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
1626
Why did plant-based meats lose their sizzle?
11 min
1627
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives in Indone...
15 min
1628
Financial literacy month arrives in uncertain e...
14 min
1629
Victim of a suspected cyberattack, Sobeys stays...
12 min
1630
Why is the federal bureaucracy struggling to pr...
16 min
1631
Why does Canada have child medication shortages...
13 min
1632
Public health officials urge Canadians, Global ...
78 min
1633
How one group is working to make sure Indigenou...
17 min
1634
Canadian veterans continue to fight to raise aw...
14 min
1635
Why has no soldier been awarded Canada’s highes...
17 min
1636
Global News looks into the state of Canada's Ar...
14 min
1637
Arlene Dickinson on her new venture, Twitter, a...
14 min
1638
Public health officials urge Canadians to wear ...
13 min
1639
Foreign affairs minister outlines new approach ...
58 min
1640
How a career-ending injury turned Lauren Taylor...
13 min
1641
A new book looks into murder and justice at a p...
14 min
1642
Is the US putting pressure on Ukraine to negoti...
16 min
1643
US Midterms: A red wave turns into a red ripple...
14 min
1644
Journo Corner: Poilievre turns up in Vancouver,...
14 min
1645
Foreign affairs minister outlines new approach ...
13 min
1646
US Midterms, Canadian War Museum oral history p...
64 min
1647
Canadian War Museum oral history project examin...
11 min
1648
US Midterms Update: Can the Republicans take co...
10 min
1649
The Surge in Tech industry Layoffs and what nex...
14 min
1650
A quarter century of wild Canadian weather stor...
23 min