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
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aroun...
11 min
1927
What needs to be done for Canadians to achieve ...
15 min
1928
As Canadian colleges and universities look to h...
18 min
1929
The long-forgotten inuit residential school sur...
14 min
1930
Hurricane Ian aftermath, What can be done about...
72 min
1931
Tim Hortons' new apparel line will include a ja...
11 min
1932
How has America allowed its drinking water infr...
15 min
1933
The relationship between resource development a...
15 min
1934
Russia plans to formalize the illegal annexatio...
16 min
1935
What’s behind Alberta’s record quarterly popula...
9 min
1936
Vancouver gas prices go through the roof
5 min
1937
Hurricane Ian aftermath: Florida coast devastated
8 min
1938
Hurricane Ian aftermath: Stranded on Sanibel Is...
7 min
1939
Hurricane Ian devastates southwestern Florida, ...
69 min
1940
The impact of Canada closing the border to impo...
11 min
1941
Bank of England intervenes to stem crisis as IM...
17 min
1942
Remembering the 1972 summit series: The Soviet ...
18 min
1943
50th Anniversary of Paul Henderson’s Summit Ser...
16 min
1944
Journo Corner: On the frontlines of Hurricane F...
19 min
1945
Hurricane Ian latest from Florida
14 min
1946
Prime Minister tours storm destruction in PEI, ...
64 min
1947
Vancouver author’s new book is a love letter to...
16 min
1948
Why are Chinese police operating in Canada, whi...
15 min
1949
Poilievre denounces Diagolon 'losers' over thre...
15 min
1950
New poll shows Conservatives and Pierre Poiliev...
7 min