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
3001
How can Putin be stopped?
16 min
3002
After Ukraine, there is no going back for Russi...
17 min
3003
Fighting Russia and what Ukraine needs to defen...
15 min
3004
Tips on tackling the affordability crisis, Docu...
50 min
3005
Latest on Lytton rebuild
12 min
3006
A plea for help from Kyiv
7 min
3007
Documenting the war in Ukraine and fighting Rus...
17 min
3008
Assessing the Conservative leadership race
16 min
3009
The Conservative leadership race loses a potent...
18 min
3010
Tips on tackling the affordability crisis
15 min
3011
Albertan helps Ukrainian refugees arriving in P...
47 min
3012
Wild pigs run amok on the prairies
12 min
3013
The cost and effectiveness of energy sanctions ...
16 min
3014
The view from the Baltics of the war in Ukraine...
17 min
3015
The state of the cyber war between Russia and t...
16 min
3016
B.C. charity gets ready to welcome Ukrainian re...
12 min
3017
Saskatchewan non-profit moves victims of human ...
6 min
3018
Albertan helps Ukrainian refugees arriving in P...
16 min
3019
An update on Ukraine heading into the weekend, ...
40 min
3020
Living with Fear
16 min
3021
Listening to how fish communicate
15 min
3022
How fear of Putin stops Russians from speaking out
8 min
3023
Targeting Russian Oligarchs
8 min
3024
Journalist Corner: What a week for Alberta. Oil...
16 min
3025
Oil prices on the rise, how far will they go?
8 min