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
Listening to how fish communicate
15 min
2902
How fear of Putin stops Russians from speaking out
8 min
2903
Targeting Russian Oligarchs
8 min
2904
Journalist Corner: What a week for Alberta. Oil...
16 min
2905
Oil prices on the rise, how far will they go?
8 min
2906
Is Canada doing enough to help Ukraine?
8 min
2907
An update on Ukraine heading into the weekend
6 min
2908
Ukrainian nuclear power plant hit in Russian at...
45 min
2909
What local Ukrainians are doing to help war eff...
13 min
2910
The information war inside Russia
16 min
2911
What have we learned in the first week of the war
17 min
2912
What it’s like being a refugee in Canada
16 min
2913
New immigration rules for Ukrainians
8 min
2914
Why is Russia targeting nuclear plants?
11 min
2915
Ukrainian nuclear power plant hit in Russian at...
12 min
2916
Canadians heading to Ukraine to fight, What can...
31 min
2917
How to talk to children about war in Ukraine
11 min
2918
Why Ukraine is winning the war so far
14 min
2919
Why are Russian athletes being allowed to compe...
8 min
2920
What can Canadians do to donate to the Ukraine ...
7 min
2921
How Canada helped economic measures against Rus...
16 min
2922
The Economic Impact of sanctions
16 min
2923
Canadians heading to Ukraine to fight
5 min
2924
The impact of the sanctions on Russia, Hiding f...
51 min
2925
High demand for Ukrainian flags at Victoria fla...
10 min