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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From cold weather to staffing shortages: Why ar...
15 min
1627
A traveller from BC stranded in Peru during civ...
16 min
1628
How is the retail industry during the most “nor...
13 min
1629
A man who researches mass shootings tells his s...
15 min
1630
How are robots helping Canada’s aging populatio...
12 min
1631
How can we think of more thoughtful presents? H...
11 min
1632
What are the latest developments in the investi...
15 min
1633
Is Canada’s healthcare system stuck in the past?
12 min
1634
What is it like to be a LEGO Master? A Kelowna ...
14 min
1635
A daughter fighting for missing and murdered In...
14 min
1636
2020 intel warned the Trudeau government that C...
15 min
1637
Living in a van down by the river? Why some peo...
14 min
1638
How is lab-grown seafood made? Could it be key ...
15 min
1639
Celebrating ugly Christmas sweaters: Why do we ...
14 min
1640
Is Canada’s immigration policy at a crossroads?
17 min
1641
Did the federal government undercut its own mom...
16 min
1642
What is going on with Elon Musk and Twitter now...
15 min
1643
Why do humans laugh and what do we find so funn...
17 min
1644
Looking back on the 2022 FIFA World Cup: A refl...
15 min
1645
What did we learn from the last episodes of the...
17 min
1646
What does Canada need to do now to jumpstart th...
13 min
1647
What can parents or childcare facilities do to ...
12 min
1648
How can we make our New Year's resolutions actu...
13 min
1649
The best of television in 2022: What did we wat...
16 min
1650
How 3D printing can help solve Canada’s homebui...
15 min