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
Long delays for Service Canada customers
15 min
2602
Marking one year since the discovery of 215 gra...
56 min
2603
IATA sounds the alarm over Canadian Airport delays
11 min
2604
China and Canola
16 min
2605
Just for Laughs Festival in Vancouver - how did...
18 min
2606
Gun control in Canada
8 min
2607
The latest on the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas
9 min
2608
Marking one year since the discovery of 215 gra...
15 min
2609
Another deadly school shooting the U.S., Storm ...
70 min
2610
Why the storm cleanup in Ottawa could be a leng...
10 min
2611
Canada’s ambassador to Ukraine on the war and r...
14 min
2612
First government charter of Ukrainian refugees ...
17 min
2613
Are Canadian communities prepared for increasin...
13 min
2614
What caused the Ontario storm to be so powerful...
9 min
2615
Saturday storm causes extensive damage in Ottawa
7 min
2616
Reaction to another deadly school shooting in t...
12 min
2617
Canada confirms three new cases of monkeypox, C...
62 min
2618
Fentanyl continues to devastate communities acr...
17 min
2619
Canada needs to do more to protect women's righ...
17 min
2620
The impact of Russia’s naval blockade on Ukrain...
17 min
2621
Why investigators now believe a deadly plane cr...
15 min
2622
What’s causing huge line-ups at Canadian airpor...
17 min
2623
How long will gas prices stay this high and sho...
7 min
2624
Canada confirms three new cases of monkeypox, w...
8 min
2625
What is monkeypox and why are suspected cases t...
66 min