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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Amanda Todd trial begins
8 min
2502
One year anniversary of London, Ontario attack
16 min
2503
What does low voter turnout tell us about the O...
87 min
2504
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
18 min
2505
The impact of the war on couples looking for su...
16 min
2506
How is the federal government responding to Bil...
18 min
2507
What’s behind Quebec’s tough new language restr...
16 min
2508
Ontario’s Right-to-Disconnect legislation is in...
18 min
2509
What does low voter turnout tell us about the O...
15 min
2510
The latest on the Ontario election, Shanghai li...
64 min
2511
Is it time for Canada to drop imperial measurem...
14 min
2512
Shanghai lifts its long lockdown
15 min
2513
Singapore’s robot baristas and how automation i...
17 min
2514
How Lithuania cut off all Russian energy import...
15 min
2515
Revenue Canada ramps up CERB repayment efforts
8 min
2516
First Monkeypox case confirmed in Alberta
8 min
2517
The latest on the Ontario election
14 min
2518
Bank of Canada hikes interest rates again and s...
62 min
2519
How to get a good night’s sleep with shorter an...
10 min
2520
June is a time to raise awareness about ALS
14 min
2521
What factors swayed the jury in Amber Heard and...
18 min
2522
Double double trouble for Tim Hortons over how ...
16 min
2523
Journo corner: Previewing the Ontario election...
19 min
2524
Bank of Canada hikes interest rates again and s...
14 min
2525
Why mothers of fatal overdose victims fought fo...
66 min