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
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Why policymakers can’t do much to ease the affo...
8 min
3077
The skyrocketing cost of babysitting
7 min
3078
The politicization of Covid-19 protections and ...
16 min
3079
Mask mandates are coming to an end, Award-winni...
47 min
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Brittney Griner, US Women’s Basketball star hel...
14 min
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A Canadian describes how much life has changed ...
7 min
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Kyiv resident reunited with her daughter in Edm...
9 min
3083
International organizations mobilize to help th...
18 min
3084
On the frontlines of Ukraine’s Humanitarian Crisis
16 min
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Award-winning journalist joins the fight agains...
18 min
3086
Mask mandates are coming to an end, is it too s...
6 min
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Mask mandates are coming to an end, should I st...
10 min
3088
Fighting Russia and what Ukraine needs to defen...
47 min
3089
Powerplant Nikola Tesla built in B.C.’s interio...
13 min
3090
Why has Russia’s military strategy failed in Uk...
18 min
3091
How can Putin be stopped?
16 min
3092
After Ukraine, there is no going back for Russi...
17 min
3093
Fighting Russia and what Ukraine needs to defen...
15 min
3094
Tips on tackling the affordability crisis, Docu...
50 min
3095
Latest on Lytton rebuild
12 min
3096
A plea for help from Kyiv
7 min
3097
Documenting the war in Ukraine and fighting Rus...
17 min
3098
Assessing the Conservative leadership race
16 min
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The Conservative leadership race loses a potent...
18 min
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Tips on tackling the affordability crisis
15 min