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
An ode to ginger beef: the hidden history of Ch...
15 min
1802
Pennsylvania’s senate debate reveals the ongoin...
17 min
1803
Journo Corner: The Bank of Canada pushes ahead ...
13 min
1804
Why new arrivals to Canada continue to settle i...
8 min
1805
Immigrants and permanent residents now make up ...
8 min
1806
Should Ottawa be doing more to repatriate Canad...
14 min
1807
Canadian women released from camp for ISIS deta...
61 min
1808
Need a floppy disk, there’s still a company in ...
17 min
1809
A look behind the scenes of hockey broadcasts w...
14 min
1810
Did China’s Communist Party fool the West into ...
17 min
1811
Bank of Canada expected to hike interest rates ...
15 min
1812
Former senior advisor to the Israeli Prime Mini...
14 min
1813
Canadian women released from camp for ISIS deta...
13 min
1814
Canada’s competition watchdog wants to know wha...
61 min
1815
How a portrait artist uses the healing powers o...
14 min
1816
Two Canadians were kidnapped and killed by terr...
14 min
1817
As Russia’s war in Ukraine falters, how much is...
15 min
1818
BC doctor specializing in emergency medicine ge...
16 min
1819
What lessons does Britain’s political chaos hav...
16 min
1820
Canada’s competition watchdog wants to know wha...
13 min
1821
Handgun ban in effect, Ottawa's cybersecurity b...
74 min
1822
Warnings Ottawa’s cybersecurity bill is flawed ...
14 min
1823
Russia may be stepping up cyberattacks worldwid...
12 min
1824
Can employees get away with bad behaviour and p...
15 min
1825
Meet B.C.’s next premier: Who is David Eby and ...
16 min