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
101
F-35 costs soar nearly 50% amid delays, should ...
17 min
102
Did Boomers really save the Liberal party? The ...
17 min
103
America needs to end it’s dependence on China f...
16 min
104
China is looking for allies, why Canada should ...
19 min
105
Remembering The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson and a ...
34 min
106
One Oilers fans makes the 14-hours trip to Sout...
14 min
107
Justin Baldoni lawsuit is tossed
17 min
108
How do you fix federal government procurement?
18 min
109
U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets will cost Canada ne...
18 min
110
How the Los Angeles protests over Trump’s immig...
18 min
111
Triumph lays it on the line and storms back int...
16 min
112
What do you do when a bird flies into your home?
16 min
113
Why building one Canadian economy won’t work w...
16 min
114
AI is playing a big role in how companies hire ...
18 min
115
The Prime Minister lays out an ambitious plan t...
20 min
116
Tariffs are already taking a bit out of the Can...
18 min
117
Defense argues complainant created a “false nar...
18 min
118
Why the Musk/Trump bromance imploded so quickly...
20 min
119
Do NHL teams in tax-free states have an edge? D...
16 min
120
Far Away in Time: How Canadian song Echo Beach...
18 min
121
Oilers Cup tickets are a very pricey proposition
7 min
122
Is a River Alive? Renowned nature author Rober...
16 min
123
Debunking 5 myths about when your devices get wet
16 min
124
How the 1982 Tylenol murders changed how we all...
16 min
125
Friend and fellow Canadian astronaut and space ...
19 min