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
1601
Canada’s first electric car makes its debut at ...
12 min
1602
Ukraine rejects Putin’s 36-hour ceasefire for ...
56 min
1603
How far does a gold medal for Canada and a succ...
12 min
1604
Why is the quality of the “stuff” we buy declin...
15 min
1605
Cutting back on meetings in 2023, how one of Ca...
12 min
1606
The federal Liberal government is selling a rec...
12 min
1607
Son of ‘El Chapo’ captured again after a shooto...
15 min
1608
Proposal or ploy? Ukraine rejects Putin’s 36-ho...
12 min
1609
Why are more Canadians being killed in fires, T...
61 min
1610
How a volunteer-led group came to the rescue of...
12 min
1611
The legacy of Pope Benedict as the faithful gat...
15 min
1612
Journo Corner: What does the “Super Bowl” of te...
17 min
1613
Six ballots not enough as a divided Republican ...
16 min
1614
Does Canada’s bail system need to be fixed?
15 min
1615
Why are more Canadians being killed in fires
14 min
1616
Idaho student killings suspect identified by DN...
59 min
1617
Remembering Jean Paré - the author of the Compa...
11 min
1618
Canada’s highest-paid CEOs made record average ...
14 min
1619
The brief but grizzly history of the rise and f...
16 min
1620
Damar Hamlin’s on-field cardiac arrest through ...
15 min
1621
China slams ‘excessive’ COVID-19 curbs on trave...
8 min
1622
New COVID variant could be the one to watch out...
8 min
1623
Idaho student killings suspect identified by D...
14 min
1624
Rogers-Shaw deal: Competition watchdog appeals ...
59 min
1625
The Taliban bans women from universities and NG...
14 min