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
1876
One month since Fiona: Cape Breton
9 min
1877
Low voter turnout in municipal elections across...
13 min
1878
Immigrants and permanent residents now make up ...
50 min
1879
What life skills do young adults today feel the...
13 min
1880
An ode to ginger beef: the hidden history of Ch...
15 min
1881
Pennsylvania’s senate debate reveals the ongoin...
17 min
1882
Journo Corner: The Bank of Canada pushes ahead ...
13 min
1883
Why new arrivals to Canada continue to settle i...
8 min
1884
Immigrants and permanent residents now make up ...
8 min
1885
Should Ottawa be doing more to repatriate Canad...
14 min
1886
Canadian women released from camp for ISIS deta...
61 min
1887
Need a floppy disk, there’s still a company in ...
17 min
1888
A look behind the scenes of hockey broadcasts w...
14 min
1889
Did China’s Communist Party fool the West into ...
17 min
1890
Bank of Canada expected to hike interest rates ...
15 min
1891
Former senior advisor to the Israeli Prime Mini...
14 min
1892
Canadian women released from camp for ISIS deta...
13 min
1893
Canada’s competition watchdog wants to know wha...
61 min
1894
How a portrait artist uses the healing powers o...
14 min
1895
Two Canadians were kidnapped and killed by terr...
14 min
1896
As Russia’s war in Ukraine falters, how much is...
15 min
1897
BC doctor specializing in emergency medicine ge...
16 min
1898
What lessons does Britain’s political chaos hav...
16 min
1899
Canada’s competition watchdog wants to know wha...
13 min
1900
Handgun ban in effect, Ottawa's cybersecurity b...
74 min