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
Health ministers gather in Vancouver a critical...
60 min
1727
Forget a baby bust, the U.S. actually saw a pan...
13 min
1728
The rise and fall of Edda Mussolini and how the...
13 min
1729
In Tuesday’s midterms, a Republican Party trans...
15 min
1730
Canadian intelligence warned PM Trudeau that Ch...
14 min
1731
Mom of last Canadian soldier killed in Afghanis...
16 min
1732
Health ministers gather in Vancouver a critical...
13 min
1733
What’s next in the labour battle of CUPE versus...
63 min
1734
Live music is back, why do many artists find it...
17 min
1735
The dark cloud hanging over the upcoming World ...
13 min
1736
Why are climate activists targeting priceless ...
16 min
1737
Canadian home energy costs are on the rise this...
12 min
1738
Jody Wilson-Raybould’s new book explores true r...
16 min
1739
What’s next in the labour battle of CUPE versus...
14 min
1740
Federal fiscal updates warn of stormy economic ...
77 min
1741
What is our bat population in decline?
10 min
1742
Time to turn back the clocks, how much longer w...
14 min
1743
What could a Russian spy have learned in a deca...
16 min
1744
The Russian spy who lived in Canada for a decad...
13 min
1745
Ontario parents scramble to cope with potential...
6 min
1746
Ontario parents scramble to cope with potential...
10 min
1747
Federal fiscal updates warn of stormy economic ...
13 min
1748
Will BC’s new payment plan solve a chronic shor...
60 min
1749
How tech helps us better understand the sounds ...
14 min
1750
Journo Corner: A reporter’s journey to Taiwan
13 min