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
How DNA and genetic genealogy led Toronto polic...
17 min
1627
Anger over ongoing COVID-19 restrictions prompt...
14 min
1628
The prime minister testified that his decision...
64 min
1629
What does it take to be a great mascot? We ask ...
17 min
1630
Why your brain gets a real kick out of Black Fr...
14 min
1631
A large increase in cases of sextortion involv...
8 min
1632
The murders of four female students at the Univ...
9 min
1633
A former advisor to prime minister Stephen Harp...
15 min
1634
What did the Emergencies Act inquiry hear over ...
18 min
1635
The prime minister testified that his decision ...
14 min
1636
Paying tribute to Börje Salming and his fight a...
73 min
1637
What you need to know when planning for winter ...
13 min
1638
A marketing expert on how to best navigate Bla...
14 min
1639
How the UK Supreme Court looked to Canada in sa...
18 min
1640
Gang-related murders are on the rise in Canada,...
14 min
1641
China copes with surge in COVID cases and prote...
9 min
1642
Paying tribute to Börje Salming and his fight a...
24 min
1643
High interest rates are sending Canada’s housin...
61 min
1644
As Saudi Arabia enjoys a national holiday after...
14 min
1645
How some car dealerships using supply issues to...
12 min
1646
Sanctions are hurting Vladimir Putin and Russia...
18 min
1647
Journo Corner: Canada vs Belgium, Alberta vs Ot...
16 min
1648
The collapse of crypto trading platform FTX and...
15 min
1649
High interest rates are sending Canada’s housin...
13 min
1650
Public safety minister lays out the federal gov...
60 min