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 Halifax’s women volunteers played a big rol...
13 min
1702
The lasting legacy of Louis Riel
18 min
1703
Journo Corner: Politicians battle it out over i...
16 min
1704
Canada’s most stolen cars for 2022: why are the...
13 min
1705
Why did Xi Jinping berate Justin Trudeau at the...
12 min
1706
Projectiles suspected to be Russian missiles st...
72 min
1707
With bills and high costs stacking up for Canad...
11 min
1708
The skyrocketing price of lettuce
13 min
1709
Earth reaches the 8 billion people mark
16 min
1710
Trump officially sets his sights on a comeback ...
15 min
1711
Macleans interview: State of Emergency: Inside ...
18 min
1712
Projectiles suspected to be Russian missiles st...
12 min
1713
Why does Canada have child medication shortages...
56 min
1714
Why did plant-based meats lose their sizzle?
11 min
1715
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives in Indone...
15 min
1716
Financial literacy month arrives in uncertain e...
14 min
1717
Victim of a suspected cyberattack, Sobeys stays...
12 min
1718
Why is the federal bureaucracy struggling to pr...
16 min
1719
Why does Canada have child medication shortages...
13 min
1720
Public health officials urge Canadians, Global ...
78 min
1721
How one group is working to make sure Indigenou...
17 min
1722
Canadian veterans continue to fight to raise aw...
14 min
1723
Why has no soldier been awarded Canada’s highes...
17 min
1724
Global News looks into the state of Canada's Ar...
14 min
1725
Arlene Dickinson on her new venture, Twitter, a...
14 min