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
There’s nothing scary about spending on Hallowe...
11 min
1727
The best movies to set a spooky mood this Hallo...
21 min
1728
The B.C. government says no to supporting the I...
14 min
1729
Census shows Canadians are losing their religion
14 min
1730
An Act of Evil - The untold story of the small...
14 min
1731
Elon Musk gets set to transform Twitter
15 min
1732
Low voter turnout in municipal elections across...
64 min
1733
The many reasons why the Dutch don’t say sorry
14 min
1734
The mysterious rise of food allergies in North ...
13 min
1735
A Canadian leads the Philadelphia Phillies into...
16 min
1736
Looking ahead to the US midterm elections - imp...
15 min
1737
One month since Fiona: Newfoundland and Labrador
9 min
1738
One month since Fiona: Cape Breton
9 min
1739
Low voter turnout in municipal elections across...
13 min
1740
Immigrants and permanent residents now make up ...
50 min
1741
What life skills do young adults today feel the...
13 min
1742
An ode to ginger beef: the hidden history of Ch...
15 min
1743
Pennsylvania’s senate debate reveals the ongoin...
17 min
1744
Journo Corner: The Bank of Canada pushes ahead ...
13 min
1745
Why new arrivals to Canada continue to settle i...
8 min
1746
Immigrants and permanent residents now make up ...
8 min
1747
Should Ottawa be doing more to repatriate Canad...
14 min
1748
Canadian women released from camp for ISIS deta...
61 min
1749
Need a floppy disk, there’s still a company in ...
17 min
1750
A look behind the scenes of hockey broadcasts w...
14 min