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
2726
What are Canada’s odds of a successful World Cup
13 min
2727
A look at the 2022 Grammy awards
15 min
2728
Final International Panel on Climate Change report
8 min
2729
Why Ukraine is worth fighting for
24 min
2730
Civilians executed by Russian forces in Kyiv su...
18 min
2731
Bracing for a 6th Covid wave
15 min
2732
Residential school survivor in Rome reacts to P...
66 min
2733
A man who helped evacuate people from Afghanist...
16 min
2734
Tips on how to best handle a return to the office
17 min
2735
The stresses of returning to the office
16 min
2736
What is the legal impact of the Pope’s apology?
6 min
2737
Chief Judy Wilson discusses apology from Cathol...
11 min
2738
Residential school survivor in Rome reacts to P...
13 min
2739
TSB report into the fatal 2019 derailment of a ...
98 min
2740
What makes an April Fool’s prank work?
12 min
2741
Why do we fall for April Fool’s pranks?
16 min
2742
Why the healthcare system needs to be better pr...
17 min
2743
A Quebec doctor copes with long Covid
17 min
2744
What the TSB report into the fatal 2019 derailm...
17 min
2745
The TSB report into the fatal 2019 derailment o...
15 min
2746
Tackling sexual misconduct in the Canadian Arme...
43 min
2747
Building a network to help house those fleeing ...
16 min
2748
The challenge in providing humanitarian aid to ...
18 min
2749
Afghan Canadian military interpreters plan hung...
17 min
2750
Canadian gymnasts demand investigation into tox...
11 min