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
3076
Targeting Russian Oligarchs
8 min
3077
Journalist Corner: What a week for Alberta. Oil...
16 min
3078
Oil prices on the rise, how far will they go?
8 min
3079
Is Canada doing enough to help Ukraine?
8 min
3080
An update on Ukraine heading into the weekend
6 min
3081
Ukrainian nuclear power plant hit in Russian at...
45 min
3082
What local Ukrainians are doing to help war eff...
13 min
3083
The information war inside Russia
16 min
3084
What have we learned in the first week of the war
17 min
3085
What it’s like being a refugee in Canada
16 min
3086
New immigration rules for Ukrainians
8 min
3087
Why is Russia targeting nuclear plants?
11 min
3088
Ukrainian nuclear power plant hit in Russian at...
12 min
3089
Canadians heading to Ukraine to fight, What can...
31 min
3090
How to talk to children about war in Ukraine
11 min
3091
Why Ukraine is winning the war so far
14 min
3092
Why are Russian athletes being allowed to compe...
8 min
3093
What can Canadians do to donate to the Ukraine ...
7 min
3094
How Canada helped economic measures against Rus...
16 min
3095
The Economic Impact of sanctions
16 min
3096
Canadians heading to Ukraine to fight
5 min
3097
The impact of the sanctions on Russia, Hiding f...
51 min
3098
High demand for Ukrainian flags at Victoria fla...
10 min
3099
Hiding from Russian Attacks in Kharkiv
16 min
3100
IPCC’s latest report - impact on North America
16 min