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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8-year-old boy is killed by stray bullet while ...
8 min
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Sleep Country co-founder reveals crack addictio...
21 min
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Air Canada strike, Canola seed tariffs take eff...
47 min
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Vancouver band Mother Mother celebrates 20 year...
17 min
30
Exposing the deceptions of direct-selling compa...
18 min
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B.C. man survives two weeks in wilderness by dr...
18 min
32
Air Canada Strike - Trump-Putin reaction from K...
40 min
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Why Canada needs to change strategy in trade ne...
18 min
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Bestselling Canadian author Linwood Barclay cha...
17 min
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Group threatens legal action over 'grossly disp...
11 min
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Air Canada strike looms - Big changes to Aeropl...
42 min
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A deep dive into the Lobster business reveals a...
17 min
38
Controversial new book charts Prince Andrew's f...
16 min
39
Catriona Le May Doan on her memories of the Can...
4 min
40
Mboko's huge win - Nova Scotia forest ban backl...
42 min
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A Victoria author shares her story of her finan...
17 min
42
Crunch time for Canada/US trade negotiations - ...
53 min
43
Cringey couple nicknames: why do we use them?
9 min
44
Colin Mochrie on his summer dates in Canada, mi...
17 min
45
Fallout from the London Junior Hockey trial ver...
53 min
46
A tribute to Hulk Hogan from one of the few pro...
17 min
47
Canada's Titanic: The Empress of Ireland Shipwr...
16 min
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One of Canada's great metal bands pays tribute ...
17 min
49
Why is youth unemployment so high in Canada?
16 min
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The largest toy trend in years lands in Canada,...
18 min