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
Gun control in Canada
8 min
2527
The latest on the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas
9 min
2528
Marking one year since the discovery of 215 gra...
15 min
2529
Another deadly school shooting the U.S., Storm ...
70 min
2530
Why the storm cleanup in Ottawa could be a leng...
10 min
2531
Canada’s ambassador to Ukraine on the war and r...
14 min
2532
First government charter of Ukrainian refugees ...
17 min
2533
Are Canadian communities prepared for increasin...
13 min
2534
What caused the Ontario storm to be so powerful...
9 min
2535
Saturday storm causes extensive damage in Ottawa
7 min
2536
Reaction to another deadly school shooting in t...
12 min
2537
Canada confirms three new cases of monkeypox, C...
62 min
2538
Fentanyl continues to devastate communities acr...
17 min
2539
Canada needs to do more to protect women's righ...
17 min
2540
The impact of Russia’s naval blockade on Ukrain...
17 min
2541
Why investigators now believe a deadly plane cr...
15 min
2542
What’s causing huge line-ups at Canadian airpor...
17 min
2543
How long will gas prices stay this high and sho...
7 min
2544
Canada confirms three new cases of monkeypox, w...
8 min
2545
What is monkeypox and why are suspected cases t...
66 min
2546
How attitudes towards remote work have shifted ...
13 min
2547
Finland and Sweden apply to join NATO, will Tur...
16 min
2548
Canadian who fought in Ukraine shares his story
17 min
2549
What next for Alberta?
15 min
2550
Why Ottawa is banning China’s Huawei from Canad...
15 min