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
Russia weaponizes winter in its war with Ukrain...
13 min
1727
Why is the Ontario government opening up protec...
17 min
1728
Why Ottawa’s new dental benefit for kids falls ...
13 min
1729
Will the “Alberta Sovereignty within a United C...
49 min
1730
The mood amongst Canadian fans as Canada gets s...
12 min
1731
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active ...
13 min
1732
Problems in our Canadian cities - do downtown b...
6 min
1733
Problems in our Canadian cities - a store owner...
10 min
1734
A woman who survived stomach cancer fights to r...
13 min
1735
Journo Corner: Finance and a new show on the Co...
7 min
1736
Some Chinese cities rollback COVID restrictions...
10 min
1737
Will the “Alberta Sovereignty within a United C...
13 min
1738
Danielle Smith calls companies on vaccine requi...
73 min
1739
The allure of conspiracy theories and the rise ...
26 min
1740
Food insecurity is a growing problem in Canadia...
16 min
1741
As Canada marks Giving Tuesday, charities are s...
12 min
1742
Helping pave the way to accredit more foreign d...
14 min
1743
Danielle Smith charts a new and controversial c...
14 min
1744
Anger over ongoing COVID-19 restrictions prompt...
65 min
1745
Why small talk is so important to our mental he...
14 min
1746
CSIS investigates death threats from Iran again...
14 min
1747
Fixing the problems with our Canadian cities - ...
17 min
1748
B.C. becomes the first jurisdiction in Canada t...
13 min
1749
How DNA and genetic genealogy led Toronto polic...
17 min
1750
Anger over ongoing COVID-19 restrictions prompt...
14 min