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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Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard sentenced to 5 ye...
13 min
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Canadian military investigates whether former f...
15 min
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UK PM Liz Truss resigns after just 44 days in o...
14 min
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Why raising interest rates even further won’t h...
59 min
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What happens when you start to run out of water...
13 min
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The Safety Dance at 40: Catching up with Men Wi...
13 min
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Canada’s intelligence service told the Federal ...
16 min
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Journo Corner: The blame game at the Emergencie...
16 min
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Can we do more to prepare police officers to ha...
7 min
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The death in the line of duty of Burnaby RCMP C...
10 min
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Why raising interest rates even further won’t h...
13 min
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31-year old RCMP officer killed in the line of...
51 min
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Using Wikipedia to shine a spotlight on the acc...
13 min
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Sarah Richardson transforms Whistler B&B in HGT...
15 min
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Why aren’t Canadian authorities doing more to f...
17 min
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Canadians plan to curb holiday spending this year
7 min
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How much impact will Loblaw’s freezing prices o...
9 min
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Russia hits civilian and infrastructure targets...
17 min
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31-year old RCMP officer Shaelyn Yang killed in...
11 min
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Inside the freezing facility with 199 humans wh...
13 min
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Four years of legalized cannabis in Canada - wh...
14 min
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New data tells us Canadians are concerned about...
17 min
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On the heels of the Amanda Todd sentencing, how...
15 min
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One month since Mahsa Amini’s death, ongoing Ir...
18 min
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Ottawa city manager, police officers among witn...
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