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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Arlene Dickinson says it’s time for Canada to b...
18 min
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Money: The history of cold hard cash
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80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
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His 13-year-old daughter was kidnapped by an on...
18 min
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Streaming services hike prices and Chinese star...
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Is Trump eyeing Canada’s water? Moving it aroun...
17 min
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Curl Power: A Canadian coming-of-age documentar...
19 min
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Calgary woman turns near death vacation experie...
18 min
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Consumers are urged to “Buy Canadian”, why it’s...
8 min
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The hat says ‘Canada is not for sale’, so why i...
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Trump is trying to kill the EV business, how wi...
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I Will Survive: Disco’s Revenge highlights why...
35 min
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Oscar nominations: surprises, snubs, Canadian c...
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Tom Cochrane feels the weight as Garth Hudson, ...
18 min
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Poilievre says he wants to cut the federal publ...
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Federal immigration department to cut more than...
17 min
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Trump claims fentanyl and migrants are coming a...
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Journo Corner: Prince Harry settles lawsuit wit...
19 min
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Hollywood’s most fascinating flops: 26 movies t...
35 min
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A new documentary pulls back the curtains on o...
37 min
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Has Spotify changed the music industry for bett...
17 min
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What we learned on Day One about Trump 2.0
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How Trump’s tariff threats and plans for US ene...
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Trump says 25% tariffs on Canada, Mexico could ...
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The true story of a Swiss Family Robinson-style...
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