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
2926
The view from Kyiv one month after Russia’s inv...
16 min
2927
Explaining the Liberal/NDP confidence and suppl...
46 min
2928
The coldest part of the world hit by an unprece...
12 min
2929
What we know about China Eastern Airlines crash
16 min
2930
Chantal Kreviazuk on the war in Ukraine
18 min
2931
Implications of the liberal deal on CPC leaders...
8 min
2932
The Liberal/NDP deal, why now?
8 min
2933
The Conservative Party perspective on the Liber...
8 min
2934
Explaining the Liberal/NDP confidence and suppl...
6 min
2935
The Prime Minister leaves for Europe for NATO a...
9 min
2936
The impact of the CP Rail work stoppage on supp...
50 min
2937
Looking at why pedestrian fatalities have spike...
9 min
2938
Reflecting on the “freedom convoy” and what com...
16 min
2939
A tense calm in Odessa as it braces for a Russi...
17 min
2940
Civilians increasingly targeted during deadly w...
17 min
2941
Covid protections are being lifted, are we ready?
17 min
2942
The impact of the CP Rail work stoppage on agri...
6 min
2943
The impact of the CP Rail work stoppage on supp...
9 min
2944
How could a CP Rail work stoppage impact stretc...
67 min
2945
Why puzzles help the brain ward off cognitive d...
18 min
2946
Hate crimes on the rise in Canada
16 min
2947
Journo corner with Tristin Hopper
18 min
2948
Assessing the war in Ukraine and the fight agai...
16 min
2949
Making sense of the images of war from Ukraine
18 min
2950
How could a CP Rail work stoppage impact stretc...
14 min