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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London Junior hockey assault trial begins
15 min
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Post-Debate: Body language of the leaders
8 min
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Post-Debate: Looking to the last stretch before...
5 min
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Post-Debate: The Panel
62 min
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Post-Debate: Energy issues
7 min
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Post-Debate: Facing Donald Trump
7 min
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Post-debate: Liberal view.
8 min
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Post-debate: Conservative view
10 min
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The sweet science of chocolate
17 min
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Journo Corner: French debate reaction
18 min
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How a speech therapist lost her ability to spea...
17 min
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Port of Churchill sees renewed interest as Cana...
17 min
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Big Bill is Canada’s answer to Carhartt
8 min
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Nearly 900,000 fewer people went to the U.S. in...
9 min
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Interest rates held as GTA faces a condo crisis
17 min
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A Toronto author sets out to find the true stor...
37 min
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Behind the scenes of the box office smash with ...
17 min
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Hockey trumps politics: How a crucial Canadiens...
19 min
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Alberta’s plan for forced treatment of drug us...
7 min
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Alberta moves ahead with forced treatment plan ...
10 min
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Tariffs, Trump, reports, and rumours shake Cana...
19 min
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Ozempic for youth? Childhood obesity care gets ...
16 min
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How a McMaster economist’s work is being used b...
21 min
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As trade war tensions rise, one U.S. city sends...
17 min
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Debate week is here, what’s at stake?
19 min