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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The allure of conspiracy theories and the rise ...
26 min
1752
Food insecurity is a growing problem in Canadia...
16 min
1753
As Canada marks Giving Tuesday, charities are s...
12 min
1754
Helping pave the way to accredit more foreign d...
14 min
1755
Danielle Smith charts a new and controversial c...
14 min
1756
Anger over ongoing COVID-19 restrictions prompt...
65 min
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Why small talk is so important to our mental he...
14 min
1758
CSIS investigates death threats from Iran again...
14 min
1759
Fixing the problems with our Canadian cities - ...
17 min
1760
B.C. becomes the first jurisdiction in Canada t...
13 min
1761
How DNA and genetic genealogy led Toronto polic...
17 min
1762
Anger over ongoing COVID-19 restrictions prompt...
14 min
1763
The prime minister testified that his decision...
64 min
1764
What does it take to be a great mascot? We ask ...
17 min
1765
Why your brain gets a real kick out of Black Fr...
14 min
1766
A large increase in cases of sextortion involv...
8 min
1767
The murders of four female students at the Univ...
9 min
1768
A former advisor to prime minister Stephen Harp...
15 min
1769
What did the Emergencies Act inquiry hear over ...
18 min
1770
The prime minister testified that his decision ...
14 min
1771
Paying tribute to Börje Salming and his fight a...
73 min
1772
What you need to know when planning for winter ...
13 min
1773
A marketing expert on how to best navigate Bla...
14 min
1774
How the UK Supreme Court looked to Canada in sa...
18 min
1775
Gang-related murders are on the rise in Canada,...
14 min