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
Why did Anglo-Saxon kings eat such a vegetable-...
13 min
2602
How a US Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe...
16 min
2603
The widespread impact on India of a blistering ...
18 min
2604
A new book looks at why the 1972 war on ice bet...
18 min
2605
Journos Corner: Talking Defence with David Pugl...
15 min
2606
What’s causing long security waits at Canadian ...
14 min
2607
A preview of the 2022 Ontario election campaign...
73 min
2608
Why does the icing in an Oreo usually stick to ...
13 min
2609
Montreal and the hockey world says goodbye to G...
15 min
2610
Why are so many Canadian drivers distracted beh...
7 min
2611
Why are cannabis prices plummeting in Canada?
10 min
2612
Leaked ruling suggests the U.S. Supreme Court m...
18 min
2613
A preview of the 2022 Ontario election campaign
15 min
2614
Comparing protests and how Canada reacts to them
16 min
2615
The risks and rewards of single-game sports gam...
19 min
2616
260,000 tossed masks recycled for furniture, pl...
16 min
2617
Should Elon Musk remove dictators from Twitter?
18 min
2618
Amber Heard fires PR team ahead of testimony in...
16 min
2619
Are police in Ottawa better prepared for the la...
68 min
2620
The blame game within Russia over military fail...
18 min
2621
The impact of the war in Ukraine on food scarci...
16 min
2622
How forest fire control can help limit carbon e...
8 min
2623
Climate change report card
8 min
2624
Why Jody Wilson-Raybould is running the 50th BM...
17 min
2625
Many Canadians' dreams of owning their own home...
17 min