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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Best of Crosstalk
7 min
327
Made in Canada: Naked and Famous Jeans
10 min
328
How Batman inspired Canadian researchers to cre...
18 min
329
Will a change of tone in Canada/US relations la...
19 min
330
Shark sounds captured for the first time, what ...
17 min
331
The sad and soggy end to Vancouver Expo 86’s ic...
7 min
332
What lies beneath Antarctica’s ice?
14 min
333
Why thousands of Bay employees are being stiffe...
7 min
334
Why does Trump love tariffs?
13 min
335
No fly zone: Number of Canadians flying to the ...
7 min
336
Trump’s lumber tariffs will hit US bathrooms wh...
7 min
337
How Trump’s auto tariffs crashed into the elect...
14 min
338
Reaction to Trump’s auto tariffs announcement f...
14 min
339
Journo Corner: Why the Conservative and Liberal...
18 min
340
Why is Trump so fixated on Greenland?
18 min
341
Election: Carney and Poilievre promise to axe G...
16 min
342
Election: Canadian defense spending in the spot...
19 min
343
What impact will Trump’s auto tariffs have on C...
17 min
344
Trump slaps 25% tariffs on vehicles made outsid...
18 min
345
Is hockey already into a new Cold War on Ice?
38 min
346
23andMe files for bankruptcy protection, what d...
16 min
347
How did Trump officials leak Yemen attack plan...
18 min
348
Is Mark Carney and is he ready to lead and hand...
17 min
349
What do Liberal and Conservative tax cut promis...
8 min
350
Covid lockdowns came with a big price, were the...
37 min