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
Low voter turnout in municipal elections across...
13 min
1902
Immigrants and permanent residents now make up ...
50 min
1903
What life skills do young adults today feel the...
13 min
1904
An ode to ginger beef: the hidden history of Ch...
15 min
1905
Pennsylvania’s senate debate reveals the ongoin...
17 min
1906
Journo Corner: The Bank of Canada pushes ahead ...
13 min
1907
Why new arrivals to Canada continue to settle i...
8 min
1908
Immigrants and permanent residents now make up ...
8 min
1909
Should Ottawa be doing more to repatriate Canad...
14 min
1910
Canadian women released from camp for ISIS deta...
61 min
1911
Need a floppy disk, there’s still a company in ...
17 min
1912
A look behind the scenes of hockey broadcasts w...
14 min
1913
Did China’s Communist Party fool the West into ...
17 min
1914
Bank of Canada expected to hike interest rates ...
15 min
1915
Former senior advisor to the Israeli Prime Mini...
14 min
1916
Canadian women released from camp for ISIS deta...
13 min
1917
Canada’s competition watchdog wants to know wha...
61 min
1918
How a portrait artist uses the healing powers o...
14 min
1919
Two Canadians were kidnapped and killed by terr...
14 min
1920
As Russia’s war in Ukraine falters, how much is...
15 min
1921
BC doctor specializing in emergency medicine ge...
16 min
1922
What lessons does Britain’s political chaos hav...
16 min
1923
Canada’s competition watchdog wants to know wha...
13 min
1924
Handgun ban in effect, Ottawa's cybersecurity b...
74 min
1925
Warnings Ottawa’s cybersecurity bill is flawed ...
14 min