Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne

Bank of Canada hikes interest rates again. Are they working and are there more hikes to come? Guest: Robert Hogue, Deputy Chief Economist, RBC

Fifty years since the Canada/USSR Summit Series Guest: Paul Henderson, former professional hockey player and member of Team Canada in 1972, Honourary Governor of Lymphoma Canada

The deadly Saskatchewan attacks will require a public inquiry to untangle Guest: David Butt, Toronto-based criminal lawyer

How do police track and capture a mass murder suspect  Guest: Lenny DePaul, a former commander with the U.S. Marshal Fugitive Task Force and a former host of the TV show Manhunters: Fugitive Task Force

Saskatchewan manhunt, What’s causing Canada’s paper shortage & Code Blue - September 6th, 2022 Saskatchewan manhunt: The impact of the attack on the community  Guest: Eleanore Sunchild, Cree Lawyer, owner of Sunchild Law, friend in the community of the James Smith Cree Reserve Saskatchewan manhunt: challenges in tracking down a suspect   Guest: Jim Van Allen, Private investigator and profiler, Thr...

UBC researchers say insulin pill to treat diabetes is one step closer to reality  Guest: Anubhav Pratap-Singh, Endowed Professor in Food & Beverage Innovation at UBC and Project Lead

What’s causing Canada’s paper shortage  Guest: Sandy Douglas, publisher and editor, PrintCan Magazine

Code Blue: is there room for more private options to help fix the healthcare crisis? Guest: Dr. Jane Philpott, Dean, Health Sciences, and Director, School of Medicine, Queen’s University, former Minister of Health of Canada

Number of Canadians living with dementia to reach nearly 1 million by 2030 Guest: Dr. Roger Wong, Clinical Professor, Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University of British Columbia and National Chair, research and knowledge committee, Alzheimer’s Society of Canada

Saskatchewan manhunt: challenges in tracking down a suspect   Guest: Jim Van Allen, Private investigator and profiler, Threat & Risk Assessment Consultant, Investigative Solutions Network Inc

Saskatchewan manhunt: The impact of the attack on the community  Guest: Eleanore Sunchild, Cree Lawyer, owner of Sunchild Law, friend in the community of the James Smith Cree Reserve

The number of Americans crossing land borders into Canada is still low, How one Vancouver Police officer helped put a dent in bike theft & Who will be the next British Prime Minister? - September 2nd, 2022 The number of Americans crossing land borders into Canada is still low - how much is the ArriveCAN app to blame?  Guest: Laurie Trautman, Director, Border Policy Research Institute, Western Wash...

Are voters in Quebec ready to turn their backs on the PQ and the Liberals?  Guest: Daniel Beland, Director, McGill Institute for the Study of Canada

How one Vancouver Police officer helped put a dent in bike theft  Guest: Const. Rob Brunt, retired Vancouver Police Department Constable, formerly Canada’s only full-time bike theft detective

Why rising grocery prices should change how we think about food as a commodity  Guest: Gisele Yasmeen, Senior Fellow with the University of British Columbia’s School of Public Policy, Affiliate of the Margaret A Gilliam Institute for Global Food Security at McGill University

Who will be the next British Prime Minister and what challenges await Guest: Jeremy Kinsman, former Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom

The number of Americans crossing land borders into Canada is still low - how much is the ArriveCAN app to blame?  Guest: Laurie Trautman, Director, Border Policy Research Institute, Western Washington University

Pierre Poilievre promises to enact a “Plain Language Law” - does bureaucratese need policing? Guest: Cheryl Stephens, writing coach, author of Plain Language in Plain English

Moderna's Omicron COVID Booster Vaccine, National Cinemas Day and toxic chemicals in several dollar store items? - September 1st, 2022 Health Canada approves Moderna’s Omicron COVID booster vaccine but it does not target the most dominant strains  Guest: Dr. Zain Chagla, an infectious diseases physician and associate professor at McMaster University Movie theatres look for a boost as they celebrat...

Movie theatres look for a boost as they celebrate National Cinema Day with $3 tickets Guest: David A. Gross, Principal, Franchise Entertainment Research, a movie consultancy

Pakistan faces a growing humanitarian disaster as unprecedented and devastating floods displace millions of people   Guest: Abdus Shakoorm, President,  Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan 

Watch what you post online: B.C. man's negative reviews on Google, Yelp cost him $90,000 in defamation case Guest: Karin Eltis, professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa 

A new report shows toxic chemicals in several dollar store items, how concerned should you be?  Guest: Tim Gray, Executive Director, Environmental Defence

Is Ottawa's new 'luxury tax' on pricey cars, planes and boats more trouble than its worth? And do so-called soda taxes work?  Guest: Don Drummond, Stauffer-Dunning Fellow and Adjunct Professor, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University

Health Canada approves Moderna’s Omicron COVID booster vaccine but it does not target the most dominant strains  Guest: Dr. Zain Chagla, an infectious diseases physician and associate professor at McMaster University