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
More than 125 people are killed in Indonesia so...
16 min
1902
Brazil’s presidential vote heads to a second ro...
16 min
1903
Canada imposes new sanctions on Iran and Russia...
15 min
1904
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
88 min
1905
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aroun...
8 min
1906
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aroun...
10 min
1907
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aroun...
8 min
1908
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aroun...
8 min
1909
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aroun...
7 min
1910
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aroun...
11 min
1911
What needs to be done for Canadians to achieve ...
15 min
1912
As Canadian colleges and universities look to h...
18 min
1913
The long-forgotten inuit residential school sur...
14 min
1914
Hurricane Ian aftermath, What can be done about...
72 min
1915
Tim Hortons' new apparel line will include a ja...
11 min
1916
How has America allowed its drinking water infr...
15 min
1917
The relationship between resource development a...
15 min
1918
Russia plans to formalize the illegal annexatio...
16 min
1919
What’s behind Alberta’s record quarterly popula...
9 min
1920
Vancouver gas prices go through the roof
5 min
1921
Hurricane Ian aftermath: Florida coast devastated
8 min
1922
Hurricane Ian aftermath: Stranded on Sanibel Is...
7 min
1923
Hurricane Ian devastates southwestern Florida, ...
69 min
1924
The impact of Canada closing the border to impo...
11 min
1925
Bank of England intervenes to stem crisis as IM...
17 min