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
1526
The federal Liberal government is selling a rec...
12 min
1527
Son of ‘El Chapo’ captured again after a shooto...
15 min
1528
Proposal or ploy? Ukraine rejects Putin’s 36-ho...
12 min
1529
Why are more Canadians being killed in fires, T...
61 min
1530
How a volunteer-led group came to the rescue of...
12 min
1531
The legacy of Pope Benedict as the faithful gat...
15 min
1532
Journo Corner: What does the “Super Bowl” of te...
17 min
1533
Six ballots not enough as a divided Republican ...
16 min
1534
Does Canada’s bail system need to be fixed?
15 min
1535
Why are more Canadians being killed in fires
14 min
1536
Idaho student killings suspect identified by DN...
59 min
1537
Remembering Jean Paré - the author of the Compa...
11 min
1538
Canada’s highest-paid CEOs made record average ...
14 min
1539
The brief but grizzly history of the rise and f...
16 min
1540
Damar Hamlin’s on-field cardiac arrest through ...
15 min
1541
China slams ‘excessive’ COVID-19 curbs on trave...
8 min
1542
New COVID variant could be the one to watch out...
8 min
1543
Idaho student killings suspect identified by D...
14 min
1544
Rogers-Shaw deal: Competition watchdog appeals ...
59 min
1545
The Taliban bans women from universities and NG...
14 min
1546
Why are so many employees ready to look for new...
12 min
1547
What we’ve lost playing the lottery and why gov...
16 min
1548
Rogers-Shaw deal: Competition watchdog appeals ...
14 min
1549
Did our bail system fail an OPP constable kille...
45 min
1550
How recent winter storms reveal gaps in our em...
14 min