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 many reasons why the Dutch don’t say sorry
14 min
1777
The mysterious rise of food allergies in North ...
13 min
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A Canadian leads the Philadelphia Phillies into...
16 min
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Looking ahead to the US midterm elections - imp...
15 min
1780
One month since Fiona: Newfoundland and Labrador
9 min
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One month since Fiona: Cape Breton
9 min
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Low voter turnout in municipal elections across...
13 min
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Immigrants and permanent residents now make up ...
50 min
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What life skills do young adults today feel the...
13 min
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An ode to ginger beef: the hidden history of Ch...
15 min
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Pennsylvania’s senate debate reveals the ongoin...
17 min
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Journo Corner: The Bank of Canada pushes ahead ...
13 min
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Why new arrivals to Canada continue to settle i...
8 min
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Immigrants and permanent residents now make up ...
8 min
1790
Should Ottawa be doing more to repatriate Canad...
14 min
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Canadian women released from camp for ISIS deta...
61 min
1792
Need a floppy disk, there’s still a company in ...
17 min
1793
A look behind the scenes of hockey broadcasts w...
14 min
1794
Did China’s Communist Party fool the West into ...
17 min
1795
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...
14 min