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
2601
British Columbia releases review of heat relate...
16 min
2602
What is behind China’s aggressive behaviour in ...
18 min
2603
Inquest into murders of three women in eastern ...
15 min
2604
One year anniversary of London, Ontario attack,...
65 min
2605
The resurrection of Running up the Hill and 80s...
14 min
2606
UK PM Boris Johnson survives a confidence vote,...
16 min
2607
Soccer Canada debacle
17 min
2608
Ottawa to review 1994 murder convictions of Ind...
17 min
2609
Hedley lead singer Jacob Hoggard will remain ou...
8 min
2610
Amanda Todd trial begins
8 min
2611
One year anniversary of London, Ontario attack
16 min
2612
What does low voter turnout tell us about the O...
87 min
2613
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
18 min
2614
The impact of the war on couples looking for su...
16 min
2615
How is the federal government responding to Bil...
18 min
2616
What’s behind Quebec’s tough new language restr...
16 min
2617
Ontario’s Right-to-Disconnect legislation is in...
18 min
2618
What does low voter turnout tell us about the O...
15 min
2619
The latest on the Ontario election, Shanghai li...
64 min
2620
Is it time for Canada to drop imperial measurem...
14 min
2621
Shanghai lifts its long lockdown
15 min
2622
Singapore’s robot baristas and how automation i...
17 min
2623
How Lithuania cut off all Russian energy import...
15 min
2624
Revenue Canada ramps up CERB repayment efforts
8 min
2625
First Monkeypox case confirmed in Alberta
8 min