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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The politics behind a high-profile prisoner swa...
13 min
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Bank of Canada hikes interest rates again but s...
60 min
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The enduring appeal of A Charlie Brown Christm...
14 min
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The jaw-dropping AI Chatbot is so good that it ...
14 min
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How Canadian museums should approach the repatr...
16 min
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Journo Corner: Ottawa to review RCMP equipment ...
18 min
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Why Canada is not poised to become a critical m...
14 min
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Bank of Canada hikes interest rates again but s...
13 min
1659
Auditor General warns that billions in ineligib...
61 min
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The Oxford Dictionaries word of the year celebr...
13 min
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The senate vote in Georgia and how the makeup o...
15 min
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The future may not be as digital as we once tho...
17 min
1663
The crisis in children’s health care and what n...
15 min
1664
Medical experts call on government to delay exp...
17 min
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Auditor General warns that billions in ineligib...
13 min
1666
Why food prices will continue to climb in 2023,...
55 min
1667
Why drinking eight glasses of water a day is un...
10 min
1668
Danielle Smith says she is open to amending the...
15 min
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How effective has Canadian gun control legislat...
17 min
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Remembering the 14 women killed in the Ecole Po...
12 min
1671
Canada welcomes the world for a major UN biodiv...
9 min
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Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin is acquitted of sexual as...
8 min
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Why food prices will continue to climb in 2023
13 min
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Canadian officials knew for years existing laws...
62 min
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How much would increased policing help address ...
18 min