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
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Federal fiscal updates warn of stormy economic ...
77 min
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What is our bat population in decline?
10 min
1878
Time to turn back the clocks, how much longer w...
14 min
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What could a Russian spy have learned in a deca...
16 min
1880
The Russian spy who lived in Canada for a decad...
13 min
1881
Ontario parents scramble to cope with potential...
6 min
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Federal fiscal updates warn of stormy economic ...
13 min
1883
Ontario parents scramble to cope with potential...
10 min
1884
Will BC’s new payment plan solve a chronic shor...
60 min
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How tech helps us better understand the sounds ...
14 min
1886
Journo Corner: A reporter’s journey to Taiwan
13 min
1887
Just how damaging are federal environmental pol...
14 min
1888
What is the Saskatchewan First Act?
15 min
1889
Lawyer tells Emergencies Act inquiry that Convo...
16 min
1890
Will BC’s new payment plan solve a chronic shor...
14 min
1891
Ontario tries to force a new contract on teache...
59 min
1892
How a man made his case for a cameo on CSI over...
13 min
1893
Would you watch ads to pay less for a streaming...
13 min
1894
Doctors see more resistance to treatments over ...
15 min
1895
How foreign actors have used social media to tr...
14 min
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How can Canadian workplaces better address the ...
14 min
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Ontario tries to force a new contract on teache...
13 min
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Former Ottawa police chief denies looking for a...
51 min
1899
The Halloween Scare That Won’t Go Away
12 min
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Man charged in Pelosi home attack allegedly tol...
8 min