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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What did we learn from the last episodes of the...
17 min
1527
What does Canada need to do now to jumpstart th...
13 min
1528
What can parents or childcare facilities do to ...
12 min
1529
How can we make our New Year's resolutions actu...
13 min
1530
The best of television in 2022: What did we wat...
16 min
1531
How 3D printing can help solve Canada’s homebui...
15 min
1532
Canada delays expanding medical assistance in d...
18 min
1533
Is Canada being naive about the risks of Chine...
14 min
1534
Are provincial governments across the country s...
14 min
1535
Leonard Cohen’s final act - The story of the la...
13 min
1536
A new feature on Apple devices causes headache...
17 min
1537
At what age should Canadians be retiring? Are ...
15 min
1538
How did rent prices get so high in Canada? Wil...
17 min
1539
What can Canada do in order to build more homes...
13 min
1540
The Year in Economics: Inflation surges, intere...
18 min
1541
Reconciliation in 2022: A papal visit and apology
16 min
1542
The World in 2022: Russia invades Ukraine, Chin...
17 min
1543
The Year in Health: Omicron dominates, mandates...
15 min
1544
The Year in Politics: populism reigns, incumben...
17 min
1545
The Year in Security: Freedom Convoy, blockades...
16 min
1546
Ten years after Sandy Hook, a mother’s solution...
63 min
1547
Our Book of Awesome
14 min
1548
Breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy announced
15 min
1549
A Little More True Crime: Five years later, the...
30 min
1550
10-years since Sandy Hook, the Movement That Sa...
18 min