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