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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Helping pave the way to accredit more foreign d...
14 min
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Danielle Smith charts a new and controversial c...
14 min
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Anger over ongoing COVID-19 restrictions prompt...
65 min
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Why small talk is so important to our mental he...
14 min
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CSIS investigates death threats from Iran again...
14 min
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Fixing the problems with our Canadian cities - ...
17 min
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B.C. becomes the first jurisdiction in Canada t...
13 min
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How DNA and genetic genealogy led Toronto polic...
17 min
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Anger over ongoing COVID-19 restrictions prompt...
14 min
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The prime minister testified that his decision...
64 min
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What does it take to be a great mascot? We ask ...
17 min
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Why your brain gets a real kick out of Black Fr...
14 min
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A large increase in cases of sextortion involv...
8 min
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The murders of four female students at the Univ...
9 min
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A former advisor to prime minister Stephen Harp...
15 min
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What did the Emergencies Act inquiry hear over ...
18 min
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The prime minister testified that his decision ...
14 min
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Paying tribute to Börje Salming and his fight a...
73 min
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What you need to know when planning for winter ...
13 min
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A marketing expert on how to best navigate Bla...
14 min
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How the UK Supreme Court looked to Canada in sa...
18 min
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Gang-related murders are on the rise in Canada,...
14 min
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China copes with surge in COVID cases and prote...
9 min
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Paying tribute to Börje Salming and his fight a...
24 min
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High interest rates are sending Canada’s housin...
61 min