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
3101
The cost and effectiveness of energy sanctions ...
16 min
3102
The view from the Baltics of the war in Ukraine...
17 min
3103
The state of the cyber war between Russia and t...
16 min
3104
B.C. charity gets ready to welcome Ukrainian re...
12 min
3105
Saskatchewan non-profit moves victims of human ...
6 min
3106
Albertan helps Ukrainian refugees arriving in P...
16 min
3107
An update on Ukraine heading into the weekend, ...
40 min
3108
Living with Fear
16 min
3109
Listening to how fish communicate
15 min
3110
How fear of Putin stops Russians from speaking out
8 min
3111
Targeting Russian Oligarchs
8 min
3112
Journalist Corner: What a week for Alberta. Oil...
16 min
3113
Oil prices on the rise, how far will they go?
8 min
3114
Is Canada doing enough to help Ukraine?
8 min
3115
An update on Ukraine heading into the weekend
6 min
3116
Ukrainian nuclear power plant hit in Russian at...
45 min
3117
What local Ukrainians are doing to help war eff...
13 min
3118
The information war inside Russia
16 min
3119
What have we learned in the first week of the war
17 min
3120
What it’s like being a refugee in Canada
16 min
3121
New immigration rules for Ukrainians
8 min
3122
Why is Russia targeting nuclear plants?
11 min
3123
Ukrainian nuclear power plant hit in Russian at...
12 min
3124
Canadians heading to Ukraine to fight, What can...
31 min
3125
How to talk to children about war in Ukraine
11 min