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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One year anniversary of London, Ontario attack
16 min
2627
What does low voter turnout tell us about the O...
87 min
2628
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
18 min
2629
The impact of the war on couples looking for su...
16 min
2630
How is the federal government responding to Bil...
18 min
2631
What’s behind Quebec’s tough new language restr...
16 min
2632
Ontario’s Right-to-Disconnect legislation is in...
18 min
2633
What does low voter turnout tell us about the O...
15 min
2634
The latest on the Ontario election, Shanghai li...
64 min
2635
Is it time for Canada to drop imperial measurem...
14 min
2636
Shanghai lifts its long lockdown
15 min
2637
Singapore’s robot baristas and how automation i...
17 min
2638
How Lithuania cut off all Russian energy import...
15 min
2639
Revenue Canada ramps up CERB repayment efforts
8 min
2640
First Monkeypox case confirmed in Alberta
8 min
2641
The latest on the Ontario election
14 min
2642
Bank of Canada hikes interest rates again and s...
62 min
2643
How to get a good night’s sleep with shorter an...
10 min
2644
June is a time to raise awareness about ALS
14 min
2645
What factors swayed the jury in Amber Heard and...
18 min
2646
Double double trouble for Tim Hortons over how ...
16 min
2647
Journo corner: Previewing the Ontario election...
19 min
2648
Bank of Canada hikes interest rates again and s...
14 min
2649
Why mothers of fatal overdose victims fought fo...
66 min
2650
Grade 8 class in Massachusetts earns pardon for...
13 min