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
Should Canada appoint a “border czar”?
16 min
727
What does Trump want from a trade war and how d...
19 min
728
Canadians brace for tariffs, how will they hit ...
18 min
729
How will Canada respond to Trump’s tariffs?
7 min
730
Trump’s 25% tariffs on Canada are coming Februa...
10 min
731
Are more older Canadians living in poverty than...
16 min
732
Is China’s upstart DeepSeek really AI’s Sputnik...
20 min
733
How live music can grow Canada’s economy
18 min
734
98 Degrees on their success, setbacks, and a ne...
17 min
735
Deadly mid-air collision in Washington raises q...
9 min
736
Figure skating world reels after mid-air collis...
9 min
737
Longtime aircraft accident investigator John Co...
18 min
738
What does the Year of the Snake have in store f...
16 min
739
A millennial joined a cruise full of Boomers, i...
17 min
740
No Eggaggeration: Soaring US prices have Canadi...
17 min
741
Journo Corner: What happened to Canadian Tire m...
18 min
742
How are Trump’s tariff threats viewed in Washin...
16 min
743
The Bank of Canada cuts rates, braces for tariffs
18 min
744
Gulf of Mexico or Gulf of America? A name chang...
17 min
745
Ozempic and similar weight loss drugs may lower...
17 min
746
Toronto man has big hopes for his tiny homes fo...
18 min
747
Foreign interference inquiry finds causes for c...
17 min
748
Trump uses World Economic Forum speech to threa...
19 min
749
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