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 caused a 100-meter high tsunami in Norther...
17 min
2727
The woman behind the very popular Instagram acc...
18 min
2728
How Lithuania ended its dependence on Russian e...
16 min
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Why evidence of war crimes must compel the west...
16 min
2730
What more should Canada do to help Ukraine and ...
16 min
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Bracing for a 6th Covid wave , Why Ukraine is w...
68 min
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What are Canada’s odds of a successful World Cup
13 min
2733
A look at the 2022 Grammy awards
15 min
2734
Final International Panel on Climate Change report
8 min
2735
Why Ukraine is worth fighting for
24 min
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Civilians executed by Russian forces in Kyiv su...
18 min
2737
Bracing for a 6th Covid wave
15 min
2738
Residential school survivor in Rome reacts to P...
66 min
2739
A man who helped evacuate people from Afghanist...
16 min
2740
Tips on how to best handle a return to the office
17 min
2741
The stresses of returning to the office
16 min
2742
What is the legal impact of the Pope’s apology?
6 min
2743
Chief Judy Wilson discusses apology from Cathol...
11 min
2744
Residential school survivor in Rome reacts to P...
13 min
2745
TSB report into the fatal 2019 derailment of a ...
98 min
2746
What makes an April Fool’s prank work?
12 min
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Why do we fall for April Fool’s pranks?
16 min
2748
Why the healthcare system needs to be better pr...
17 min
2749
A Quebec doctor copes with long Covid
17 min
2750
What the TSB report into the fatal 2019 derailm...
17 min