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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Alberta premier makes controversial comments on...
15 min
1877
Two officers are shot and killed north of Toron...
17 min
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What can Canadians expect to learn from inquiry...
15 min
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Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine, The scienc...
74 min
1880
The science behind why people have different so...
11 min
1881
Previewing a new season of HGTV’s Making It Hom...
15 min
1882
Has Populism Won? The War On Liberal Democracy
13 min
1883
Hockey Canada CEO and board of directors resign...
16 min
1884
Tech company shows ArriveCan could have been bu...
15 min
1885
Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine, is it time...
13 min
1886
Alberta is about to have a new premier, how wil...
75 min
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With high food prices impacting your thanksgivi...
9 min
1888
How to keep misinformation off the menu when yo...
9 min
1889
We’re travelling again - Time to revisit proper...
15 min
1890
Dr. No turns 60: The lasting legacy of James Bond
18 min
1891
The story behind the new biography Down and out...
15 min
1892
Canada’s transportation supply chain is at a br...
16 min
1893
Alberta is about to have a new premier, how wil...
15 min
1894
Thanksgiving costs: how inflation is hitting th...
8 min
1895
UCP leadership race results: Analysis
21 min
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UCP leadership results: Analysis
11 min
1897
OPEC+ announces big supply cuts in oil producti...
70 min
1898
How a Vancouver concert helped launch Loretta L...
12 min
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How to Make, and Keep, Friends in Adulthood
16 min
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A Manitoba man is trying to help end the cycle ...
17 min