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
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A preview of the 2022 Ontario election campaign...
73 min
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Why does the icing in an Oreo usually stick to ...
13 min
2603
Montreal and the hockey world says goodbye to G...
15 min
2604
Why are so many Canadian drivers distracted beh...
7 min
2605
Why are cannabis prices plummeting in Canada?
10 min
2606
Leaked ruling suggests the U.S. Supreme Court m...
18 min
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A preview of the 2022 Ontario election campaign
15 min
2608
Comparing protests and how Canada reacts to them
16 min
2609
The risks and rewards of single-game sports gam...
19 min
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260,000 tossed masks recycled for furniture, pl...
16 min
2611
Should Elon Musk remove dictators from Twitter?
18 min
2612
Amber Heard fires PR team ahead of testimony in...
16 min
2613
Are police in Ottawa better prepared for the la...
68 min
2614
The blame game within Russia over military fail...
18 min
2615
The impact of the war in Ukraine on food scarci...
16 min
2616
How forest fire control can help limit carbon e...
8 min
2617
Climate change report card
8 min
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Why Jody Wilson-Raybould is running the 50th BM...
17 min
2619
Many Canadians' dreams of owning their own home...
17 min
2620
Are police in Ottawa better prepared for the la...
14 min
2621
Why are medical school grads shy away from fami...
65 min
2622
Even as the price of meat soars, plant-based al...
12 min
2623
New documentary highlights Syrian refugee crisis
18 min
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Exploring the hype surrounding hydrogen
17 min
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Health Canada lifts controversial ban on blood ...
12 min