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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LA faces a long and difficult rebuild and tough...
7 min
702
Winnipeg firefighter rushes to the rescue while...
9 min
703
Remembering “Soul Man” Sam Moore of Sam & Dave ...
35 min
704
From science fiction to reality, how close are ...
17 min
705
Why Trump’s threats aimed at Canada, Greenland,...
18 min
706
From LA to Jasper: We’re in a new era of wildf...
18 min
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Trudeau’s dithering on capital gains should be ...
17 min
708
Trudeau plans his exit, Trump gets set to retur...
17 min
709
We live in a time of information abundance, why...
17 min
710
LA Fires: Canadian water bomber damaged by civi...
17 min
711
How a woman learned about our circadian rhythm ...
17 min
712
Home Network debuts with your favourite Canadia...
16 min
713
Are grocers overcharging customers by selling u...
15 min
714
Drugs such as Ozempic may turn people off junk ...
17 min
715
LA Fires: Insurance woes
8 min
716
LA Fires: Canadians in the fight
8 min
717
LA Fires: Why have the fires spread so quickly?
7 min
718
LA Fires: What has already been lost
10 min
719
How To Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears U...
17 min
720
My 500-Mile Journey Across Alaska’s Thawing Ar...
16 min
721
Why Are Thousands of Lego Pieces Washing Up on ...
16 min
722
Journo Corner: Notre Dame restoration
18 min
723
Wildfires in LA: Canada is helping.
6 min
724
Massive wind-propelled wildfires ravage parts o...
10 min
725
Trump says he would use 'economic force' to joi...
19 min