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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Leonard Cohen’s final act - The story of the la...
13 min
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A new feature on Apple devices causes headache...
17 min
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At what age should Canadians be retiring? Are ...
15 min
1554
How did rent prices get so high in Canada? Wil...
17 min
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What can Canada do in order to build more homes...
13 min
1556
The Year in Economics: Inflation surges, intere...
18 min
1557
Reconciliation in 2022: A papal visit and apology
16 min
1558
The World in 2022: Russia invades Ukraine, Chin...
17 min
1559
The Year in Health: Omicron dominates, mandates...
15 min
1560
The Year in Politics: populism reigns, incumben...
17 min
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The Year in Security: Freedom Convoy, blockades...
16 min
1562
Ten years after Sandy Hook, a mother’s solution...
63 min
1563
Our Book of Awesome
14 min
1564
Breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy announced
15 min
1565
A Little More True Crime: Five years later, the...
30 min
1566
10-years since Sandy Hook, the Movement That Sa...
18 min
1567
Defense minister pledges ‘ambitious’ military c...
13 min
1568
What’s next for the Artemis program? Ship carry...
62 min
1569
Alcohol-free suggestions for the holidays and D...
11 min
1570
Ship carrying B.C. gold to be salvaged after ne...
16 min
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Bob Rae seeks diplomatic breakthrough in Haiti ...
17 min
1572
Buying holiday gift cards at the drugstore or s...
13 min
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Pipelines: Keystone spill in Kansas and RCMP up...
17 min
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Historic moon mission ends with splashdown of O...
13 min
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How is the federal government reacting to the p...
58 min