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
Will the “Alberta Sovereignty within a United C...
49 min
1627
The mood amongst Canadian fans as Canada gets s...
12 min
1628
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active ...
13 min
1629
Problems in our Canadian cities - do downtown b...
6 min
1630
Problems in our Canadian cities - a store owner...
10 min
1631
A woman who survived stomach cancer fights to r...
13 min
1632
Journo Corner: Finance and a new show on the Co...
7 min
1633
Some Chinese cities rollback COVID restrictions...
10 min
1634
Will the “Alberta Sovereignty within a United C...
13 min
1635
Danielle Smith calls companies on vaccine requi...
73 min
1636
The allure of conspiracy theories and the rise ...
26 min
1637
Food insecurity is a growing problem in Canadia...
16 min
1638
As Canada marks Giving Tuesday, charities are s...
12 min
1639
Helping pave the way to accredit more foreign d...
14 min
1640
Danielle Smith charts a new and controversial c...
14 min
1641
Anger over ongoing COVID-19 restrictions prompt...
65 min
1642
Why small talk is so important to our mental he...
14 min
1643
CSIS investigates death threats from Iran again...
14 min
1644
Fixing the problems with our Canadian cities - ...
17 min
1645
B.C. becomes the first jurisdiction in Canada t...
13 min
1646
How DNA and genetic genealogy led Toronto polic...
17 min
1647
Anger over ongoing COVID-19 restrictions prompt...
14 min
1648
The prime minister testified that his decision...
64 min
1649
What does it take to be a great mascot? We ask ...
17 min
1650
Why your brain gets a real kick out of Black Fr...
14 min