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
Journo Corner: Looking ahead to the results of...
16 min
1902
Why protests in Iran are giving hope to those i...
9 min
1903
Canadian businesses can charge credit card fees...
8 min
1904
OPEC+ announces big supply cuts in oil producti...
14 min
1905
Cold water immersion is a hot health trend, doe...
12 min
1906
Hockey Canada’s board chairs face questions on ...
55 min
1907
Canadian kids and youth see their grades slip i...
12 min
1908
How Joanna Griffiths followed her own path to b...
16 min
1909
Employers increasing salaries as talent shortag...
15 min
1910
Russia’s very bad month in Ukraine and what’s next
9 min
1911
Elon Musk reverses course and offers to buy Twi...
9 min
1912
Hockey Canada’s board chairs face questions abo...
14 min
1913
Canada imposes new sanctions on Iran and Russia...
65 min
1914
Daring rescue: Florida man swims 800 meters to ...
14 min
1915
Prisoners of the Castle: Author Ben MacIntyre’s...
15 min
1916
Incumbent premier Francois Legault and Coalitio...
17 min
1917
More than 125 people are killed in Indonesia so...
16 min
1918
Brazil’s presidential vote heads to a second ro...
16 min
1919
Canada imposes new sanctions on Iran and Russia...
15 min
1920
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
88 min
1921
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aroun...
8 min
1922
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aroun...
10 min
1923
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aroun...
8 min
1924
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aroun...
8 min
1925
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aroun...
7 min