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
3026
Saskatchewan non-profit moves victims of human ...
6 min
3027
Albertan helps Ukrainian refugees arriving in P...
16 min
3028
An update on Ukraine heading into the weekend, ...
40 min
3029
Living with Fear
16 min
3030
Listening to how fish communicate
15 min
3031
How fear of Putin stops Russians from speaking out
8 min
3032
Targeting Russian Oligarchs
8 min
3033
Journalist Corner: What a week for Alberta. Oil...
16 min
3034
Oil prices on the rise, how far will they go?
8 min
3035
Is Canada doing enough to help Ukraine?
8 min
3036
An update on Ukraine heading into the weekend
6 min
3037
Ukrainian nuclear power plant hit in Russian at...
45 min
3038
What local Ukrainians are doing to help war eff...
13 min
3039
The information war inside Russia
16 min
3040
What have we learned in the first week of the war
17 min
3041
What it’s like being a refugee in Canada
16 min
3042
New immigration rules for Ukrainians
8 min
3043
Why is Russia targeting nuclear plants?
11 min
3044
Ukrainian nuclear power plant hit in Russian at...
12 min
3045
Canadians heading to Ukraine to fight, What can...
31 min
3046
How to talk to children about war in Ukraine
11 min
3047
Why Ukraine is winning the war so far
14 min
3048
Why are Russian athletes being allowed to compe...
8 min
3049
What can Canadians do to donate to the Ukraine ...
7 min
3050
How Canada helped economic measures against Rus...
16 min