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
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Why is shoplifting, already a multi-billion dol...
12 min
1752
Documenting the lives of British Columbians who...
17 min
1753
Russia weaponizes winter in its war with Ukrain...
13 min
1754
Why is the Ontario government opening up protec...
17 min
1755
Why Ottawa’s new dental benefit for kids falls ...
13 min
1756
Will the “Alberta Sovereignty within a United C...
49 min
1757
The mood amongst Canadian fans as Canada gets s...
12 min
1758
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active ...
13 min
1759
Problems in our Canadian cities - do downtown b...
6 min
1760
Problems in our Canadian cities - a store owner...
10 min
1761
A woman who survived stomach cancer fights to r...
13 min
1762
Journo Corner: Finance and a new show on the Co...
7 min
1763
Some Chinese cities rollback COVID restrictions...
10 min
1764
Will the “Alberta Sovereignty within a United C...
13 min
1765
Danielle Smith calls companies on vaccine requi...
73 min
1766
The allure of conspiracy theories and the rise ...
26 min
1767
Food insecurity is a growing problem in Canadia...
16 min
1768
As Canada marks Giving Tuesday, charities are s...
12 min
1769
Helping pave the way to accredit more foreign d...
14 min
1770
Danielle Smith charts a new and controversial c...
14 min
1771
Anger over ongoing COVID-19 restrictions prompt...
65 min
1772
Why small talk is so important to our mental he...
14 min
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CSIS investigates death threats from Iran again...
14 min
1774
Fixing the problems with our Canadian cities - ...
17 min
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B.C. becomes the first jurisdiction in Canada t...
13 min