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
Protecting teens against sextortion
8 min
2527
Protecting teens against sextortion
10 min
2528
Ontario father whose 3 children were killed by ...
14 min
2529
Border agents dispute federal ArriveCan statist...
51 min
2530
World Refugee Day
13 min
2531
Ottawa announces NORAD upgrades
16 min
2532
Restaurant industry reaction to Canada banning ...
8 min
2533
Canada moves ahead with ban on single-use plastics
9 min
2534
Parents of Manitoba teen who took his own life ...
16 min
2535
Hospital wait times continues to grow
18 min
2536
Border agents dispute federal ArriveCan statistics
13 min
2537
Ottawa unveils plans for Canada Day celebration...
49 min
2538
The fight over the future of BC’s salmon farms
17 min
2539
Forget the tie, Father’s Day gift ideas
15 min
2540
The history and enduring appeal of dad jokes
17 min
2541
WestJet’s new strategy & flight cancellations a...
15 min
2542
How a lifeguard shortage may dampen summer fun ...
8 min
2543
Rental cars are in still short supply across Ca...
7 min
2544
Ottawa unveils plans for Canada Day celebration...
14 min
2545
Ottawa announces new data privacy rules, Which ...
65 min
2546
Vancouver and Toronto named as World Cup 2026 h...
13 min
2547
Which provinces report being the happiest and why?
16 min
2548
Scotland announces plans for another independen...
18 min
2549
Freeland talks up moves to help Canadians cope ...
16 min
2550
Moms Save Lives founder reacts to naloxone trai...
10 min