on Sanibel Island, Florida

Hurricane Ian devastates southwestern Florida, 50th Anniversary of Paul Henderson goal & The frontlines of Fiona in Port aux Basques 29.09.2022 1:12:43

On the show today: Ryan Truchelut, President/Chief Meteorologist, WeatherTiger Paul Henderson, forward on Team Canada in 1972 Vladislav Tretiak, goaltender, 1972 Soviet National Team and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Rene J. Roy, editor,-in-chief, Wreckhouse Press, Port aux Basques, NL

The impact of Canada closing the border to imports of dogs from more than 100 countries 29.09.2022 11:58

Guest: Camille Labchuk, executive director, Animal Justice Canada

Bank of England intervenes to stem crisis as IMF calls out UK over tax cuts 29.09.2022 17:52

Guest: Philip Cross, Munk Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Remembering the 1972 summit series: The Soviet team view 29.09.2022 19:11

Guest: Vladislav Tretiak, goaltender, 1972 Soviet National Team and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee