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
We’re travelling again - Time to revisit proper...
15 min
1802
Dr. No turns 60: The lasting legacy of James Bond
18 min
1803
The story behind the new biography Down and out...
15 min
1804
Canada’s transportation supply chain is at a br...
16 min
1805
Alberta is about to have a new premier, how wil...
15 min
1806
Thanksgiving costs: how inflation is hitting th...
8 min
1807
UCP leadership race results: Analysis
21 min
1808
UCP leadership results: Analysis
11 min
1809
OPEC+ announces big supply cuts in oil producti...
70 min
1810
How a Vancouver concert helped launch Loretta L...
12 min
1811
How to Make, and Keep, Friends in Adulthood
16 min
1812
A Manitoba man is trying to help end the cycle ...
17 min
1813
Journo Corner: Looking ahead to the results of...
16 min
1814
Why protests in Iran are giving hope to those i...
9 min
1815
Canadian businesses can charge credit card fees...
8 min
1816
OPEC+ announces big supply cuts in oil producti...
14 min
1817
Cold water immersion is a hot health trend, doe...
12 min
1818
Hockey Canada’s board chairs face questions on ...
55 min
1819
Canadian kids and youth see their grades slip i...
12 min
1820
How Joanna Griffiths followed her own path to b...
16 min
1821
Employers increasing salaries as talent shortag...
15 min
1822
Russia’s very bad month in Ukraine and what’s next
9 min
1823
Elon Musk reverses course and offers to buy Twi...
9 min
1824
Hockey Canada’s board chairs face questions abo...
14 min
1825
Canada imposes new sanctions on Iran and Russia...
65 min