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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B.C. man's family of 11 people living through c...
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Chrystia Freeland meets with finance ministers ...
56 min
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The Beatles release their final single, with a ...
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Retailers sound the alarm about rising theft an...
93 min
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Self-checkouts and the downside of DIY for cons...
90 min
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Losing a Friend - remembering Matthew Perry
90 min
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How well is Ottawa handling its carbon tax poli...
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Understanding mass shootings and how to better ...
93 min
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Steven Page and a new supergroup creating a hom...
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Israeli hostage released by Hamas speaks of her...
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The Psychology of Revenge: Is an eye-for-an-ey...
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Sam Roberts on his band’s new album, “The Adven...
76 min
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Ken Dryden looks back at his High School years ...
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A tuition hike for out-of-province students ca...
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A Little More Collecting: The man with the worl...
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A Little More Collecting: Why do people love to...
85 min
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Supreme Court strikes down Federal Environmenta...
80 min
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Brink’s sues Air Canada for its $20M in gold ba...
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The Perils of Ultra-Processed foods
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Hamas attack kills grandmother of Israeli man l...
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Iran’s Narges Mohammadi wins the Nobel Peace Pr...
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Canada’s most famous astronaut returns to Earth...
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A former campaign manager breaks down the Manit...
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Alberta takes aim at federal government’s futur...
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How translating classic hits into Inuktitut bec...
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