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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April 1, 1975 when Canada went weather metric a...
17 min
377
America’s biggest trade partner including Canad...
18 min
378
Replay: Karl Subban on fatherhood, teaching, ho...
34 min
379
Best of Crosstalk
7 min
380
Made in Canada: Naked and Famous Jeans
10 min
381
How Batman inspired Canadian researchers to cre...
18 min
382
Shark sounds captured for the first time, what ...
17 min
383
Will a change of tone in Canada/US relations la...
19 min
384
What lies beneath Antarctica’s ice?
14 min
385
The sad and soggy end to Vancouver Expo 86’s ic...
7 min
386
Why thousands of Bay employees are being stiffe...
7 min
387
Why does Trump love tariffs?
13 min
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Trump’s lumber tariffs will hit US bathrooms wh...
7 min
389
No fly zone: Number of Canadians flying to the ...
7 min
390
How Trump’s auto tariffs crashed into the elect...
14 min
391
Reaction to Trump’s auto tariffs announcement f...
14 min
392
Journo Corner: Why the Conservative and Liberal...
18 min
393
Why is Trump so fixated on Greenland?
18 min
394
Election: Carney and Poilievre promise to axe G...
16 min
395
Election: Canadian defense spending in the spot...
19 min
396
What impact will Trump’s auto tariffs have on C...
17 min
397
Trump slaps 25% tariffs on vehicles made outsid...
18 min
398
Is hockey already into a new Cold War on Ice?
38 min
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23andMe files for bankruptcy protection, what d...
16 min
400
How did Trump officials leak Yemen attack plan...
18 min