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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US and Russia agree to try to end war without U...
17 min
702
Which Canadian cities are most vulnerable to Tr...
17 min
703
The vocal history of booing at sporting events,...
17 min
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Search for answers begins in Delta crash landin...
17 min
705
“'Miracle nobody got killed” says aviation expe...
18 min
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Is a shared love of certain music the key to fi...
16 min
707
Mike Love and The Beach Boys bring sunshine to ...
39 min
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Senate confirms Robert Kennedy Jr. as Health an...
13 min
709
What to expect from a Canada-USA showdown at th...
14 min
710
Diving in with the Guinness World Record holder...
16 min
711
WestJet and Lufthansa team up in new massive de...
14 min
712
Why do airlines take passengers seeking compens...
14 min
713
Donald Trump threatens reciprocal tariffs, take...
16 min
714
Journo Corner: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nomin...
18 min
715
Kate Gies on our culture’s desires to “fix” bod...
17 min
716
How to resist the tech takeover of romance
13 min
717
Joe from the ‘I Am Canadian” rant reflects on ...
16 min
718
Should we be worried about an asteroid collidi...
17 min
719
Premiers meet in Washington to discuss tariff t...
8 min
720
Barriers to cancer treatment leave patients and...
17 min
721
Where do they go? A long-time sea turtle myster...
17 min
722
Ron Deibert tackles cyber espionage, subversion...
33 min
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True Crime Conversations: Convicted killer and ...
16 min
724
Canada pours billions into foreign aid, is it m...
18 min
725
Kendrick Lamar takes his Drake beef to the big...
17 min