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
676
How Bizarre: The stick club, nano-pasta and a r...
10 min
677
US Astronauts prepare for the next walk on the ...
17 min
678
Should Canada appoint a “border czar”?
16 min
679
What does Trump want from a trade war and how d...
19 min
680
Canadians brace for tariffs, how will they hit ...
18 min
681
How will Canada respond to Trump’s tariffs?
7 min
682
Trump’s 25% tariffs on Canada are coming Februa...
10 min
683
Are more older Canadians living in poverty than...
16 min
684
Is China’s upstart DeepSeek really AI’s Sputnik...
20 min
685
How live music can grow Canada’s economy
18 min
686
98 Degrees on their success, setbacks, and a ne...
17 min
687
Deadly mid-air collision in Washington raises q...
9 min
688
Figure skating world reels after mid-air collis...
9 min
689
Longtime aircraft accident investigator John Co...
18 min
690
What does the Year of the Snake have in store f...
16 min
691
A millennial joined a cruise full of Boomers, i...
17 min
692
No Eggaggeration: Soaring US prices have Canadi...
17 min
693
Journo Corner: What happened to Canadian Tire m...
18 min
694
How are Trump’s tariff threats viewed in Washin...
16 min
695
The Bank of Canada cuts rates, braces for tariffs
18 min
696
Gulf of Mexico or Gulf of America? A name chang...
17 min
697
Ozempic and similar weight loss drugs may lower...
17 min
698
Toronto man has big hopes for his tiny homes fo...
18 min
699
Foreign interference inquiry finds causes for c...
17 min
700
Trump uses World Economic Forum speech to threa...
19 min