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
How DNA and genetic genealogy led Toronto polic...
17 min
1702
Anger over ongoing COVID-19 restrictions prompt...
14 min
1703
The prime minister testified that his decision...
64 min
1704
What does it take to be a great mascot? We ask ...
17 min
1705
Why your brain gets a real kick out of Black Fr...
14 min
1706
A large increase in cases of sextortion involv...
8 min
1707
The murders of four female students at the Univ...
9 min
1708
A former advisor to prime minister Stephen Harp...
15 min
1709
What did the Emergencies Act inquiry hear over ...
18 min
1710
The prime minister testified that his decision ...
14 min
1711
Paying tribute to Börje Salming and his fight a...
73 min
1712
What you need to know when planning for winter ...
13 min
1713
A marketing expert on how to best navigate Bla...
14 min
1714
How the UK Supreme Court looked to Canada in sa...
18 min
1715
Gang-related murders are on the rise in Canada,...
14 min
1716
China copes with surge in COVID cases and prote...
9 min
1717
Paying tribute to Börje Salming and his fight a...
24 min
1718
High interest rates are sending Canada’s housin...
61 min
1719
As Saudi Arabia enjoys a national holiday after...
14 min
1720
How some car dealerships using supply issues to...
12 min
1721
Sanctions are hurting Vladimir Putin and Russia...
18 min
1722
Journo Corner: Canada vs Belgium, Alberta vs Ot...
16 min
1723
The collapse of crypto trading platform FTX and...
15 min
1724
High interest rates are sending Canada’s housin...
13 min
1725
Public safety minister lays out the federal gov...
60 min