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
1901
Brazil ops for left over right in electing in c...
14 min
1902
New briefing warns of staffing crisis in the ca...
15 min
1903
Former Ottawa police chief denies looking for a...
13 min
1904
The B.C. government says no to supporting the I...
63 min
1905
There’s nothing scary about spending on Hallowe...
11 min
1906
The best movies to set a spooky mood this Hallo...
21 min
1907
The B.C. government says no to supporting the I...
14 min
1908
Census shows Canadians are losing their religion
14 min
1909
An Act of Evil - The untold story of the small...
14 min
1910
Elon Musk gets set to transform Twitter
15 min
1911
Low voter turnout in municipal elections across...
64 min
1912
The many reasons why the Dutch don’t say sorry
14 min
1913
The mysterious rise of food allergies in North ...
13 min
1914
A Canadian leads the Philadelphia Phillies into...
16 min
1915
Looking ahead to the US midterm elections - imp...
15 min
1916
One month since Fiona: Newfoundland and Labrador
9 min
1917
One month since Fiona: Cape Breton
9 min
1918
Low voter turnout in municipal elections across...
13 min
1919
Immigrants and permanent residents now make up ...
50 min
1920
What life skills do young adults today feel the...
13 min
1921
An ode to ginger beef: the hidden history of Ch...
15 min
1922
Pennsylvania’s senate debate reveals the ongoin...
17 min
1923
Journo Corner: The Bank of Canada pushes ahead ...
13 min
1924
Why new arrivals to Canada continue to settle i...
8 min
1925
Immigrants and permanent residents now make up ...
8 min