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
2526
The Winnipeg couple behind the Google doodle Na...
9 min
2527
Revisiting the story of Pocahontas
16 min
2528
What lies ahead for plunging cryptocurrencies
6 min
2529
The price of milk is set to jump again in Septe...
10 min
2530
Did the RCMP commissioner try to jeopardize the...
15 min
2531
Protecting teens against sextortion
8 min
2532
Protecting teens against sextortion
10 min
2533
Ontario father whose 3 children were killed by ...
14 min
2534
Border agents dispute federal ArriveCan statist...
51 min
2535
World Refugee Day
13 min
2536
Ottawa announces NORAD upgrades
16 min
2537
Restaurant industry reaction to Canada banning ...
8 min
2538
Canada moves ahead with ban on single-use plastics
9 min
2539
Parents of Manitoba teen who took his own life ...
16 min
2540
Hospital wait times continues to grow
18 min
2541
Border agents dispute federal ArriveCan statistics
13 min
2542
Ottawa unveils plans for Canada Day celebration...
49 min
2543
The fight over the future of BC’s salmon farms
17 min
2544
Forget the tie, Father’s Day gift ideas
15 min
2545
The history and enduring appeal of dad jokes
17 min
2546
WestJet’s new strategy & flight cancellations a...
15 min
2547
How a lifeguard shortage may dampen summer fun ...
8 min
2548
Rental cars are in still short supply across Ca...
7 min
2549
Ottawa unveils plans for Canada Day celebration...
14 min
2550
Ottawa announces new data privacy rules, Which ...
65 min