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
How can Canada help with the Humanitarian cost ...
7 min
3102
The Economic Impact of the War and Sanctions
10 min
3103
What is it like on the ground in Ukraine right ...
16 min
3104
How will Ukraine as we know it survive, Neighbo...
47 min
3105
Olympic Success Sees Curling Fever Sweep Scotland
9 min
3106
Analyzing the CGL facility attack video
6 min
3107
Discussing the war in Ukraine and the end of th...
19 min
3108
Is Canada doing enough to support Ukraine?
10 min
3109
Neighbouring states brace for an influx of Ukra...
13 min
3110
How will Ukraine as we know it survive?
16 min
3111
Ukraine on the ground, Understanding Vladimir P...
50 min
3112
How is the Ukrainian community reacting to the ...
13 min
3113
China’s role and reaction to the Ukraine invasion
16 min
3114
Understanding Vladimir Putin’s strategy
17 min
3115
Analyzing the first 24 hours of Russia’s invasion
6 min
3116
Ukrainian-Canadians fear for relatives in Ukraine
9 min
3117
More on what Canada must do to help Ukraine
18 min
3118
Ukraine on the ground - an educated father/daug...
15 min
3119
After Putin sends troops into the eastern part ...
52 min
3120
Security expert assesses what comes next in Ukr...
8 min
3121
The lasting importance of A Whiter Shade of Pale
9 min
3122
As misinformation becomes increasingly more com...
16 min
3123
Putin beings “special military operations,” and...
19 min
3124
After Putin sends troops into the eastern part ...
24 min
3125
Is Canada truly more divided than ever before?
14 min