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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How will Canada respond to Trump’s tariffs?
7 min
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Trump’s 25% tariffs on Canada are coming Februa...
10 min
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Are more older Canadians living in poverty than...
16 min
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Is China’s upstart DeepSeek really AI’s Sputnik...
20 min
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How live music can grow Canada’s economy
18 min
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98 Degrees on their success, setbacks, and a ne...
17 min
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Deadly mid-air collision in Washington raises q...
9 min
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Figure skating world reels after mid-air collis...
9 min
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Longtime aircraft accident investigator John Co...
18 min
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What does the Year of the Snake have in store f...
16 min
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A millennial joined a cruise full of Boomers, i...
17 min
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No Eggaggeration: Soaring US prices have Canadi...
17 min
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Journo Corner: What happened to Canadian Tire m...
18 min
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How are Trump’s tariff threats viewed in Washin...
16 min
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The Bank of Canada cuts rates, braces for tariffs
18 min
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Gulf of Mexico or Gulf of America? A name chang...
17 min
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Ozempic and similar weight loss drugs may lower...
17 min
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Toronto man has big hopes for his tiny homes fo...
18 min
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Foreign interference inquiry finds causes for c...
17 min
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Trump uses World Economic Forum speech to threa...
19 min
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The Winnipeg thief who shocked the World
18 min
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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
33 min
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80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
18 min
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His 13-year-old daughter was kidnapped by an on...
18 min