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
What you need to know when planning for winter ...
13 min
1602
A marketing expert on how to best navigate Bla...
14 min
1603
How the UK Supreme Court looked to Canada in sa...
18 min
1604
Gang-related murders are on the rise in Canada,...
14 min
1605
China copes with surge in COVID cases and prote...
9 min
1606
Paying tribute to Börje Salming and his fight a...
24 min
1607
High interest rates are sending Canada’s housin...
61 min
1608
As Saudi Arabia enjoys a national holiday after...
14 min
1609
How some car dealerships using supply issues to...
12 min
1610
Sanctions are hurting Vladimir Putin and Russia...
18 min
1611
Journo Corner: Canada vs Belgium, Alberta vs Ot...
16 min
1612
The collapse of crypto trading platform FTX and...
15 min
1613
High interest rates are sending Canada’s housin...
13 min
1614
Public safety minister lays out the federal gov...
60 min
1615
December is around the corner, time for a refre...
13 min
1616
Team Canada gets set to play its first men’s Wo...
16 min
1617
A Kyiv human rights lawyer on holding Russia t...
15 min
1618
Alberta Premier promises inflation relief and ...
16 min
1619
Colorado Springs attack revives painful memorie...
17 min
1620
Public safety minister lays out the federal gov...
13 min
1621
Women gymnasts testify in Ottawa hearings on th...
59 min
1622
The Ontario flour mill behind the resurrection ...
12 min
1623
The fall of Elizabeth Holmes and the myth of th...
14 min
1624
The story behind one of the 70s biggest hits as...
16 min
1625
How Canada can help put advance democracy in Be...
14 min