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
What will the Canadian Armed Forces need to do ...
17 min
2602
Military sexual assault survivors react to the ...
16 min
2603
Supreme Court strikes down life sentences for m...
60 min
2604
Infant formula shortages are symptoms of a larg...
17 min
2605
Top Gun Maverick resurrects the 80s blockbuster...
16 min
2606
Following the money trail from China into Vanco...
17 min
2607
Rents rising fast in major Canadian cities, wil...
16 min
2608
Looking ahead to the release of the Arbour Repo...
7 min
2609
Supreme Court strikes down life sentences for m...
15 min
2610
Long delays for Service Canada customers , Spor...
48 min
2611
Covid and North Korea
12 min
2612
Sports and politics
16 min
2613
NATO nuclear policy
18 min
2614
Concerns about “airport snooping” law; Bill S-7
15 min
2615
How to talk to your children about school shoot...
16 min
2616
Long delays for Service Canada customers
15 min
2617
Marking one year since the discovery of 215 gra...
56 min
2618
IATA sounds the alarm over Canadian Airport delays
11 min
2619
China and Canola
16 min
2620
Just for Laughs Festival in Vancouver - how did...
18 min
2621
Gun control in Canada
8 min
2622
The latest on the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas
9 min
2623
Marking one year since the discovery of 215 gra...
15 min
2624
Another deadly school shooting the U.S., Storm ...
70 min
2625
Why the storm cleanup in Ottawa could be a leng...
10 min