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
2676
The politics of affordability and real estate f...
8 min
2677
Did the Liberals just deliver a sensible budget?
8 min
2678
Unprecedented COVID lockdown in one of the worl...
64 min
2679
Stolen Charles Darwin notebooks returned to Cam...
12 min
2680
Traces of giant prehistoric crocodiles found in...
15 min
2681
Is it time to send a message to aliens again?
14 min
2682
Russia is killing civilians in Ukraine and igno...
15 min
2683
Unprecedented COVID lockdown in one of the worl...
16 min
2684
What more should Canada do to help Ukraine and ...
63 min
2685
A Canadian who went to Ukraine to fight, instea...
10 min
2686
What caused a 100-meter high tsunami in Norther...
17 min
2687
The woman behind the very popular Instagram acc...
18 min
2688
How Lithuania ended its dependence on Russian e...
16 min
2689
Why evidence of war crimes must compel the west...
16 min
2690
What more should Canada do to help Ukraine and ...
16 min
2691
Bracing for a 6th Covid wave , Why Ukraine is w...
68 min
2692
What are Canada’s odds of a successful World Cup
13 min
2693
A look at the 2022 Grammy awards
15 min
2694
Final International Panel on Climate Change report
8 min
2695
Why Ukraine is worth fighting for
24 min
2696
Civilians executed by Russian forces in Kyiv su...
18 min
2697
Bracing for a 6th Covid wave
15 min
2698
Residential school survivor in Rome reacts to P...
66 min
2699
A man who helped evacuate people from Afghanist...
16 min
2700
Tips on how to best handle a return to the office
17 min