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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How cancer can mean ‘staggering’ costs for pati...
16 min
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40 years since Do They Know It’s Christmas and ...
17 min
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The fragile place we call Earth and how the uni...
17 min
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How much higher can Bitcoin climb?
18 min
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What’s hot and what’s not in Canadian real esta...
17 min
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2024’s most mispronounced words
16 min
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Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens
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Health-care workers hope to revolutionize frost...
17 min
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The Ford government’s plan to send nuclear powe...
17 min
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Ride like the wind: A new documentary pays tri...
34 min
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Manhunt continues for shooter in NYC murder of ...
17 min
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Grocery prices could jump by 3-5% in 2025; Some...
17 min
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An iconic style of Canadian movie theatre is qu...
18 min
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Journo Corner: Canadian music funding body FACT...
17 min
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There Is No Ethan: How Three Women Caught Ameri...
33 min
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Air Canada drops carry-on bags for basic fare c...
16 min
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How a term coined back in the 1850’s became the...
17 min
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How small acts of kindness and connection reall...
15 min
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Trump needles Trudeau about Canada becoming the...
20 min
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What are you really eating? Why seafood so ofte...
18 min
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Top Chef Canada winner brings a unique life sto...
17 min
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Giving Tuesday kicks off a crucial month for Ca...
17 min
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Who’s winning the thermostat wars and why
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What did Canadians check out on YouTube in 2024?
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President Biden under fire for going back on h...
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