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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Sprinter in her 90s has muscle cells of someone...
10 min
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Canada axes U.S. counter-tariffs - Defending yo...
26 min
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The Tesla whistleblower and the cost of taking ...
17 min
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Harassment, hardship and hope in wildland firef...
17 min
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Trump tariffs illegal? - De minmis crunch - Sec...
38 min
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Why Veteran investigative journalist Linden Mac...
17 min
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The class of 2025 inductees into the Canadian S...
16 min
108
Fit for TV Reveals the Complicated History of T...
17 min
109
Ice Cube steps off the big screen and picks up ...
10 min
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Animal Farm turns 80: Why Orwell’s novella is a...
17 min
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Trump tariffs or not, Canada’s BeaverTails is r...
17 min
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Ghislaine Maxwell's interview on the Epstein ca...
9 min
113
What are Canada’s five major cities? A summer o...
36 min
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Canada removes retaliatory tariffs on U.S, Apri...
45 min
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Rick Mercer Interview
15 min
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Canada gave its citizens the right to die, now ...
18 min
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8-year-old boy is killed by stray bullet while ...
8 min
118
Sleep Country co-founder reveals crack addictio...
21 min
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Air Canada strike, Canola seed tariffs take eff...
47 min
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Vancouver band Mother Mother celebrates 20 year...
17 min
121
Exposing the deceptions of direct-selling compa...
18 min
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B.C. man survives two weeks in wilderness by dr...
18 min
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Air Canada Strike - Trump-Putin reaction from K...
40 min
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Why Canada needs to change strategy in trade ne...
18 min
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Bestselling Canadian author Linwood Barclay cha...
17 min