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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How an Edmonton family navigated the Sunwing fi...
8 min
1427
Did our bail system fail an OPP constable kill...
14 min
1428
Buffalo digs out from a historic blizzard, A f...
68 min
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Journo Corner: Year in Review 2022
19 min
1430
A family from Abbotsford helps at the scene of ...
16 min
1431
How a huge winter storm exposed bigger problems...
9 min
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How did VIA passengers wind up stuck on a train...
7 min
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Buffalo digs out from a historic blizzard
13 min
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Feeling like a real Grinch? How can we best man...
10 min
1435
From cold weather to staffing shortages: Why ar...
15 min
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A traveller from BC stranded in Peru during civ...
16 min
1437
How is the retail industry during the most “nor...
13 min
1438
A man who researches mass shootings tells his s...
15 min
1439
How are robots helping Canada’s aging populatio...
12 min
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How can we think of more thoughtful presents? H...
11 min
1441
What are the latest developments in the investi...
15 min
1442
Is Canada’s healthcare system stuck in the past?
12 min
1443
What is it like to be a LEGO Master? A Kelowna ...
14 min
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A daughter fighting for missing and murdered In...
14 min
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2020 intel warned the Trudeau government that C...
15 min
1446
Living in a van down by the river? Why some peo...
14 min
1447
How is lab-grown seafood made? Could it be key ...
15 min
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Celebrating ugly Christmas sweaters: Why do we ...
14 min
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Is Canada’s immigration policy at a crossroads?
17 min
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Did the federal government undercut its own mom...
16 min