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
What does Canada need to do now to jumpstart th...
13 min
1702
What can parents or childcare facilities do to ...
12 min
1703
How can we make our New Year's resolutions actu...
13 min
1704
The best of television in 2022: What did we wat...
16 min
1705
How 3D printing can help solve Canada’s homebui...
15 min
1706
Canada delays expanding medical assistance in d...
18 min
1707
Is Canada being naive about the risks of Chine...
14 min
1708
Are provincial governments across the country s...
14 min
1709
Leonard Cohen’s final act - The story of the la...
13 min
1710
A new feature on Apple devices causes headache...
17 min
1711
At what age should Canadians be retiring? Are ...
15 min
1712
How did rent prices get so high in Canada? Wil...
17 min
1713
What can Canada do in order to build more homes...
13 min
1714
The Year in Economics: Inflation surges, intere...
18 min
1715
Reconciliation in 2022: A papal visit and apology
16 min
1716
The World in 2022: Russia invades Ukraine, Chin...
17 min
1717
The Year in Health: Omicron dominates, mandates...
15 min
1718
The Year in Politics: populism reigns, incumben...
17 min
1719
The Year in Security: Freedom Convoy, blockades...
16 min
1720
Ten years after Sandy Hook, a mother’s solution...
63 min
1721
Our Book of Awesome
14 min
1722
Breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy announced
15 min
1723
A Little More True Crime: Five years later, the...
30 min
1724
10-years since Sandy Hook, the Movement That Sa...
18 min
1725
Defense minister pledges ‘ambitious’ military c...
13 min