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
Alleged serial killings of four women in Winnip...
17 min
1602
Canadian officials knew for years existing laws...
13 min
1603
Why Ottawa’s new dental benefit for kids falls ...
59 min
1604
In a tough economy - how do we learn to buy les...
14 min
1605
Why is shoplifting, already a multi-billion dol...
12 min
1606
Documenting the lives of British Columbians who...
17 min
1607
Russia weaponizes winter in its war with Ukrain...
13 min
1608
Why is the Ontario government opening up protec...
17 min
1609
Why Ottawa’s new dental benefit for kids falls ...
13 min
1610
Will the “Alberta Sovereignty within a United C...
49 min
1611
The mood amongst Canadian fans as Canada gets s...
12 min
1612
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active ...
13 min
1613
Problems in our Canadian cities - do downtown b...
6 min
1614
Problems in our Canadian cities - a store owner...
10 min
1615
A woman who survived stomach cancer fights to r...
13 min
1616
Journo Corner: Finance and a new show on the Co...
7 min
1617
Some Chinese cities rollback COVID restrictions...
10 min
1618
Will the “Alberta Sovereignty within a United C...
13 min
1619
Danielle Smith calls companies on vaccine requi...
73 min
1620
The allure of conspiracy theories and the rise ...
26 min
1621
Food insecurity is a growing problem in Canadia...
16 min
1622
As Canada marks Giving Tuesday, charities are s...
12 min
1623
Helping pave the way to accredit more foreign d...
14 min
1624
Danielle Smith charts a new and controversial c...
14 min
1625
Anger over ongoing COVID-19 restrictions prompt...
65 min