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 Beijing in an Olympic mood?
13 min
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Doctors in Saskatchewan against scrapping proof...
10 min
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A breakthrough in talks over a Alberta border b...
6 min
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Parliament protests put Ottawa Police in a no-w...
8 min
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Erin O’Toole ousted by CPC: how short are the r...
15 min
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Alberta Truckers blockade, Campbell River woman...
31 min
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Understanding Lebanon’s economic collapse
15 min
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Pro sports signing fumbles: price of winning vs...
8 min
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Tom Brady’s legacy & life after football
9 min
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Canadian support for the CPC and Conservatism
8 min
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Erin O’Toole’s Future/End of the Vax Tax
11 min
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Dairy prices on the rise: the why, the when & m...
11 min
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Coutts' mayor talks trucker blockade chaos at t...
9 min
3189
Special Advisor to WHO Director General on vacc...
37 min
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Let the celebrations begin: February 1st is Lun...
13 min
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Motivation vs. Manipulation: How to get people ...
16 min
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Gitksan Wordle: word game adaptation reawakens ...
15 min
3193
Random crime phenomenon: BC women are taking ac...
7 min
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CPC leader Erin O’Toole on the chopping block &...
12 min
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Who’s in Ottawa, indefinite timelines & anticip...
18 min
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The Ottawa experience: protest insights, parlia...
7 min
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Special Advisor to WHO Director General on vacc...
8 min
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Quebec City mosque attack survivor on how he fo...
49 min
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Canada’s Men’s Soccer Team and Quest to qualify...
17 min
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UVic podcast series on Dementia: Call to Mind
16 min