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
The public inquiry investigating the use of the...
14 min
1927
What can Canadians expect to learn from inquiry...
67 min
1928
How to win a heaviest pumpkin contest? One of ...
14 min
1929
Europe braces for energy shortages this fall a...
14 min
1930
Journo Corner: former Ukrainian journalist and ...
18 min
1931
Alberta premier makes controversial comments on...
15 min
1932
Two officers are shot and killed north of Toron...
17 min
1933
What can Canadians expect to learn from inquiry...
15 min
1934
Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine, The scienc...
74 min
1935
The science behind why people have different so...
11 min
1936
Previewing a new season of HGTV’s Making It Hom...
15 min
1937
Has Populism Won? The War On Liberal Democracy
13 min
1938
Hockey Canada CEO and board of directors resign...
16 min
1939
Tech company shows ArriveCan could have been bu...
15 min
1940
Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine, is it time...
13 min
1941
Alberta is about to have a new premier, how wil...
75 min
1942
With high food prices impacting your thanksgivi...
9 min
1943
How to keep misinformation off the menu when yo...
9 min
1944
We’re travelling again - Time to revisit proper...
15 min
1945
Dr. No turns 60: The lasting legacy of James Bond
18 min
1946
The story behind the new biography Down and out...
15 min
1947
Canada’s transportation supply chain is at a br...
16 min
1948
Alberta is about to have a new premier, how wil...
15 min
1949
Thanksgiving costs: how inflation is hitting th...
8 min
1950
UCP leadership race results: Analysis
21 min