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
New briefing warns of staffing crisis in the ca...
15 min
1827
Former Ottawa police chief denies looking for a...
13 min
1828
The B.C. government says no to supporting the I...
63 min
1829
There’s nothing scary about spending on Hallowe...
11 min
1830
The best movies to set a spooky mood this Hallo...
21 min
1831
The B.C. government says no to supporting the I...
14 min
1832
Census shows Canadians are losing their religion
14 min
1833
An Act of Evil - The untold story of the small...
14 min
1834
Elon Musk gets set to transform Twitter
15 min
1835
Low voter turnout in municipal elections across...
64 min
1836
The many reasons why the Dutch don’t say sorry
14 min
1837
The mysterious rise of food allergies in North ...
13 min
1838
A Canadian leads the Philadelphia Phillies into...
16 min
1839
Looking ahead to the US midterm elections - imp...
15 min
1840
One month since Fiona: Newfoundland and Labrador
9 min
1841
One month since Fiona: Cape Breton
9 min
1842
Low voter turnout in municipal elections across...
13 min
1843
Immigrants and permanent residents now make up ...
50 min
1844
What life skills do young adults today feel the...
13 min
1845
An ode to ginger beef: the hidden history of Ch...
15 min
1846
Pennsylvania’s senate debate reveals the ongoin...
17 min
1847
Journo Corner: The Bank of Canada pushes ahead ...
13 min
1848
Why new arrivals to Canada continue to settle i...
8 min
1849
Immigrants and permanent residents now make up ...
8 min
1850
Should Ottawa be doing more to repatriate Canad...
14 min