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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Is invoking the Emergencies Act the right move?
6 min
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Understanding the Emergencies Act from the form...
8 min
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Injunction granted to remove Ambassador Bridge ...
43 min
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Pressure of Competing at the Olympics and why s...
17 min
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How social cohesion has eroded over the pandemic
13 min
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Mother of 4yr old who died in father’s custody ...
16 min
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One of Putin’s Greatest Foes says Economic Sanc...
16 min
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Talking Politics and Protest
9 min
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New Poll Shows Divisions over Canadian attitude...
8 min
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Border Blockade Latest and Ontario’s State of E...
6 min
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Injunction granted to remove Ambassador Bridge ...
8 min
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How the continued closing of Ambassador Bridge ...
38 min
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High Cost of Team Canada Olympic Gear?
17 min
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Once in a Millennium rogue Wave off Vancouver I...
12 min
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Looking back on the Pickton Case 20 years later
16 min
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Why aren’t our leaders doing more to contain th...
8 min
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Why do authorities seem unable to protect again...
6 min
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Emerson blockade making it difficult for border...
6 min
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How the continued closing of Ambassador Bridge ...
8 min
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The importance of the Ambassador Bridge to the ...
39 min
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Why Canada has the fastest growing population i...
11 min
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Single and not ready to mingle: Is being alone ...
18 min
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Bobblehead mixup leads trade deal for the Brand...
16 min
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National security expert weighs in on parliamen...
17 min
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The Ambassador Bridge blockade and how it threa...
6 min