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
1801
Looking ahead to the US midterm elections - imp...
15 min
1802
One month since Fiona: Newfoundland and Labrador
9 min
1803
One month since Fiona: Cape Breton
9 min
1804
Low voter turnout in municipal elections across...
13 min
1805
Immigrants and permanent residents now make up ...
50 min
1806
What life skills do young adults today feel the...
13 min
1807
An ode to ginger beef: the hidden history of Ch...
15 min
1808
Pennsylvania’s senate debate reveals the ongoin...
17 min
1809
Journo Corner: The Bank of Canada pushes ahead ...
13 min
1810
Why new arrivals to Canada continue to settle i...
8 min
1811
Immigrants and permanent residents now make up ...
8 min
1812
Should Ottawa be doing more to repatriate Canad...
14 min
1813
Canadian women released from camp for ISIS deta...
61 min
1814
Need a floppy disk, there’s still a company in ...
17 min
1815
A look behind the scenes of hockey broadcasts w...
14 min
1816
Did China’s Communist Party fool the West into ...
17 min
1817
Bank of Canada expected to hike interest rates ...
15 min
1818
Former senior advisor to the Israeli Prime Mini...
14 min
1819
Canadian women released from camp for ISIS deta...
13 min
1820
Canada’s competition watchdog wants to know wha...
61 min
1821
How a portrait artist uses the healing powers o...
14 min
1822
Two Canadians were kidnapped and killed by terr...
14 min
1823
As Russia’s war in Ukraine falters, how much is...
15 min
1824
BC doctor specializing in emergency medicine ge...
16 min
1825
What lessons does Britain’s political chaos hav...
16 min