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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Saving Drumheller’s big, beloved dinosaur, Tyra
16 min
377
Is the dire wolf back from extinction?
18 min
378
LNG Canada reaches important milestone
18 min
379
True Crime: How an elaborate sting netted Winni...
18 min
380
Why would Beijing look to promote Mark Carney f...
16 min
381
D-Day for Trump’s tariffs as the US-China trade...
19 min
382
History shows a long US fascination with annexi...
17 min
383
A former NHL goalie on what it’s like to face ...
19 min
384
Why did Trump slap tariffs on a tiny remote Aus...
8 min
385
Markets are reeling because Trump’s tariff math...
9 min
386
How a mother and daughter’s concern and a TikTo...
18 min
387
Is there any end in sight to Trump’s tariff spa...
18 min
388
Preston Manning warns another Liberal win will ...
18 min
389
CrossTalk Spotlight: The fallout from Trump’s “...
7 min
390
A Canadian reporter on the post-Liberation Day ...
19 min
391
How Bizarre: New types of “easter eggs”, a stea...
10 min
392
Did Trump’s tariff announcement open the door t...
18 min
393
Why are more American doctors looking to come t...
18 min
394
Why Trump is ignoring the market chaos and stic...
18 min
395
How will Canadian consumers feel the impact of ...
14 min
396
How Canada can navigate Trump and his tariffs
22 min
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Honing a champion’s mindset with Canada’s Gold ...
35 min
398
How could the latest Trump tariffs impact the f...
9 min
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A day of reckoning in the global economy, how ...
9 min
400
What could 25% tariffs mean for Canada’s auto i...
7 min