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
1401
Why are more Canadians being killed in fires, T...
61 min
1402
How a volunteer-led group came to the rescue of...
12 min
1403
The legacy of Pope Benedict as the faithful gat...
15 min
1404
Journo Corner: What does the “Super Bowl” of te...
17 min
1405
Six ballots not enough as a divided Republican ...
16 min
1406
Does Canada’s bail system need to be fixed?
15 min
1407
Why are more Canadians being killed in fires
14 min
1408
Idaho student killings suspect identified by DN...
59 min
1409
Remembering Jean Paré - the author of the Compa...
11 min
1410
Canada’s highest-paid CEOs made record average ...
14 min
1411
The brief but grizzly history of the rise and f...
16 min
1412
Damar Hamlin’s on-field cardiac arrest through ...
15 min
1413
China slams ‘excessive’ COVID-19 curbs on trave...
8 min
1414
New COVID variant could be the one to watch out...
8 min
1415
Idaho student killings suspect identified by D...
14 min
1416
Rogers-Shaw deal: Competition watchdog appeals ...
59 min
1417
The Taliban bans women from universities and NG...
14 min
1418
Why are so many employees ready to look for new...
12 min
1419
What we’ve lost playing the lottery and why gov...
16 min
1420
Rogers-Shaw deal: Competition watchdog appeals ...
14 min
1421
Did our bail system fail an OPP constable kille...
45 min
1422
How recent winter storms reveal gaps in our em...
14 min
1423
Remembering Canadian music icon Ian Tyson
18 min
1424
What was it like to be scored on by Pele? Dick ...
16 min
1425
When weather chaos strikes, what responsibility...
8 min