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 story behind an unlikely non-fiction bestse...
88 min
1527
This Canadian city was just named the friendlie...
88 min
1528
Harry Belafonte passes away at the age of 96
90 min
1529
Meet the man behind the tunes at Maple Leafs ho...
77 min
1530
What do you do when a friend ghosts you?
70 min
1531
SpaceX giant rocket explodes minutes after laun...
94 min
1532
Sweet little lies: Maple syrup fraud undermines...
90 min
1533
How does the PSAC strike affect Canadians?
88 min
1534
Shedding some light on how lighting at home aff...
91 min
1535
The rise and fall of Tupperware! As the brand f...
91 min
1536
A company looking to figure out how to get rid ...
65 min
1537
Revisiting Canada’s biggest ever art heist: The...
76 min
1538
The best financial advice to retire faster and ...
72 min
1539
Where do hot cross buns come from? St. Albans ...
65 min
1540
Vancouver authorities move to clear away one of...
76 min
1541
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen to become the ...
78 min
1542
Meet the makers of a massive meatball made with...
91 min
1543
Shaw/Rogers deal and what it means for Canadian...
60 min
1544
Donald Trump indicted in alleged hush-money cr...
94 min
1545
Families of the victims prepare for release of ...
92 min
1546
Why do we dislike new music as we grow older
90 min
1547
Biden’s chocolate gift an ‘unbelievable’ moment...
87 min
1548
Do we focus too much on negative news?
60 min
1549
The power of nostalgia: why shoppers are flocki...
86 min
1550
Sources tell Global News that Liberal MP Han Do...
91 min