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
1726
Canada’s competition watchdog wants to know wha...
61 min
1727
How a portrait artist uses the healing powers o...
14 min
1728
Two Canadians were kidnapped and killed by terr...
14 min
1729
As Russia’s war in Ukraine falters, how much is...
15 min
1730
BC doctor specializing in emergency medicine ge...
16 min
1731
What lessons does Britain’s political chaos hav...
16 min
1732
Canada’s competition watchdog wants to know wha...
13 min
1733
Handgun ban in effect, Ottawa's cybersecurity b...
74 min
1734
Warnings Ottawa’s cybersecurity bill is flawed ...
14 min
1735
Russia may be stepping up cyberattacks worldwid...
12 min
1736
Can employees get away with bad behaviour and p...
15 min
1737
Meet B.C.’s next premier: Who is David Eby and ...
16 min
1738
Recording of RCMP meeting in the aftermath of t...
16 min
1739
Canada’s handgun ban goes into effect today, wi...
13 min
1740
UK PM Liz Truss resigns after just 44 days in o...
61 min
1741
A taxi scam in Toronto leads to a TikTok video ...
13 min
1742
Persistent drought and conflict drives Somalia ...
15 min
1743
Covid in Canada heading into the colder months;...
15 min
1744
Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard sentenced to 5 ye...
13 min
1745
Canadian military investigates whether former f...
15 min
1746
UK PM Liz Truss resigns after just 44 days in o...
14 min
1747
Why raising interest rates even further won’t h...
59 min
1748
What happens when you start to run out of water...
13 min
1749
The Safety Dance at 40: Catching up with Men Wi...
13 min
1750
Canada’s intelligence service told the Federal ...
16 min