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 did VIA passengers wind up stuck on a train...
7 min
1527
Buffalo digs out from a historic blizzard
13 min
1528
Feeling like a real Grinch? How can we best man...
10 min
1529
From cold weather to staffing shortages: Why ar...
15 min
1530
A traveller from BC stranded in Peru during civ...
16 min
1531
How is the retail industry during the most “nor...
13 min
1532
A man who researches mass shootings tells his s...
15 min
1533
How are robots helping Canada’s aging populatio...
12 min
1534
How can we think of more thoughtful presents? H...
11 min
1535
What are the latest developments in the investi...
15 min
1536
Is Canada’s healthcare system stuck in the past?
12 min
1537
What is it like to be a LEGO Master? A Kelowna ...
14 min
1538
A daughter fighting for missing and murdered In...
14 min
1539
2020 intel warned the Trudeau government that C...
15 min
1540
Living in a van down by the river? Why some peo...
14 min
1541
How is lab-grown seafood made? Could it be key ...
15 min
1542
Celebrating ugly Christmas sweaters: Why do we ...
14 min
1543
Is Canada’s immigration policy at a crossroads?
17 min
1544
Did the federal government undercut its own mom...
16 min
1545
What is going on with Elon Musk and Twitter now...
15 min
1546
Why do humans laugh and what do we find so funn...
17 min
1547
Looking back on the 2022 FIFA World Cup: A refl...
15 min
1548
What did we learn from the last episodes of the...
17 min
1549
What does Canada need to do now to jumpstart th...
13 min
1550
What can parents or childcare facilities do to ...
12 min