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
2651
Following the money trail from China into Vanco...
17 min
2652
Rents rising fast in major Canadian cities, wil...
16 min
2653
Looking ahead to the release of the Arbour Repo...
7 min
2654
Supreme Court strikes down life sentences for m...
15 min
2655
Long delays for Service Canada customers , Spor...
48 min
2656
Covid and North Korea
12 min
2657
Sports and politics
16 min
2658
NATO nuclear policy
18 min
2659
Concerns about “airport snooping” law; Bill S-7
15 min
2660
How to talk to your children about school shoot...
16 min
2661
Long delays for Service Canada customers
15 min
2662
Marking one year since the discovery of 215 gra...
56 min
2663
IATA sounds the alarm over Canadian Airport delays
11 min
2664
China and Canola
16 min
2665
Just for Laughs Festival in Vancouver - how did...
18 min
2666
Gun control in Canada
8 min
2667
The latest on the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas
9 min
2668
Marking one year since the discovery of 215 gra...
15 min
2669
Another deadly school shooting the U.S., Storm ...
70 min
2670
Why the storm cleanup in Ottawa could be a leng...
10 min
2671
Canada’s ambassador to Ukraine on the war and r...
14 min
2672
First government charter of Ukrainian refugees ...
17 min
2673
Are Canadian communities prepared for increasin...
13 min
2674
What caused the Ontario storm to be so powerful...
9 min
2675
Saturday storm causes extensive damage in Ottawa
7 min