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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What will the Canadian Armed Forces need to do ...
17 min
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Military sexual assault survivors react to the ...
16 min
2653
Supreme Court strikes down life sentences for m...
60 min
2654
Infant formula shortages are symptoms of a larg...
17 min
2655
Top Gun Maverick resurrects the 80s blockbuster...
16 min
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Following the money trail from China into Vanco...
17 min
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Rents rising fast in major Canadian cities, wil...
16 min
2658
Looking ahead to the release of the Arbour Repo...
7 min
2659
Supreme Court strikes down life sentences for m...
15 min
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Long delays for Service Canada customers , Spor...
48 min
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Covid and North Korea
12 min
2662
Sports and politics
16 min
2663
NATO nuclear policy
18 min
2664
Concerns about “airport snooping” law; Bill S-7
15 min
2665
How to talk to your children about school shoot...
16 min
2666
Long delays for Service Canada customers
15 min
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Marking one year since the discovery of 215 gra...
56 min
2668
IATA sounds the alarm over Canadian Airport delays
11 min
2669
China and Canola
16 min
2670
Just for Laughs Festival in Vancouver - how did...
18 min
2671
Gun control in Canada
8 min
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The latest on the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas
9 min
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Marking one year since the discovery of 215 gra...
15 min
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Another deadly school shooting the U.S., Storm ...
70 min
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Why the storm cleanup in Ottawa could be a leng...
10 min