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
Two classmates look for answers in the 1975 dis...
15 min
1602
Dutch supermarket chain introduces “chat checko...
15 min
1603
Prince Harry tells all in his autobiography “Sp...
15 min
1604
The Brasilia riots and the poisonous influence ...
17 min
1605
Canada makes it official and opts for the F35, ...
14 min
1606
Canada’s first electric car makes its debut at ...
54 min
1607
Why does American milk chocolate taste so tangy...
17 min
1608
New Zealand’s aggressive anti-smoking strategy ...
15 min
1609
How a B.C. stuntwoman followed in her mother’s ...
15 min
1610
What’s behind a continued shortages of cold and...
9 min
1611
Canada’s first electric car makes its debut at ...
12 min
1612
Ukraine rejects Putin’s 36-hour ceasefire for ...
56 min
1613
How far does a gold medal for Canada and a succ...
12 min
1614
Why is the quality of the “stuff” we buy declin...
15 min
1615
Cutting back on meetings in 2023, how one of Ca...
12 min
1616
The federal Liberal government is selling a rec...
12 min
1617
Son of ‘El Chapo’ captured again after a shooto...
15 min
1618
Proposal or ploy? Ukraine rejects Putin’s 36-ho...
12 min
1619
Why are more Canadians being killed in fires, T...
61 min
1620
How a volunteer-led group came to the rescue of...
12 min
1621
The legacy of Pope Benedict as the faithful gat...
15 min
1622
Journo Corner: What does the “Super Bowl” of te...
17 min
1623
Six ballots not enough as a divided Republican ...
16 min
1624
Does Canada’s bail system need to be fixed?
15 min
1625
Why are more Canadians being killed in fires
14 min