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
2901
An update on Ukraine heading into the weekend
6 min
2902
Ukrainian nuclear power plant hit in Russian at...
45 min
2903
What local Ukrainians are doing to help war eff...
13 min
2904
The information war inside Russia
16 min
2905
What have we learned in the first week of the war
17 min
2906
What it’s like being a refugee in Canada
16 min
2907
New immigration rules for Ukrainians
8 min
2908
Why is Russia targeting nuclear plants?
11 min
2909
Ukrainian nuclear power plant hit in Russian at...
12 min
2910
Canadians heading to Ukraine to fight, What can...
31 min
2911
How to talk to children about war in Ukraine
11 min
2912
Why Ukraine is winning the war so far
14 min
2913
Why are Russian athletes being allowed to compe...
8 min
2914
What can Canadians do to donate to the Ukraine ...
7 min
2915
How Canada helped economic measures against Rus...
16 min
2916
The Economic Impact of sanctions
16 min
2917
Canadians heading to Ukraine to fight
5 min
2918
The impact of the sanctions on Russia, Hiding f...
51 min
2919
High demand for Ukrainian flags at Victoria fla...
10 min
2920
Hiding from Russian Attacks in Kharkiv
16 min
2921
IPCC’s latest report - impact on North America
16 min
2922
Humanitarian crisis and how Canada can help
17 min
2923
Explaining the impact of airspace restrictions
17 min
2924
The impact of the sanctions on Russia
16 min
2925
What is it like on the ground in Ukraine right ...
43 min