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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Did China’s Communist Party fool the West into ...
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Bank of Canada expected to hike interest rates ...
15 min
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Former senior advisor to the Israeli Prime Mini...
14 min
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Canadian women released from camp for ISIS deta...
13 min
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Canada’s competition watchdog wants to know wha...
61 min
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How a portrait artist uses the healing powers o...
14 min
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Two Canadians were kidnapped and killed by terr...
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As Russia’s war in Ukraine falters, how much is...
15 min
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BC doctor specializing in emergency medicine ge...
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What lessons does Britain’s political chaos hav...
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Canada’s competition watchdog wants to know wha...
13 min
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Handgun ban in effect, Ottawa's cybersecurity b...
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Warnings Ottawa’s cybersecurity bill is flawed ...
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Russia may be stepping up cyberattacks worldwid...
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Can employees get away with bad behaviour and p...
15 min
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Meet B.C.’s next premier: Who is David Eby and ...
16 min
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Recording of RCMP meeting in the aftermath of t...
16 min
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Canada’s handgun ban goes into effect today, wi...
13 min
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UK PM Liz Truss resigns after just 44 days in o...
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A taxi scam in Toronto leads to a TikTok video ...
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Persistent drought and conflict drives Somalia ...
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Covid in Canada heading into the colder months;...
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Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard sentenced to 5 ye...
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Canadian military investigates whether former f...
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UK PM Liz Truss resigns after just 44 days in o...
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