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 Supreme Court upholds ban on popular video s...
18 min
802
What impact could US tariffs and countermeasure...
17 min
803
TikToker tries 30 activities to meet new people
18 min
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Doctors call for changes in the way obesity is ...
17 min
805
Should Canada leverage energy exports to the US...
18 min
806
No fun in the sun: Why do some tropical resorts...
18 min
807
Canadian patients dying while waiting for treat...
17 min
808
We're seeing a Hunger Games' across Ontario: Hu...
17 min
809
Journo Corner: Canada should brace for chaos in...
17 min
810
Canadian business owner contemplates move to US...
16 min
811
Why Starbucks is taking in the welcome mat for ...
17 min
812
BC man taken to court by coworkers for $2M lott...
17 min
813
US Food and Drug Administration bans us of cont...
18 min
814
P.E.I. homeowner captures sound and video of me...
15 min
815
Yukon hair freezing contest is on for 2025, wea...
13 min
816
Record antarctic ice core
16 min
817
American talk shows, popular podcasts, why Cana...
18 min
818
True Crime: Cold Case Course/Elizabeth Bain mur...
19 min
819
Damage from natural disasters in Canada hit rec...
17 min
820
LA faces a long and difficult rebuild and tough...
7 min
821
Winnipeg firefighter rushes to the rescue while...
9 min
822
Remembering “Soul Man” Sam Moore of Sam & Dave ...
35 min
823
From science fiction to reality, how close are ...
17 min
824
Why Trump’s threats aimed at Canada, Greenland,...
18 min
825
From LA to Jasper: We’re in a new era of wildf...
18 min