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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Remembering Canadian music icon Ian Tyson
18 min
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What was it like to be scored on by Pele? Dick ...
16 min
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When weather chaos strikes, what responsibility...
8 min
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How an Edmonton family navigated the Sunwing fi...
8 min
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Did our bail system fail an OPP constable kill...
14 min
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Buffalo digs out from a historic blizzard, A f...
68 min
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Journo Corner: Year in Review 2022
19 min
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A family from Abbotsford helps at the scene of ...
16 min
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How a huge winter storm exposed bigger problems...
9 min
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How did VIA passengers wind up stuck on a train...
7 min
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Buffalo digs out from a historic blizzard
13 min
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Feeling like a real Grinch? How can we best man...
10 min
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From cold weather to staffing shortages: Why ar...
15 min
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A traveller from BC stranded in Peru during civ...
16 min
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How is the retail industry during the most “nor...
13 min
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A man who researches mass shootings tells his s...
15 min
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How are robots helping Canada’s aging populatio...
12 min
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How can we think of more thoughtful presents? H...
11 min
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What are the latest developments in the investi...
15 min
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Is Canada’s healthcare system stuck in the past?
12 min
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What is it like to be a LEGO Master? A Kelowna ...
14 min
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A daughter fighting for missing and murdered In...
14 min
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2020 intel warned the Trudeau government that C...
15 min
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Living in a van down by the river? Why some peo...
14 min
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How is lab-grown seafood made? Could it be key ...
15 min