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
1501
Journo Corner: Year in Review 2022
19 min
1502
A family from Abbotsford helps at the scene of ...
16 min
1503
How a huge winter storm exposed bigger problems...
9 min
1504
How did VIA passengers wind up stuck on a train...
7 min
1505
Buffalo digs out from a historic blizzard
13 min
1506
Feeling like a real Grinch? How can we best man...
10 min
1507
From cold weather to staffing shortages: Why ar...
15 min
1508
A traveller from BC stranded in Peru during civ...
16 min
1509
How is the retail industry during the most “nor...
13 min
1510
A man who researches mass shootings tells his s...
15 min
1511
How are robots helping Canada’s aging populatio...
12 min
1512
How can we think of more thoughtful presents? H...
11 min
1513
What are the latest developments in the investi...
15 min
1514
Is Canada’s healthcare system stuck in the past?
12 min
1515
What is it like to be a LEGO Master? A Kelowna ...
14 min
1516
A daughter fighting for missing and murdered In...
14 min
1517
2020 intel warned the Trudeau government that C...
15 min
1518
Living in a van down by the river? Why some peo...
14 min
1519
How is lab-grown seafood made? Could it be key ...
15 min
1520
Celebrating ugly Christmas sweaters: Why do we ...
14 min
1521
Is Canada’s immigration policy at a crossroads?
17 min
1522
Did the federal government undercut its own mom...
16 min
1523
What is going on with Elon Musk and Twitter now...
15 min
1524
Why do humans laugh and what do we find so funn...
17 min
1525
Looking back on the 2022 FIFA World Cup: A refl...
15 min