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
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Remembering Canadian music icon Ian Tyson
18 min
1627
What was it like to be scored on by Pele? Dick ...
16 min
1628
When weather chaos strikes, what responsibility...
8 min
1629
How an Edmonton family navigated the Sunwing fi...
8 min
1630
Did our bail system fail an OPP constable kill...
14 min
1631
Buffalo digs out from a historic blizzard, A f...
68 min
1632
Journo Corner: Year in Review 2022
19 min
1633
A family from Abbotsford helps at the scene of ...
16 min
1634
How a huge winter storm exposed bigger problems...
9 min
1635
How did VIA passengers wind up stuck on a train...
7 min
1636
Buffalo digs out from a historic blizzard
13 min
1637
Feeling like a real Grinch? How can we best man...
10 min
1638
From cold weather to staffing shortages: Why ar...
15 min
1639
A traveller from BC stranded in Peru during civ...
16 min
1640
How is the retail industry during the most “nor...
13 min
1641
A man who researches mass shootings tells his s...
15 min
1642
How are robots helping Canada’s aging populatio...
12 min
1643
How can we think of more thoughtful presents? H...
11 min
1644
What are the latest developments in the investi...
15 min
1645
Is Canada’s healthcare system stuck in the past?
12 min
1646
What is it like to be a LEGO Master? A Kelowna ...
14 min
1647
A daughter fighting for missing and murdered In...
14 min
1648
2020 intel warned the Trudeau government that C...
15 min
1649
Living in a van down by the river? Why some peo...
14 min
1650
How is lab-grown seafood made? Could it be key ...
15 min