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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Big idea or Bad Idea: Ontario’s premier vows to...
14 min
1102
Meet the man behind one of Canada’s most belove...
94 min
1103
Canadian woman among 37 accusing former Harrod’...
100 min
1104
Historian petitions to get Littlest Hobo theme ...
14 min
1105
Blue Rodeo’s Jim Cuddy and Greg Keeler about to...
87 min
1106
They call him Bear but you can call this lifesa...
68 min
1107
What's behind a dramatic rise in illegal migran...
100 min
1108
Why the Canadian Medical Association is apologi...
102 min
1109
Is the consensus around immigration fading and ...
102 min
1110
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs arrested after grand jury in...
100 min
1111
Has tipping reached a tipping point? Where Cana...
60 min
1112
In the wellness industry, your mental health is...
102 min
1113
August hailstorm in Calgary is the second costl...
109 min
1114
With the U.S. election just eight weeks away, K...
103 min
1115
Tom Cochrane joins all-star group set to be ind...
94 min
1116
Where can you find Canada’s best Pizza?
63 min
1117
Why words matter: Carol Off on her new book At ...
100 min
1118
Jagmeet Singh announces NDP is ending deal with...
106 min
1119
How competing in the Paralympics helped propel ...
101 min
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After a political earthquake in B.C., Conservat...
100 min
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Major shakeup in B.C. politics: BC United leade...
101 min
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Unrolling hidden shrinkflation: Household paper...
99 min
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80-years after the liberation of Paris, a new b...
102 min
1124
The weirdest and wackiest laws in Canada
72 min
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How a new political party wants to impact polit...
88 min