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
3051
A plea for help from Kyiv
7 min
3052
Documenting the war in Ukraine and fighting Rus...
17 min
3053
Assessing the Conservative leadership race
16 min
3054
The Conservative leadership race loses a potent...
18 min
3055
Tips on tackling the affordability crisis
15 min
3056
Albertan helps Ukrainian refugees arriving in P...
47 min
3057
Wild pigs run amok on the prairies
12 min
3058
The cost and effectiveness of energy sanctions ...
16 min
3059
The view from the Baltics of the war in Ukraine...
17 min
3060
The state of the cyber war between Russia and t...
16 min
3061
B.C. charity gets ready to welcome Ukrainian re...
12 min
3062
Saskatchewan non-profit moves victims of human ...
6 min
3063
Albertan helps Ukrainian refugees arriving in P...
16 min
3064
An update on Ukraine heading into the weekend, ...
40 min
3065
Living with Fear
16 min
3066
Listening to how fish communicate
15 min
3067
How fear of Putin stops Russians from speaking out
8 min
3068
Targeting Russian Oligarchs
8 min
3069
Journalist Corner: What a week for Alberta. Oil...
16 min
3070
Oil prices on the rise, how far will they go?
8 min
3071
Is Canada doing enough to help Ukraine?
8 min
3072
An update on Ukraine heading into the weekend
6 min
3073
Ukrainian nuclear power plant hit in Russian at...
45 min
3074
What local Ukrainians are doing to help war eff...
13 min
3075
The information war inside Russia
16 min