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
926
Syrians around the world react to the fall of A...
17 min
927
How cancer can mean ‘staggering’ costs for pati...
16 min
928
40 years since Do They Know It’s Christmas and ...
17 min
929
The fragile place we call Earth and how the uni...
17 min
930
How much higher can Bitcoin climb?
18 min
931
What’s hot and what’s not in Canadian real esta...
17 min
932
2024’s most mispronounced words
16 min
933
Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens
17 min
934
Health-care workers hope to revolutionize frost...
17 min
935
The Ford government’s plan to send nuclear powe...
17 min
936
Ride like the wind: A new documentary pays tri...
34 min
937
Manhunt continues for shooter in NYC murder of ...
17 min
938
Grocery prices could jump by 3-5% in 2025; Some...
17 min
939
An iconic style of Canadian movie theatre is qu...
18 min
940
Journo Corner: Canadian music funding body FACT...
17 min
941
There Is No Ethan: How Three Women Caught Ameri...
33 min
942
Air Canada drops carry-on bags for basic fare c...
16 min
943
How a term coined back in the 1850’s became the...
17 min
944
How small acts of kindness and connection reall...
15 min
945
Trump needles Trudeau about Canada becoming the...
20 min
946
What are you really eating? Why seafood so ofte...
18 min
947
Top Chef Canada winner brings a unique life sto...
17 min
948
Giving Tuesday kicks off a crucial month for Ca...
17 min
949
Who’s winning the thermostat wars and why
17 min
950
What did Canadians check out on YouTube in 2024?
19 min