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
1826
Warnings Ottawa’s cybersecurity bill is flawed ...
14 min
1827
Russia may be stepping up cyberattacks worldwid...
12 min
1828
Can employees get away with bad behaviour and p...
15 min
1829
Meet B.C.’s next premier: Who is David Eby and ...
16 min
1830
Recording of RCMP meeting in the aftermath of t...
16 min
1831
Canada’s handgun ban goes into effect today, wi...
13 min
1832
UK PM Liz Truss resigns after just 44 days in o...
61 min
1833
A taxi scam in Toronto leads to a TikTok video ...
13 min
1834
Persistent drought and conflict drives Somalia ...
15 min
1835
Covid in Canada heading into the colder months;...
15 min
1836
Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard sentenced to 5 ye...
13 min
1837
Canadian military investigates whether former f...
15 min
1838
UK PM Liz Truss resigns after just 44 days in o...
14 min
1839
Why raising interest rates even further won’t h...
59 min
1840
What happens when you start to run out of water...
13 min
1841
The Safety Dance at 40: Catching up with Men Wi...
13 min
1842
Canada’s intelligence service told the Federal ...
16 min
1843
Journo Corner: The blame game at the Emergencie...
16 min
1844
Can we do more to prepare police officers to ha...
7 min
1845
The death in the line of duty of Burnaby RCMP C...
10 min
1846
Why raising interest rates even further won’t h...
13 min
1847
31-year old RCMP officer killed in the line of...
51 min
1848
Using Wikipedia to shine a spotlight on the acc...
13 min
1849
Sarah Richardson transforms Whistler B&B in HGT...
15 min
1850
Why aren’t Canadian authorities doing more to f...
17 min