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