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 goes into writing Christmas music? The “Qu...
16 min
1702
The legacy of the Boeing 747 as the last one ro...
15 min
1703
How does the Alberta Sovereignty Act affect Pre...
7 min
1704
How is the federal government reacting to the p...
10 min
1705
Why NATO’s secretary general worries the war in...
13 min
1706
Céline Dion reveals diagnosis of rare neurologi...
62 min
1707
What’s in a name? Find out Canada’s most popula...
14 min
1708
New research shows the undeniable benefits of a...
14 min
1709
Harry and Meghan’s Netflix documentary release ...
17 min
1710
A new fund to help fight cancer set up in memor...
13 min
1711
Céline Dion reveals diagnosis of rare neurologi...
15 min
1712
The politics behind a high-profile prisoner swa...
13 min
1713
Bank of Canada hikes interest rates again but s...
60 min
1714
The enduring appeal of A Charlie Brown Christm...
14 min
1715
The jaw-dropping AI Chatbot is so good that it ...
14 min
1716
How Canadian museums should approach the repatr...
16 min
1717
Journo Corner: Ottawa to review RCMP equipment ...
18 min
1718
Why Canada is not poised to become a critical m...
14 min
1719
Bank of Canada hikes interest rates again but s...
13 min
1720
Auditor General warns that billions in ineligib...
61 min
1721
The Oxford Dictionaries word of the year celebr...
13 min
1722
The senate vote in Georgia and how the makeup o...
15 min
1723
The future may not be as digital as we once tho...
17 min
1724
The crisis in children’s health care and what n...
15 min
1725
Medical experts call on government to delay exp...
17 min