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 has Canada put a halt on things entering th...
15 min
1402
US ponders banning gas stoves, should Canada co...
6 min
1403
US ponders banning gas stoves, should Canada co...
9 min
1404
Journo Corner: Banff parking spat, & "just tran...
16 min
1405
The Trudeau government seems awfully cozy with ...
16 min
1406
FAA meltdown - and the reliability of aviation IT
13 min
1407
Business leaders urge Three Amigos to move past...
60 min
1408
A real jailbird - how would you train a pigeon ...
10 min
1409
After a turbulent 2022 for many retailers, how ...
13 min
1410
A Little More True Crime: Cold Case BC
33 min
1411
As the political rhetoric heats up, a reality c...
16 min
1412
Business leaders urge Three Amigos to move past...
15 min
1413
Canada makes it official and opts for the F35, ...
62 min
1414
A close encounter with a Giant Pacific Octopus
15 min
1415
Two classmates look for answers in the 1975 dis...
15 min
1416
Dutch supermarket chain introduces “chat checko...
15 min
1417
Prince Harry tells all in his autobiography “Sp...
15 min
1418
The Brasilia riots and the poisonous influence ...
17 min
1419
Canada makes it official and opts for the F35, ...
14 min
1420
Canada’s first electric car makes its debut at ...
54 min
1421
Why does American milk chocolate taste so tangy...
17 min
1422
New Zealand’s aggressive anti-smoking strategy ...
15 min
1423
How a B.C. stuntwoman followed in her mother’s ...
15 min
1424
What’s behind a continued shortages of cold and...
9 min
1425
Canada’s first electric car makes its debut at ...
12 min