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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Will BC’s new payment plan solve a chronic shor...
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Ontario tries to force a new contract on teache...
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How a man made his case for a cameo on CSI over...
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Would you watch ads to pay less for a streaming...
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Doctors see more resistance to treatments over ...
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How foreign actors have used social media to tr...
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How can Canadian workplaces better address the ...
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Ontario tries to force a new contract on teache...
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Former Ottawa police chief denies looking for a...
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The Halloween Scare That Won’t Go Away
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Man charged in Pelosi home attack allegedly tol...
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Brazil ops for left over right in electing in c...
14 min
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New briefing warns of staffing crisis in the ca...
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Former Ottawa police chief denies looking for a...
13 min
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The B.C. government says no to supporting the I...
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There’s nothing scary about spending on Hallowe...
11 min
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The best movies to set a spooky mood this Hallo...
21 min
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The B.C. government says no to supporting the I...
14 min
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Census shows Canadians are losing their religion
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An Act of Evil - The untold story of the small...
14 min
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Elon Musk gets set to transform Twitter
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Low voter turnout in municipal elections across...
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The many reasons why the Dutch don’t say sorry
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The mysterious rise of food allergies in North ...
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A Canadian leads the Philadelphia Phillies into...
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