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
1026
A BC mom spent years trying to prove her teen d...
16 min
1027
Paying tribute to the man friends called Q: Qui...
19 min
1028
US election preview + our coverage preview
17 min
1029
Americans bet millions on presidential race
15 min
1030
Why are so many people living with Diabetes mad...
9 min
1031
One of the great alt-rock bands returns with a ...
16 min
1032
RCMP in B.C. dismantles largest drug superlab i...
18 min
1033
Canadian Dollar is at a two-year low, how much ...
15 min
1034
Jody Wilson-Raybould talks history, reconciliat...
34 min
1035
America’s former envoy in Ottawa on what’s at s...
15 min
1036
Federal minister of health talks dental-care pl...
8 min
1037
World Series champion and MVP Freddie Freeman s...
12 min
1038
What the Menendez brothers’ case tells us about...
24 min
1039
Trick or treat: Why shrinkflation on Halloween ...
14 min
1040
A first-hand look at the deepening humanitarian...
14 min
1041
Nearly 400 days he was taken hostage by Hamas, ...
17 min
1042
Journo Corner: Forget the cola wars: How Dr. Pe...
16 min
1043
Could women voters propel Kamala Harris to the ...
19 min
1044
Toronto Zoo mourns the loss one of its original...
15 min
1045
From Moo Deng to Beetlejuice: What costumes are...
15 min
1046
Inside look at 2014 collapse of major Canadian ...
17 min
1047
Member of Indian PM Modi's inner circle behind ...
17 min
1048
Hoarder House Flippers returns on HGTV Canada t...
15 min
1049
Canadian horror author serves up a creepy crawl...
16 min
1050
Fishy behaviour: Man opens a can of tuna on a f...
17 min