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 federal Liberal government is selling a rec...
12 min
1602
Son of ‘El Chapo’ captured again after a shooto...
15 min
1603
Proposal or ploy? Ukraine rejects Putin’s 36-ho...
12 min
1604
Why are more Canadians being killed in fires, T...
61 min
1605
How a volunteer-led group came to the rescue of...
12 min
1606
The legacy of Pope Benedict as the faithful gat...
15 min
1607
Journo Corner: What does the “Super Bowl” of te...
17 min
1608
Six ballots not enough as a divided Republican ...
16 min
1609
Does Canada’s bail system need to be fixed?
15 min
1610
Why are more Canadians being killed in fires
14 min
1611
Idaho student killings suspect identified by DN...
59 min
1612
Remembering Jean Paré - the author of the Compa...
11 min
1613
Canada’s highest-paid CEOs made record average ...
14 min
1614
The brief but grizzly history of the rise and f...
16 min
1615
Damar Hamlin’s on-field cardiac arrest through ...
15 min
1616
China slams ‘excessive’ COVID-19 curbs on trave...
8 min
1617
New COVID variant could be the one to watch out...
8 min
1618
Idaho student killings suspect identified by D...
14 min
1619
Rogers-Shaw deal: Competition watchdog appeals ...
59 min
1620
The Taliban bans women from universities and NG...
14 min
1621
Why are so many employees ready to look for new...
12 min
1622
What we’ve lost playing the lottery and why gov...
16 min
1623
Rogers-Shaw deal: Competition watchdog appeals ...
14 min
1624
Did our bail system fail an OPP constable kille...
45 min
1625
How recent winter storms reveal gaps in our em...
14 min