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, including Afghanistan, North Korea, Libya, Ukraine and Russia.

News
Politics
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Restaurant industry reaction to Canada banning ...
8 min
2477
Canada moves ahead with ban on single-use plastics
9 min
2478
Parents of Manitoba teen who took his own life ...
16 min
2479
Hospital wait times continues to grow
18 min
2480
Border agents dispute federal ArriveCan statistics
13 min
2481
Ottawa unveils plans for Canada Day celebration...
49 min
2482
The fight over the future of BC’s salmon farms
17 min
2483
Forget the tie, Father’s Day gift ideas
15 min
2484
The history and enduring appeal of dad jokes
17 min
2485
WestJet’s new strategy & flight cancellations a...
15 min
2486
How a lifeguard shortage may dampen summer fun ...
8 min
2487
Rental cars are in still short supply across Ca...
7 min
2488
Ottawa unveils plans for Canada Day celebration...
14 min
2489
Ottawa announces new data privacy rules, Which ...
65 min
2490
Vancouver and Toronto named as World Cup 2026 h...
13 min
2491
Which provinces report being the happiest and why?
16 min
2492
Scotland announces plans for another independen...
18 min
2493
Freeland talks up moves to help Canadians cope ...
16 min
2494
Moms Save Lives founder reacts to naloxone trai...
10 min
2495
Opioid Overdose Response Training to Empower Hi...
7 min
2496
Ottawa announces new data privacy rules, will t...
15 min
2497
BC commission on money laundering points finger...
62 min
2498
F1 returns to Montreal
14 min
2499
Great Salt Lake is drying up, how drought is re...
16 min
2500
Journo Corner - Money Laundering in BC
18 min