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
2701
Canada’s World Cup friendly match against Iran ...
13 min
2702
A former federal government cabinet colleague o...
16 min
2703
Journo Corner: What’s next in Alberta politics,...
17 min
2704
What’s next in Alberta politics with a new UCP ...
16 min
2705
United Conservative Party members decide Jason ...
18 min
2706
Jason Kenney steps down as party leader of Albe...
16 min
2707
Reconciliation is the focus as Prince Charles a...
61 min
2708
Should you be able to bring your pets to work?
12 min
2709
A parent’s guide to raising a transgender child
16 min
2710
Longtime AP Afghanistan correspondent from Timm...
19 min
2711
With patio season on the way, restaurants strug...
16 min
2712
Are Doug Ford and the Ontario PC’s cruising to ...
17 min
2713
Manitoba flooding pushes town to a state of eme...
5 min
2714
Reconciliation is the focus as Prince Charles a...
8 min
2715
Remembering David Milgaard’s life and legacy, W...
67 min
2716
What lessons Canada learned from the Grenfell T...
12 min
2717
Families of the victims still searching for ans...
16 min
2718
What’s up with cryptocurrencies?
16 min
2719
The lessons for Canada in the deadly attack on ...
16 min
2720
The Buffalo attack and the rise of violent whit...
17 min
2721
Remembering David Milgaard’s life and legacy
15 min
2722
What’s causing a baby formula shortage in the U...
75 min
2723
Why the Indigenous incarceration crisis demands...
16 min
2724
The need to improve internet speed in indigenou...
17 min
2725
The feud that's killing 'Friday the 13th'
26 min