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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Canadian music icon Bif Naked on a new album, a...
16 min
27
Has Mark Carney bitten off more than he can che...
17 min
28
Ryan Wedding arrested. What's Next? - Brutal wi...
45 min
29
Canadian rock Icon Kim Mitchell on his upcoming...
34 min
30
Why the Crown-Indigenous Relations Ministry wa...
10 min
31
Trump's Greenland Gambit - Legault's resignatio...
45 min
32
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The T...
16 min
33
The musical mind behind the '80s sound of 'Stra...
17 min
34
Why People Set Out on Impossible Quests
17 min
35
Michael Kovrig on the China deal
11 min
36
Canada-China trade deal reaction & analysis - E...
58 min
37
New documentary reveals the good, the bad and t...
17 min
38
How science is giving us a far greater understa...
18 min
39
What does it take to get fired at Canada Post...
9 min
40
Will USA involve itself in Iran? - Canadian fal...
62 min
41
Trump wants the US to reboot Venezuela’s oil ...
17 min
42
The US is showing it wants to dominate the west...
17 min
43
As Winnie the Pooh turns 100, remembering the f...
15 min
44
How Canadian business minds came together help ...
18 min
45
The Greenland question - Could Iranian regime f...
65 min
46
The Year in Music 2025
8 min
47
Are Canadian jails at a breaking point?
8 min
48
What is Canada's Immigration Policy?
13 min
49
Latest on US in Venezuela - Response from Venez...
40 min
50
The Year in Canada-USA Trade
13 min