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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Why health care reform still matters in this el...
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Netflix’s popular series ‘Adolescence’ raises i...
17 min
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Are we seeing a generation gap developing in th...
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Expect extra questions, take a burner phone whe...
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Carbon tax goes, tariffs await, what does it al...
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Lost for centuries, medieval tales of Merlin an...
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Former Governor of the Bank of Canada on one fa...
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Why is Mark Carney standing by Liberal candidat...
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The Trews’ Colin MacDonald on a new album and C...
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April 1, 1975 when Canada went weather metric a...
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America’s biggest trade partner including Canad...
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Replay: Karl Subban on fatherhood, teaching, ho...
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Best of Crosstalk
7 min
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Made in Canada: Naked and Famous Jeans
10 min
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How Batman inspired Canadian researchers to cre...
18 min
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Will a change of tone in Canada/US relations la...
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Shark sounds captured for the first time, what ...
17 min
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What lies beneath Antarctica’s ice?
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The sad and soggy end to Vancouver Expo 86’s ic...
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Why thousands of Bay employees are being stiffe...
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Why does Trump love tariffs?
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No fly zone: Number of Canadians flying to the ...
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Trump’s lumber tariffs will hit US bathrooms wh...
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How Trump’s auto tariffs crashed into the elect...
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Reaction to Trump’s auto tariffs announcement f...
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