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
Danielle Smith calls companies on vaccine requi...
73 min
1627
The allure of conspiracy theories and the rise ...
26 min
1628
Food insecurity is a growing problem in Canadia...
16 min
1629
As Canada marks Giving Tuesday, charities are s...
12 min
1630
Helping pave the way to accredit more foreign d...
14 min
1631
Danielle Smith charts a new and controversial c...
14 min
1632
Anger over ongoing COVID-19 restrictions prompt...
65 min
1633
Why small talk is so important to our mental he...
14 min
1634
CSIS investigates death threats from Iran again...
14 min
1635
Fixing the problems with our Canadian cities - ...
17 min
1636
B.C. becomes the first jurisdiction in Canada t...
13 min
1637
How DNA and genetic genealogy led Toronto polic...
17 min
1638
Anger over ongoing COVID-19 restrictions prompt...
14 min
1639
The prime minister testified that his decision...
64 min
1640
What does it take to be a great mascot? We ask ...
17 min
1641
Why your brain gets a real kick out of Black Fr...
14 min
1642
A large increase in cases of sextortion involv...
8 min
1643
The murders of four female students at the Univ...
9 min
1644
A former advisor to prime minister Stephen Harp...
15 min
1645
What did the Emergencies Act inquiry hear over ...
18 min
1646
The prime minister testified that his decision ...
14 min
1647
Paying tribute to Börje Salming and his fight a...
73 min
1648
What you need to know when planning for winter ...
13 min
1649
A marketing expert on how to best navigate Bla...
14 min
1650
How the UK Supreme Court looked to Canada in sa...
18 min