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
Top Gun Maverick resurrects the 80s blockbuster...
16 min
2527
Following the money trail from China into Vanco...
17 min
2528
Rents rising fast in major Canadian cities, wil...
16 min
2529
Looking ahead to the release of the Arbour Repo...
7 min
2530
Supreme Court strikes down life sentences for m...
15 min
2531
Long delays for Service Canada customers , Spor...
48 min
2532
Covid and North Korea
12 min
2533
Sports and politics
16 min
2534
NATO nuclear policy
18 min
2535
Concerns about “airport snooping” law; Bill S-7
15 min
2536
How to talk to your children about school shoot...
16 min
2537
Long delays for Service Canada customers
15 min
2538
Marking one year since the discovery of 215 gra...
56 min
2539
IATA sounds the alarm over Canadian Airport delays
11 min
2540
China and Canola
16 min
2541
Just for Laughs Festival in Vancouver - how did...
18 min
2542
Gun control in Canada
8 min
2543
The latest on the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas
9 min
2544
Marking one year since the discovery of 215 gra...
15 min
2545
Another deadly school shooting the U.S., Storm ...
70 min
2546
Why the storm cleanup in Ottawa could be a leng...
10 min
2547
Canada’s ambassador to Ukraine on the war and r...
14 min
2548
First government charter of Ukrainian refugees ...
17 min
2549
Are Canadian communities prepared for increasin...
13 min
2550
What caused the Ontario storm to be so powerful...
9 min