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
726
How the Canadian car industry is reacting to ta...
7 min
727
How are tariffs impacting Canadian agriculture?
6 min
728
Is Canada equipped to take on the U.S.A in a tr...
10 min
729
What is the American reaction to Donald Trump’s...
13 min
730
The trade war begins between U.S.A, Canada and ...
6 min
731
The trade war begins between U.S.A, Canada and ...
9 min
732
How does Canada stop the flow of fentanyl over ...
12 min
733
How does the Canadian government respond to tar...
6 min
734
Former B.C. MLA on what a trade war could look ...
8 min
735
How to “buy Canadian” and the impact on retail
6 min
736
The impact of tariffs on border towns & their b...
5 min
737
Ontario’s premier called an election in reactio...
8 min
738
How bad will tariffs impact the Canadian econom...
12 min
739
The reaction in Washington to Trump’s tariffs
6 min
740
Jason Kenney on how Canada needs to respond to ...
12 min
741
How Bizarre: The stick club, nano-pasta and a r...
10 min
742
US Astronauts prepare for the next walk on the ...
17 min
743
Should Canada appoint a “border czar”?
16 min
744
What does Trump want from a trade war and how d...
19 min
745
Canadians brace for tariffs, how will they hit ...
18 min
746
How will Canada respond to Trump’s tariffs?
7 min
747
Trump’s 25% tariffs on Canada are coming Februa...
10 min
748
Are more older Canadians living in poverty than...
16 min
749
Is China’s upstart DeepSeek really AI’s Sputnik...
20 min
750
How live music can grow Canada’s economy
18 min