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
2951
Why policymakers can’t do much to ease the affo...
8 min
2952
The skyrocketing cost of babysitting
7 min
2953
The politicization of Covid-19 protections and ...
16 min
2954
Mask mandates are coming to an end, Award-winni...
47 min
2955
Brittney Griner, US Women’s Basketball star hel...
14 min
2956
A Canadian describes how much life has changed ...
7 min
2957
Kyiv resident reunited with her daughter in Edm...
9 min
2958
International organizations mobilize to help th...
18 min
2959
On the frontlines of Ukraine’s Humanitarian Crisis
16 min
2960
Award-winning journalist joins the fight agains...
18 min
2961
Mask mandates are coming to an end, is it too s...
6 min
2962
Mask mandates are coming to an end, should I st...
10 min
2963
Fighting Russia and what Ukraine needs to defen...
47 min
2964
Powerplant Nikola Tesla built in B.C.’s interio...
13 min
2965
Why has Russia’s military strategy failed in Uk...
18 min
2966
How can Putin be stopped?
16 min
2967
After Ukraine, there is no going back for Russi...
17 min
2968
Fighting Russia and what Ukraine needs to defen...
15 min
2969
Tips on tackling the affordability crisis, Docu...
50 min
2970
Latest on Lytton rebuild
12 min
2971
A plea for help from Kyiv
7 min
2972
Documenting the war in Ukraine and fighting Rus...
17 min
2973
Assessing the Conservative leadership race
16 min
2974
The Conservative leadership race loses a potent...
18 min
2975
Tips on tackling the affordability crisis
15 min