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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Why is the federal bureaucracy struggling to pr...
16 min
1877
Why does Canada have child medication shortages...
13 min
1878
Public health officials urge Canadians, Global ...
78 min
1879
How one group is working to make sure Indigenou...
17 min
1880
Canadian veterans continue to fight to raise aw...
14 min
1881
Why has no soldier been awarded Canada’s highes...
17 min
1882
Global News looks into the state of Canada's Ar...
14 min
1883
Arlene Dickinson on her new venture, Twitter, a...
14 min
1884
Public health officials urge Canadians to wear ...
13 min
1885
Foreign affairs minister outlines new approach ...
58 min
1886
How a career-ending injury turned Lauren Taylor...
13 min
1887
A new book looks into murder and justice at a p...
14 min
1888
Is the US putting pressure on Ukraine to negoti...
16 min
1889
US Midterms: A red wave turns into a red ripple...
14 min
1890
Journo Corner: Poilievre turns up in Vancouver,...
14 min
1891
Foreign affairs minister outlines new approach ...
13 min
1892
US Midterms, Canadian War Museum oral history p...
64 min
1893
Canadian War Museum oral history project examin...
11 min
1894
US Midterms Update: Can the Republicans take co...
10 min
1895
The Surge in Tech industry Layoffs and what nex...
14 min
1896
A quarter century of wild Canadian weather stor...
23 min
1897
More Canadians than ever living with cancer
8 min
1898
Children's hospitals across Canada stretched as...
8 min
1899
US Midterms: Can the Republicans take control o...
13 min
1900
Health ministers gather in Vancouver a critical...
60 min