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
Bank of Canada expected to hike interest rates ...
15 min
1927
Former senior advisor to the Israeli Prime Mini...
14 min
1928
Canadian women released from camp for ISIS deta...
13 min
1929
Canada’s competition watchdog wants to know wha...
61 min
1930
How a portrait artist uses the healing powers o...
14 min
1931
Two Canadians were kidnapped and killed by terr...
14 min
1932
As Russia’s war in Ukraine falters, how much is...
15 min
1933
BC doctor specializing in emergency medicine ge...
16 min
1934
What lessons does Britain’s political chaos hav...
16 min
1935
Canada’s competition watchdog wants to know wha...
13 min
1936
Handgun ban in effect, Ottawa's cybersecurity b...
74 min
1937
Warnings Ottawa’s cybersecurity bill is flawed ...
14 min
1938
Russia may be stepping up cyberattacks worldwid...
12 min
1939
Can employees get away with bad behaviour and p...
15 min
1940
Meet B.C.’s next premier: Who is David Eby and ...
16 min
1941
Recording of RCMP meeting in the aftermath of t...
16 min
1942
Canada’s handgun ban goes into effect today, wi...
13 min
1943
UK PM Liz Truss resigns after just 44 days in o...
61 min
1944
A taxi scam in Toronto leads to a TikTok video ...
13 min
1945
Persistent drought and conflict drives Somalia ...
15 min
1946
Covid in Canada heading into the colder months;...
15 min
1947
Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard sentenced to 5 ye...
13 min
1948
Canadian military investigates whether former f...
15 min
1949
UK PM Liz Truss resigns after just 44 days in o...
14 min
1950
Why raising interest rates even further won’t h...
59 min