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
A man who researches mass shootings tells his s...
15 min
1527
How are robots helping Canada’s aging populatio...
12 min
1528
How can we think of more thoughtful presents? H...
11 min
1529
What are the latest developments in the investi...
15 min
1530
Is Canada’s healthcare system stuck in the past?
12 min
1531
What is it like to be a LEGO Master? A Kelowna ...
14 min
1532
A daughter fighting for missing and murdered In...
14 min
1533
2020 intel warned the Trudeau government that C...
15 min
1534
Living in a van down by the river? Why some peo...
14 min
1535
How is lab-grown seafood made? Could it be key ...
15 min
1536
Celebrating ugly Christmas sweaters: Why do we ...
14 min
1537
Is Canada’s immigration policy at a crossroads?
17 min
1538
Did the federal government undercut its own mom...
16 min
1539
What is going on with Elon Musk and Twitter now...
15 min
1540
Why do humans laugh and what do we find so funn...
17 min
1541
Looking back on the 2022 FIFA World Cup: A refl...
15 min
1542
What did we learn from the last episodes of the...
17 min
1543
What does Canada need to do now to jumpstart th...
13 min
1544
What can parents or childcare facilities do to ...
12 min
1545
How can we make our New Year's resolutions actu...
13 min
1546
The best of television in 2022: What did we wat...
16 min
1547
How 3D printing can help solve Canada’s homebui...
15 min
1548
Canada delays expanding medical assistance in d...
18 min
1549
Is Canada being naive about the risks of Chine...
14 min
1550
Are provincial governments across the country s...
14 min