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
Telecom companies are getting rid of 411 and op...
16 min
1602
The death of Lisa Marie Presley and the pressur...
15 min
1603
Pressure mounts on the federal government to cl...
16 min
1604
Bank watchdog weighs tighter mortgage rules as ...
14 min
1605
How fraudsters are putting homes that don’t bel...
74 min
1606
How can we better improve our memory skills?
15 min
1607
B.C. woman ordered to reimburse former employer...
13 min
1608
Is your phone listening to your conversations?
15 min
1609
International aid organizations halt work in Af...
15 min
1610
Why would teen girls attack a homeless man in d...
7 min
1611
Who was Ken Lee? Remembering the homeless victi...
10 min
1612
How fraudsters are putting homes that don’t bel...
13 min
1613
FAA meltdown, Why you should care about the dis...
60 min
1614
Why you should care about the disappearance of ...
12 min
1615
Why has Canada put a halt on things entering th...
15 min
1616
US ponders banning gas stoves, should Canada co...
6 min
1617
US ponders banning gas stoves, should Canada co...
9 min
1618
Journo Corner: Banff parking spat, & "just tran...
16 min
1619
The Trudeau government seems awfully cozy with ...
16 min
1620
FAA meltdown - and the reliability of aviation IT
13 min
1621
Business leaders urge Three Amigos to move past...
60 min
1622
A real jailbird - how would you train a pigeon ...
10 min
1623
After a turbulent 2022 for many retailers, how ...
13 min
1624
A Little More True Crime: Cold Case BC
33 min
1625
As the political rhetoric heats up, a reality c...
16 min