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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How has America allowed its drinking water infr...
15 min
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The relationship between resource development a...
15 min
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Russia plans to formalize the illegal annexatio...
16 min
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What’s behind Alberta’s record quarterly popula...
9 min
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Vancouver gas prices go through the roof
5 min
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Hurricane Ian aftermath: Florida coast devastated
8 min
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Hurricane Ian aftermath: Stranded on Sanibel Is...
7 min
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Hurricane Ian devastates southwestern Florida, ...
69 min
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The impact of Canada closing the border to impo...
11 min
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Bank of England intervenes to stem crisis as IM...
17 min
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Remembering the 1972 summit series: The Soviet ...
18 min
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50th Anniversary of Paul Henderson’s Summit Ser...
16 min
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Journo Corner: On the frontlines of Hurricane F...
19 min
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Hurricane Ian latest from Florida
14 min
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Prime Minister tours storm destruction in PEI, ...
64 min
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Vancouver author’s new book is a love letter to...
16 min
1892
Why are Chinese police operating in Canada, whi...
15 min
1893
Poilievre denounces Diagolon 'losers' over thre...
15 min
1894
New poll shows Conservatives and Pierre Poiliev...
7 min
1895
Adding up the insurance costs of Fiona
9 min
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Prime Minister tours storm destruction in PEI a...
14 min
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Atlantic Canada begins clean-up after Fiona, NA...
63 min
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NASA’s DART mission to crash a spacecraft into ...
12 min
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Canadians take drastic steps to save on groceri...
15 min
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Italy elects its first far-right government in...
17 min