Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne
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How artificial intelligence could sort out the problems with recycling
16 mins; June 03, 2025
Why are we seeing so many devastating wildfires so early this year?
19 mins; June 03, 2025
Why sidewalk robot delivery continues to hit obstacles in Canada
19 mins; June 03, 2025
Are dog owners in-tune with their pet’s emotions? Probably not.
19 mins; June 03, 2025
Summer festival season heats up for multi-platinum Canadian band Marianas Trench
17 mins; June 03, 2025
The Stanley Cup final begins Wednesday, why history favours one side in the Edmonton-Florida rematch
19 mins; June 03, 2025
Ukraine’s remarkable covert drone attack on Russia’s strategic bomber fleet
18 mins; June 02, 2025
PM Carney lays out his plans to premiers to build a stronger Canadian economy, were they buying it?
19 mins; June 02, 2025
Christie Brinkley on her new memoir, life, love, loss, Billy Joel and meeting her favorite Canadian singe
37 mins; June 02, 2025
How are Canadians with mortgages coping with higher interest rates and economic uncertainty?
18 mins; May 30, 2025
Actor reprises his iconic Seinfeld “Soup Nazi” role to help raise money for Vancouver tragedy victims
19 mins; May 30, 2025
CrossTalk Spotlight: Tackling youth crime after Pickering attack
9 mins; May 30, 2025
A decade after her exoneration, Amanda Knox on what it’s taken to reclaim her freedom
38 mins; May 30, 2025
How Bizarre: Pigeons cause chaos on an airplane, the Gloucester cheese rolling contest, and Sydney Sweeney’s bathwater soap
11 mins; May 30, 2025
50-years later, how Jaws transformed the Martha’s Vineyard community where it was filmed
20 mins; May 30, 2025
How the Muppets took Moscow by storm
35 mins; May 29, 2025
The DEEP Project: Could humans soon work and live under the ocean?
17 mins; May 29, 2025
X-Files star digs into real-life government black-ops and coverups in new History Channel show called Secrets Declassifed
18 mins; May 29, 2025
Trump’s tariffs are back on after US Appeals Court injunction, what does it all mean for Canada?
19 mins; May 29, 2025
Thousands of Manitobans forced to flee wildfires, we meet one of them
13 mins; May 29, 2025
1.4 million Canadians missed credit payments in the first quarter of 2025
12 mins; May 29, 2025
Warm summer in the forecast as droughts and wildfire risks loom
12 mins; May 29, 2025
This B.C. woman is internet-famous for chopping wood. So, she wrote a book about it
14 mins; May 29, 2025
As parliament resumes in Ottawa, is Canadian democracy in crisis?
31 mins; May 29, 2025
Manitoba declares provincewide state of emergency over wildfires
16 mins; May 29, 2025
How a 40-year old fossil BC fossil mystery was finally solved and the bizarre sea creature it revealed
18 mins; May 27, 2025
How King Charles’ Canadian visit sends a message to the rest of the world
20 mins; May 27, 2025
How do you better protect public gatherings from vehicle attacks?
15 mins; May 27, 2025
Why Britain was paying very close attention to the Kings’ Speech
21 mins; May 27, 2025
The Throne Speech hints at how Canada will move to meet NATO defense spending targets
18 mins; May 27, 2025
A Throne Speech fit for a King
20 mins; May 27, 2025
Judge approves $500M settlement in Loblaw, parent company bread-fixing case
15 mins; May 26, 2025
Who is the Chinese billionaire buying up Bay leases?
19 mins; May 26, 2025
Revenge Is the New Addiction - Here’s How to Break Free
35 mins; May 26, 2025
The King’s visit and its audience of one: Donald Trump
9 mins; May 26, 2025
King Charles III arrives in Canada for a historic visit
10 mins; May 26, 2025
The “Soup Nazi” cooks up relief for Lapu Lapu tragedy victims
17 mins; May 26, 2025
How a Canadian tobacco tin almost donated to a thrift shop is about to sell for tens of thousands of dollars at auction
8 mins; May 23, 2025
Why a viral sleep and snoring hack doesn’t live up to scrutiny
11 mins; May 23, 2025
As travel to the US plummets again, advice for anyone planning on crossing the border this Summer
18 mins; May 23, 2025
Harvard vs Trump: How international students including Canadians are caught in the crossfire
18 mins; May 23, 2025
ow a AI prompted a US Newspaper to publish a Summer reading list full of books that don’t exist
17 mins; May 22, 2025
How Harvard bought an original copy of the Magna Carta for $27.50.
20 mins; May 22, 2025
Why are so many people so ticked off about everything these days?
37 mins; May 22, 2025
Should Canada take part in Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense plan? At what cost?
19 mins; May 22, 2025
Shock, sorrow and concern after Israeli embassy staffer couple shot and killed in Washington in act of targeted terrorism
19 mins; May 22, 2025
Modular Housing, how does it work, is it a solution for Canada?
18 mins; May 21, 2025
Journo Corner: The biggest surprises so far in the Sean “Diddy” Combs racketeering and sex trafficking trial
19 mins; May 21, 2025
A world-renowned endurance swimmer on why he's swimming in shark-infested waters
17 mins; May 21, 2025
Everyone Knew His Name: George Wendt, Norm and the enduring legacy of Cheers
19 mins; May 21, 2025
Solving the mystery of Alberta's dinosaur graveyard
17 mins; May 21, 2025
NASA warns of huge solar flares that could cause blackouts on Earth
8 mins; May 21, 2025
Bell outage: New rules were put in place after the massive Rogers outage in 2022, did Bell follow them?
10 mins; May 21, 2025
The US Dollar has ruled the world for ages, is that reign under threat?
37 mins; May 20, 2025
Daughter/father duo from Orangeville take the Renovation Resort title
19 mins; May 20, 2025
Everyone Knew His Name: paying tribute to George Wendt of Cheers!
7 mins; May 20, 2025
No easy answers to the problems plaguing Canada Post
11 mins; May 20, 2025
45 years after the deadliest volcanic eruption in US history, what have we learned from Mount St. Helens tragedy
17 mins; May 20, 2025
BC architect and adventurer on his 500-kilometre trek through Canada’s frozen Arctic
20 mins; May 20, 2025
A baby name consultant dissects the top names for 2024
18 mins; May 16, 2025
Apple and China: How Did their lucrative union begin and why is it under strain
35 mins; May 16, 2025
Canada’s EV Industry already had a Bumpy Road Ahead, it just got bumpier
17 mins; May 15, 2025
Peace talks between Ukraine and Russia on the road to nowhere fast
18 mins; May 15, 2025
The weird, wacky and downright bizarre food being served up at the Calgary Stampede this year
16 mins; May 15, 2025
Big grocers warn that tariffs could start to take a bite out of your budget
18 mins; May 15, 2025
Leafs fans confront a familiar and dreaded sinking Spring feeling
13 mins; May 15, 2025
Oscar-nominated director tackles the tale of a Winnipeg sportscaster’s spectacular fall from grace
19 mins; May 15, 2025
Montreal launches one of the world’s toughest crackdowns on short-term rentals
16 mins; May 14, 2025
Prime Minister Carney’s new cabinet gets to work, will it live up to its “new and improved” billing?
21 mins; May 14, 2025
Your health data may be being sold to third parties, how do you protect your medical information?
18 mins; May 14, 2025
The Menendez brothers could be granted parole for the infamous 1989 murder of their parents
19 mins; May 14, 2025
Great Big Sea’s Sean McCann sets out on Great Big Canadian Road Trip
36 mins; May 14, 2025
How do Canadian honking habits compare to our peers?
13 mins; May 13, 2025
Digging into the crates with the author of The Vinyl Diaries
18 mins; May 13, 2025
Prosecution star witness takes the stand in the Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial
17 mins; May 13, 2025
True Crime: The Canadian serial killer that you’ve probably never heard of
19 mins; May 13, 2025
Carney’s new yet familiar looking cabinet
18 mins; May 13, 2025
Canada’s electric vehicle strategy has failed, are there lessons to learn?
9 mins; May 13, 2025
Honda pulls the plug on massive EV investment in Ontario
9 mins; May 13, 2025
Set the table for a delicious journey into how food tells the story of immigration in Canada
18 mins; May 12, 2025
A new book dives into the bumpy history of Canada’s longest highway
19 mins; May 12, 2025
How Newark airport became the focus of a US air traffic control system under strain
19 mins; May 12, 2025
U.S. and China Agree to Temporarily Slash Tariffs, what could that mean for Canada?
20 mins; May 12, 2025
Why violence is Ontario schools is at ‘crisis levels’ for teachers and education workers and what can be done about it
18 mins; May 12, 2025
Has Canada’s first big cricket factory gone silent?
9 mins; May 12, 2025
The high-profile trial of hip-hop mogul Sean ”Diddy” Combs gets underway in New York
10 mins; May 12, 2025
What most working moms want for Mother’s Day
19 mins; May 09, 2025
Are students using AI to cheat their way to degrees? Does it matter?
18 mins; May 09, 2025
Is the Chicago-born Pope a Cubs or White Sox fan? Why it’s a burning question in the Windy City
17 mins; May 09, 2025
One of the new Pope’s closest friends helps us get to know Leo XIV
20 mins; May 09, 2025
Construction set to begin on 1st of Ontario’s small modular nuclear reactors
17 mins; May 08, 2025
Gold is rising. Canada has gold. Why aren’t we doubling down on this?
17 mins; May 08, 2025
Why the US/UK trade deal is bad news for most but not Canada
14 mins; May 08, 2025
Inductees to 2025 Canadian Music Hall of Fame
20 mins; May 08, 2025
Who is Pope Leo XVI?
14 mins; May 08, 2025
American Cardinal Robert Francis Provost chosen as new pope
9 mins; May 08, 2025
American Cardinal Robert Francis Provost chosen as new pope
10 mins; May 08, 2025
Prepping for cottage season good eats with chef Andrea Buckett
17 mins; May 07, 2025
Edmonton writer and Afghanistan veteran up for Amazon first novel award for his story of four young soldiers
19 mins; May 07, 2025
Journo Corner: 1st vote of the Conclave brings black smoke
19 mins; May 07, 2025