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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The challenge in providing humanitarian aid to ...
18 min
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Afghan Canadian military interpreters plan hung...
17 min
2803
Canadian gymnasts demand investigation into tox...
11 min
2804
Tackling sexual misconduct in the Canadian Arme...
13 min
2805
Former chief of the defence staff pleads guilty...
9 min
2806
Canada-based army veterans set up field hospita...
37 min
2807
Life now for those who fled the fighting in Kyiv
10 min
2808
Why NATO should be doing more to help Ukraine
15 min
2809
Why the federal government’s climate reduction ...
10 min
2810
Navigating the federal government’s climate red...
11 min
2811
Microplastics detected in human blood for the f...
11 min
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Russia declares it’s scaling back its military ...
17 min
2813
Canada-based army veterans set up field hospita...
13 min
2814
The Slap heard around the world, Alcohol-relat...
58 min
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Canada’s men’s soccer team qualifies for its fi...
13 min
2816
Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk dies at age 62
5 min
2817
Indigenous leaders meet with Pope Francis at th...
11 min
2818
Canada identifies the F-35 as its preferred cho...
9 min
2819
Siblings look for home in B.C. for family membe...
8 min
2820
What are Putin’s aims in Ukraine and is there a...
17 min
2821
Incidents of alcohol-related harm also rose in ...
8 min
2822
Why did alcohol-related deaths spike in the U.S...
7 min
2823
How the Oscars incident is shining a light on l...
6 min
2824
The Slap heard around the world: a look back at...
9 min
2825
Why the federal carbon tax will see a majority ...
52 min