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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A look at the 2022 Grammy awards
15 min
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Final International Panel on Climate Change report
8 min
2853
Why Ukraine is worth fighting for
24 min
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Civilians executed by Russian forces in Kyiv su...
18 min
2855
Bracing for a 6th Covid wave
15 min
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Residential school survivor in Rome reacts to P...
66 min
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A man who helped evacuate people from Afghanist...
16 min
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Tips on how to best handle a return to the office
17 min
2859
The stresses of returning to the office
16 min
2860
What is the legal impact of the Pope’s apology?
6 min
2861
Chief Judy Wilson discusses apology from Cathol...
11 min
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Residential school survivor in Rome reacts to P...
13 min
2863
TSB report into the fatal 2019 derailment of a ...
98 min
2864
What makes an April Fool’s prank work?
12 min
2865
Why do we fall for April Fool’s pranks?
16 min
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Why the healthcare system needs to be better pr...
17 min
2867
A Quebec doctor copes with long Covid
17 min
2868
What the TSB report into the fatal 2019 derailm...
17 min
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The TSB report into the fatal 2019 derailment o...
15 min
2870
Tackling sexual misconduct in the Canadian Arme...
43 min
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Building a network to help house those fleeing ...
16 min
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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
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Canadian gymnasts demand investigation into tox...
11 min
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Tackling sexual misconduct in the Canadian Arme...
13 min