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
Journo Corner - Canada’s energy future
15 min
1927
Report finds Canada won’t come close to goal o...
17 min
1928
Russia calls up reservists and rolls out refer...
14 min
1929
Code Blue: Who is responsible when it comes to ...
17 min
1930
The gaps that are yet to be closed as the fight...
8 min
1931
The right fuel for school - linking nutrition t...
14 min
1932
Canada’s inflation rate cools but is it droppin...
14 min
1933
The importance of the UN General Assembly as th...
14 min
1934
House of Commons is back in session with plenty...
14 min
1935
The Future of the ArriveCan App
15 min
1936
A look at safe opioid supply programs and how i...
14 min
1937
The Monarchy’s lasting legacy with the Commonwe...
15 min
1938
The flawless military execution during Queen El...
7 min
1939
Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral was a somber and r...
9 min
1940
Civility in Politics: The role hyper-partisansh...
11 min
1941
Managing wildfires using Artificial Intelligenc...
15 min
1942
The big coordinated effort to ensure the tighte...
16 min
1943
Queen Elizabeth II Funeral guest list - who wil...
14 min
1944
What are the key post-pandemic issues facing po...
17 min
1945
The jurisdictional mess facing First Nations he...
13 min
1946
Canada’s largest language learning app celebrat...
13 min
1947
An end of an era with tennis greats Roger Fede...
15 min
1948
How will the death of the queen impact the Brit...
16 min
1949
Photographing Queen Elizabeth II - how Bryan Ad...
8 min
1950
Pathway to Permanent Residence Needed for Undoc...
17 min