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
2801
The Conservative Party perspective on the Liber...
8 min
2802
Explaining the Liberal/NDP confidence and suppl...
6 min
2803
The Prime Minister leaves for Europe for NATO a...
9 min
2804
The impact of the CP Rail work stoppage on supp...
50 min
2805
Looking at why pedestrian fatalities have spike...
9 min
2806
Reflecting on the “freedom convoy” and what com...
16 min
2807
A tense calm in Odessa as it braces for a Russi...
17 min
2808
Civilians increasingly targeted during deadly w...
17 min
2809
Covid protections are being lifted, are we ready?
17 min
2810
The impact of the CP Rail work stoppage on agri...
6 min
2811
The impact of the CP Rail work stoppage on supp...
9 min
2812
How could a CP Rail work stoppage impact stretc...
67 min
2813
Why puzzles help the brain ward off cognitive d...
18 min
2814
Hate crimes on the rise in Canada
16 min
2815
Journo corner with Tristin Hopper
18 min
2816
Assessing the war in Ukraine and the fight agai...
16 min
2817
Making sense of the images of war from Ukraine
18 min
2818
How could a CP Rail work stoppage impact stretc...
14 min
2819
Devastation in Mariupol, Why do we hate the sou...
70 min
2820
Why do we hate the sound of our own voice?
18 min
2821
How secure is the Fukushima Nuclear Plant?
17 min
2822
Cryptocurrency and its role in the war in Ukraine
18 min
2823
Cold war in space, what will happen to internat...
15 min
2824
The Latest on Russia and Ukraine
18 min
2825
Devastation in Mariupol
16 min