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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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Episodes
The legacy of Serena Williams with her final elimination from a Canadian tennis tournament 12.08.2022 17:35
Guest: Joe Wood, Director of Player Development, Tennis BC
Researcher hopes trove of rare residential school photos can help identify missing children 12.08.2022 18:15
Guest: Raymond Frogner, head of archives, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
Canada’s housing crisis is getting worse. Taxing million-dollar-home owners can help 12.08.2022 18:00
Guest: Paul Kershaw, professor, UBC School of Population and Public Health and founder of Generation Squeeze
Witness demands answers, calls for better mental health support following Saanich bank robbery and shootout 12.08.2022 20:11
Guest: Shelli Fryer, Saanich bank robbery and shootout witness
Cabinet documents reveal Trudeau government was told of ‘potential for a breakthrough’ with protesters a day before it used Emergencies Act 12.08.2022 16:06
Guest: Michael Kempa, Associate Professor, Criminology, University of Ottawa
Nurses doing more OT than ever, Hootsuite layoffs and what lies ahead for Canada’s tech industry & Remembering Oilers superfan Ben Stelter 11.08.2022 1:07:52
Nurses doing more OT than ever, Hootsuite layoffs and what lies ahead for Canada’s tech industry & Remembering Oilers superfan Ben Stelter - August `10th, 2022 Nurses doing more OT than ever - is it driving them out of the profession? Guest: Sylvain Brousseau, head of the Canadian Nurses Association An Edmonton mother helps fight the opioid and overdose crisis Guest: Angie Staines, founder, 4B Har...
Remembering Oilers superfan Ben Stelter and the huge impact the six-year old had on his team and his community 11.08.2022 15:29
Guest: Reid Wilkins, host, Inside Sports on 630 CHED
Employees don’t want to come back to the office. Maybe they’re right to stay away 11.08.2022 16:35
Guest: Elaine Chin, founder of the Executive Health Centre, author of Welcome Back! How to Reboot Your Physical and Mental Well-Being for a Post-Pandemic World.
An Edmonton mother helps fight the opioid and overdose crisis 11.08.2022 19:27
Guest: Angie Staines, founder, 4B Harm Reduction Society
Hootsuite layoffs and what lies ahead for Canada’s tech industry 11.08.2022 16:06
Guest: Ritesh Kotak, Cybersecurity and technology analyst
Journos Corner: ArriveCan, Trudeau’s Travels and Travails 11.08.2022 18:03
Guest: Tristin Hopper, National Post reporter and columnist
Nurses doing more OT than ever - is it driving them out of the profession? 11.08.2022 15:50
Guest: Sylvain Brousseau, head of the Canadian Nurses Association
The state of emergency rooms in Canada, a new documentary explores the life of Diana, Princess of Wales & Did Humans arrive on North America much earlier than previously thought 10.08.2022 1:11:13
The state of emergency rooms in Canada, a new documentary explores the life of Diana, Princess of Wales & Did Humans arrive on North America much earlier than previously thought - August 9th, 2022 The state of emergency rooms in Canada Guest: Dr. Katharine Smart, President, Canadian Medical Association 25 years after her death, a new documentary explores the life of Diana, Princess of Wales. Gues...
Did Humans arrive on North America much earlier than previously thought 10.08.2022 14:41
Guest: Tim Rowe, paleontologist, University of Texas at Austin
How effective were travel restrictions at reducing COVID-19 cases in Canada? 10.08.2022 16:32
Guest: Angela McLaughlin, PhD candidate, department of Bioinformatics, UBC
25 years after her death, a new documentary explores the life of Diana, Princess of Wales. 10.08.2022 19:48
Guest: Ed Perkins, director, The Princess
Donald Trump says FBI executed search warrant at his Mar-a-Lago home 10.08.2022 16:47
Guest: Thomas Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History; Professor of Political Science, Vanderbilt University
Nagasaki marks atomic bombing anniversary amid fears of a new nuclear arms race 10.08.2022 18:11
Guest: Douglas Roche, author, parliamentarian, diplomat and peace activist.
The state of emergency rooms in Canada 10.08.2022 15:47
Guest: Dr. Katharine Smart, President, Canadian Medical Association
Amanda Todd trial, Olivia Newton-John’s legacy & New study shows COVID-19 almost certainly didn’t come from a lab leak 09.08.2022 1:07:18
Amanda Todd trial, Olivia Newton-John’s legacy & New study shows COVID-19 almost certainly didn’t come from a lab leak - August 8th, 2022 Amanda Todd trial: guilty verdict on five charges for Aydin Coban Guest: Carol Todd, Amanda’s mother and founder of the Amanda Todd Legacy Society Top scientist admits 'space telescope image' was actually a slice of chorizo Guest: Tim Caulfield, Professor of hea...
Top scientist admits 'space telescope image' was actually a slice of chorizo 09.08.2022 14:45
Guest: Tim Caulfield, Professor of health law & science policy, University of Alberta
Olivia Newton-John’s legacy on music & film 09.08.2022 17:37
Guest: Eric Alper, publicist and music commentator
New study shows COVID-19 almost certainly didn’t come from a lab leak 09.08.2022 17:45
Guest: Michael Worobey, professor and head of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona.
Air Canada denies certain compensations claims, calls staff shortages a 'safety-related issue' 09.08.2022 15:03
Guest: Gabor Lukacs, founder and president, Air Passengers Rights
What next as tensions with China over Taiwan continue to rise? 09.08.2022 18:24
Guest: Gordon Houlden, Director Emeritus of the China Institute and Professor of Political Science, University of Alberta.
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