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
Two officers are shot and killed north of Toron...
17 min
1902
What can Canadians expect to learn from inquiry...
15 min
1903
Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine, The scienc...
74 min
1904
The science behind why people have different so...
11 min
1905
Previewing a new season of HGTV’s Making It Hom...
15 min
1906
Has Populism Won? The War On Liberal Democracy
13 min
1907
Hockey Canada CEO and board of directors resign...
16 min
1908
Tech company shows ArriveCan could have been bu...
15 min
1909
Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine, is it time...
13 min
1910
Alberta is about to have a new premier, how wil...
75 min
1911
With high food prices impacting your thanksgivi...
9 min
1912
How to keep misinformation off the menu when yo...
9 min
1913
We’re travelling again - Time to revisit proper...
15 min
1914
Dr. No turns 60: The lasting legacy of James Bond
18 min
1915
The story behind the new biography Down and out...
15 min
1916
Canada’s transportation supply chain is at a br...
16 min
1917
Alberta is about to have a new premier, how wil...
15 min
1918
Thanksgiving costs: how inflation is hitting th...
8 min
1919
UCP leadership race results: Analysis
21 min
1920
UCP leadership results: Analysis
11 min
1921
OPEC+ announces big supply cuts in oil producti...
70 min
1922
How a Vancouver concert helped launch Loretta L...
12 min
1923
How to Make, and Keep, Friends in Adulthood
16 min
1924
A Manitoba man is trying to help end the cycle ...
17 min
1925
Journo Corner: Looking ahead to the results of...
16 min