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
Canadian home energy costs are on the rise this...
12 min
1877
Jody Wilson-Raybould’s new book explores true r...
16 min
1878
What’s next in the labour battle of CUPE versus...
14 min
1879
Federal fiscal updates warn of stormy economic ...
77 min
1880
What is our bat population in decline?
10 min
1881
Time to turn back the clocks, how much longer w...
14 min
1882
What could a Russian spy have learned in a deca...
16 min
1883
The Russian spy who lived in Canada for a decad...
13 min
1884
Ontario parents scramble to cope with potential...
6 min
1885
Ontario parents scramble to cope with potential...
10 min
1886
Federal fiscal updates warn of stormy economic ...
13 min
1887
Will BC’s new payment plan solve a chronic shor...
60 min
1888
How tech helps us better understand the sounds ...
14 min
1889
Journo Corner: A reporter’s journey to Taiwan
13 min
1890
Just how damaging are federal environmental pol...
14 min
1891
What is the Saskatchewan First Act?
15 min
1892
Lawyer tells Emergencies Act inquiry that Convo...
16 min
1893
Will BC’s new payment plan solve a chronic shor...
14 min
1894
Ontario tries to force a new contract on teache...
59 min
1895
How a man made his case for a cameo on CSI over...
13 min
1896
Would you watch ads to pay less for a streaming...
13 min
1897
Doctors see more resistance to treatments over ...
15 min
1898
How foreign actors have used social media to tr...
14 min
1899
How can Canadian workplaces better address the ...
14 min
1900
Ontario tries to force a new contract on teache...
13 min