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.

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Politics
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How will consumers get hit by counter-tariffs o...
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Oil prices surge as Trump pauses tariffs but un...
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A national project to create a new beer from 1...
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Canada tariffs left unchanged, but uncertainty ...
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Trump blinks first in his global trade war, exc...
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Saving Drumheller’s big, beloved dinosaur, Tyra
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Is the dire wolf back from extinction?
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LNG Canada reaches important milestone
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True Crime: How an elaborate sting netted Winni...
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Why would Beijing look to promote Mark Carney f...
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D-Day for Trump’s tariffs as the US-China trade...
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History shows a long US fascination with annexi...
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A former NHL goalie on what it’s like to face ...
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Why did Trump slap tariffs on a tiny remote Aus...
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Markets are reeling because Trump’s tariff math...
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How a mother and daughter’s concern and a TikTo...
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Is there any end in sight to Trump’s tariff spa...
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Preston Manning warns another Liberal win will ...
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CrossTalk Spotlight: The fallout from Trump’s “...
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A Canadian reporter on the post-Liberation Day ...
19 min
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How Bizarre: New types of “easter eggs”, a stea...
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Did Trump’s tariff announcement open the door t...
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Why are more American doctors looking to come t...
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Why Trump is ignoring the market chaos and stic...
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How will Canadian consumers feel the impact of ...
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