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
1701
Russia weaponizes winter in its war with Ukrain...
13 min
1702
Documenting the lives of British Columbians who...
17 min
1703
Why is the Ontario government opening up protec...
17 min
1704
Why Ottawa’s new dental benefit for kids falls ...
13 min
1705
Will the “Alberta Sovereignty within a United C...
49 min
1706
The mood amongst Canadian fans as Canada gets s...
12 min
1707
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active ...
13 min
1708
Problems in our Canadian cities - do downtown b...
6 min
1709
Problems in our Canadian cities - a store owner...
10 min
1710
A woman who survived stomach cancer fights to r...
13 min
1711
Journo Corner: Finance and a new show on the Co...
7 min
1712
Some Chinese cities rollback COVID restrictions...
10 min
1713
Will the “Alberta Sovereignty within a United C...
13 min
1714
Danielle Smith calls companies on vaccine requi...
73 min
1715
The allure of conspiracy theories and the rise ...
26 min
1716
Food insecurity is a growing problem in Canadia...
16 min
1717
As Canada marks Giving Tuesday, charities are s...
12 min
1718
Helping pave the way to accredit more foreign d...
14 min
1719
Danielle Smith charts a new and controversial c...
14 min
1720
Anger over ongoing COVID-19 restrictions prompt...
65 min
1721
Why small talk is so important to our mental he...
14 min
1722
CSIS investigates death threats from Iran again...
14 min
1723
Fixing the problems with our Canadian cities - ...
17 min
1724
B.C. becomes the first jurisdiction in Canada t...
13 min
1725
How DNA and genetic genealogy led Toronto polic...
17 min