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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Afghan Canadian military interpreters plan hung...
17 min
2927
Canadian gymnasts demand investigation into tox...
11 min
2928
Tackling sexual misconduct in the Canadian Arme...
13 min
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Former chief of the defence staff pleads guilty...
9 min
2930
Canada-based army veterans set up field hospita...
37 min
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Life now for those who fled the fighting in Kyiv
10 min
2932
Why NATO should be doing more to help Ukraine
15 min
2933
Why the federal government’s climate reduction ...
10 min
2934
Navigating the federal government’s climate red...
11 min
2935
Microplastics detected in human blood for the f...
11 min
2936
Russia declares it’s scaling back its military ...
17 min
2937
Canada-based army veterans set up field hospita...
13 min
2938
The Slap heard around the world, Alcohol-relat...
58 min
2939
Canada’s men’s soccer team qualifies for its fi...
13 min
2940
Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk dies at age 62
5 min
2941
Indigenous leaders meet with Pope Francis at th...
11 min
2942
Canada identifies the F-35 as its preferred cho...
9 min
2943
Siblings look for home in B.C. for family membe...
8 min
2944
What are Putin’s aims in Ukraine and is there a...
17 min
2945
Incidents of alcohol-related harm also rose in ...
8 min
2946
Why did alcohol-related deaths spike in the U.S...
7 min
2947
How the Oscars incident is shining a light on l...
6 min
2948
The Slap heard around the world: a look back at...
9 min
2949
Why the federal carbon tax will see a majority ...
52 min
2950
William Hurt’s former partner Donna Kaz on surv...
17 min