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
Why small talk is so important to our mental he...
14 min
1627
CSIS investigates death threats from Iran again...
14 min
1628
Fixing the problems with our Canadian cities - ...
17 min
1629
B.C. becomes the first jurisdiction in Canada t...
13 min
1630
How DNA and genetic genealogy led Toronto polic...
17 min
1631
Anger over ongoing COVID-19 restrictions prompt...
14 min
1632
The prime minister testified that his decision...
64 min
1633
What does it take to be a great mascot? We ask ...
17 min
1634
Why your brain gets a real kick out of Black Fr...
14 min
1635
A large increase in cases of sextortion involv...
8 min
1636
The murders of four female students at the Univ...
9 min
1637
A former advisor to prime minister Stephen Harp...
15 min
1638
What did the Emergencies Act inquiry hear over ...
18 min
1639
The prime minister testified that his decision ...
14 min
1640
Paying tribute to Börje Salming and his fight a...
73 min
1641
What you need to know when planning for winter ...
13 min
1642
A marketing expert on how to best navigate Bla...
14 min
1643
How the UK Supreme Court looked to Canada in sa...
18 min
1644
Gang-related murders are on the rise in Canada,...
14 min
1645
China copes with surge in COVID cases and prote...
9 min
1646
Paying tribute to Börje Salming and his fight a...
24 min
1647
High interest rates are sending Canada’s housin...
61 min
1648
As Saudi Arabia enjoys a national holiday after...
14 min
1649
How some car dealerships using supply issues to...
12 min
1650
Sanctions are hurting Vladimir Putin and Russia...
18 min