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
Stepping up help for those fighting in Ukraine
16 min
2902
The politicization of Covid-19 protections and ...
52 min
2903
How the world’s most inaccessible shipwreck was...
18 min
2904
One woman’s uncertain future after fleeing the ...
16 min
2905
Journalist Corner: The war in Ukraine with Otta...
18 min
2906
What’s keeping China from pressuring Russia to ...
17 min
2907
Why policymakers can’t do much to ease the affo...
8 min
2908
The skyrocketing cost of babysitting
7 min
2909
The politicization of Covid-19 protections and ...
16 min
2910
Mask mandates are coming to an end, Award-winni...
47 min
2911
Brittney Griner, US Women’s Basketball star hel...
14 min
2912
A Canadian describes how much life has changed ...
7 min
2913
Kyiv resident reunited with her daughter in Edm...
9 min
2914
International organizations mobilize to help th...
18 min
2915
On the frontlines of Ukraine’s Humanitarian Crisis
16 min
2916
Award-winning journalist joins the fight agains...
18 min
2917
Mask mandates are coming to an end, is it too s...
6 min
2918
Mask mandates are coming to an end, should I st...
10 min
2919
Fighting Russia and what Ukraine needs to defen...
47 min
2920
Powerplant Nikola Tesla built in B.C.’s interio...
13 min
2921
Why has Russia’s military strategy failed in Uk...
18 min
2922
How can Putin be stopped?
16 min
2923
After Ukraine, there is no going back for Russi...
17 min
2924
Fighting Russia and what Ukraine needs to defen...
15 min
2925
Tips on tackling the affordability crisis, Docu...
50 min