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
1926
One month since Fiona: Newfoundland and Labrador
9 min
1927
One month since Fiona: Cape Breton
9 min
1928
Low voter turnout in municipal elections across...
13 min
1929
Immigrants and permanent residents now make up ...
50 min
1930
What life skills do young adults today feel the...
13 min
1931
An ode to ginger beef: the hidden history of Ch...
15 min
1932
Pennsylvania’s senate debate reveals the ongoin...
17 min
1933
Journo Corner: The Bank of Canada pushes ahead ...
13 min
1934
Why new arrivals to Canada continue to settle i...
8 min
1935
Immigrants and permanent residents now make up ...
8 min
1936
Should Ottawa be doing more to repatriate Canad...
14 min
1937
Canadian women released from camp for ISIS deta...
61 min
1938
Need a floppy disk, there’s still a company in ...
17 min
1939
A look behind the scenes of hockey broadcasts w...
14 min
1940
Did China’s Communist Party fool the West into ...
17 min
1941
Bank of Canada expected to hike interest rates ...
15 min
1942
Former senior advisor to the Israeli Prime Mini...
14 min
1943
Canadian women released from camp for ISIS deta...
13 min
1944
Canada’s competition watchdog wants to know wha...
61 min
1945
How a portrait artist uses the healing powers o...
14 min
1946
Two Canadians were kidnapped and killed by terr...
14 min
1947
As Russia’s war in Ukraine falters, how much is...
15 min
1948
BC doctor specializing in emergency medicine ge...
16 min
1949
What lessons does Britain’s political chaos hav...
16 min
1950
Canada’s competition watchdog wants to know wha...
13 min