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
The Year in Security: Freedom Convoy, blockades...
16 min
1602
Ten years after Sandy Hook, a mother’s solution...
63 min
1603
Our Book of Awesome
14 min
1604
Breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy announced
15 min
1605
A Little More True Crime: Five years later, the...
30 min
1606
10-years since Sandy Hook, the Movement That Sa...
18 min
1607
Defense minister pledges ‘ambitious’ military c...
13 min
1608
What’s next for the Artemis program? Ship carry...
62 min
1609
Alcohol-free suggestions for the holidays and D...
11 min
1610
Ship carrying B.C. gold to be salvaged after ne...
16 min
1611
Bob Rae seeks diplomatic breakthrough in Haiti ...
17 min
1612
Buying holiday gift cards at the drugstore or s...
13 min
1613
Pipelines: Keystone spill in Kansas and RCMP up...
17 min
1614
Historic moon mission ends with splashdown of O...
13 min
1615
How is the federal government reacting to the p...
58 min
1616
With mental health issues on the rise in Canada...
17 min
1617
The psychology behind sport: How athletes face ...
15 min
1618
What goes into writing Christmas music? The “Qu...
16 min
1619
The legacy of the Boeing 747 as the last one ro...
15 min
1620
How does the Alberta Sovereignty Act affect Pre...
7 min
1621
How is the federal government reacting to the p...
10 min
1622
Why NATO’s secretary general worries the war in...
13 min
1623
Céline Dion reveals diagnosis of rare neurologi...
62 min
1624
What’s in a name? Find out Canada’s most popula...
14 min
1625
New research shows the undeniable benefits of a...
14 min