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
Forget a baby bust, the U.S. actually saw a pan...
13 min
1902
The rise and fall of Edda Mussolini and how the...
13 min
1903
In Tuesday’s midterms, a Republican Party trans...
15 min
1904
Canadian intelligence warned PM Trudeau that Ch...
14 min
1905
Mom of last Canadian soldier killed in Afghanis...
16 min
1906
Health ministers gather in Vancouver a critical...
13 min
1907
What’s next in the labour battle of CUPE versus...
63 min
1908
Live music is back, why do many artists find it...
17 min
1909
The dark cloud hanging over the upcoming World ...
13 min
1910
Why are climate activists targeting priceless ...
16 min
1911
Canadian home energy costs are on the rise this...
12 min
1912
Jody Wilson-Raybould’s new book explores true r...
16 min
1913
What’s next in the labour battle of CUPE versus...
14 min
1914
Federal fiscal updates warn of stormy economic ...
77 min
1915
What is our bat population in decline?
10 min
1916
Time to turn back the clocks, how much longer w...
14 min
1917
What could a Russian spy have learned in a deca...
16 min
1918
The Russian spy who lived in Canada for a decad...
13 min
1919
Ontario parents scramble to cope with potential...
6 min
1920
Federal fiscal updates warn of stormy economic ...
13 min
1921
Ontario parents scramble to cope with potential...
10 min
1922
Will BC’s new payment plan solve a chronic shor...
60 min
1923
How tech helps us better understand the sounds ...
14 min
1924
Journo Corner: A reporter’s journey to Taiwan
13 min
1925
Just how damaging are federal environmental pol...
14 min