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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Why cabinet resignations are a rarity - Freelan...
17 min
827
Chrystia Freeland resigns from Justin Trudeau’s...
15 min
828
A new survey shows Canadians concerned their ch...
18 min
829
The holiday gift guide to non-fiction books
17 min
830
What are the biggest challenges in Canadian hea...
16 min
831
GST Holiday, Canada Post strike impacts to busi...
17 min
832
The newest WNBA franchise in Toronto speeds up ...
15 min
833
Anxiety in children in the social media age
18 min
834
Standing On The Shoulders of Kitties: The Trail...
14 min
835
What could legalizing mushrooms in Canada look ...
15 min
836
Ketchup named Canada’s signature potato chip fl...
12 min
837
Why is Donald Trump taunting Canada?
15 min
838
What did Canadians check out on YouTube in 2024?
7 min
839
Brain Rot is the Oxford Word of the year
10 min
840
Why Canada’s housing crisis showed few signs of...
17 min
841
How immigration became a dominant topic in Cana...
16 min
842
Trudeau founders, incumbents stagger, Trump ret...
18 min
843
After a devastating wildfire, Jasper ends 2024 ...
17 min
844
What events, people, and trends Canadians were ...
17 min
845
The surprising ways in which games have changed...
17 min
846
Airlines try to crackdown on air rage incidents...
17 min
847
The humble origins of one of the world’s most e...
16 min
848
Giving a gift? Turns out late isn’t a bad thing...
16 min
849
A top FBI criminal profiler on what we’ve learn...
35 min
850
Man suspected of killing United Healthcare CEO ...
18 min