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
1951
Atlantic Canada begins clean-up after Fiona: Po...
10 min
1952
Bracing for Fiona, Protests in Iran over death ...
87 min
1953
Aaron Judge quietly chases home run history in ...
17 min
1954
How the death in custody of a 22-year-old woman...
17 min
1955
Is Vladimir Putin starting to lose his iron gri...
18 min
1956
Can Canada be part of the solution to Europe’s ...
15 min
1957
Bracing for Fiona: Prince Edward Island
5 min
1958
Bracing for Fiona: Cape Breton
12 min
1959
Bracing for Fiona: Emergency Preparedness in Ha...
4 min
1960
Bracing for Fiona: The latest from Nova Scotia
10 min
1961
Preparing for Fiona, why are whales stranded on...
63 min
1962
The oldest recorded mammal is much older than p...
10 min
1963
The surge in demand for rare coins and notes f...
16 min
1964
Why are huge numbers of whales stranded on Aust...
16 min
1965
Russians protest over Putin’s mobilization anno...
15 min
1966
The Prime Minister faces a new Leader of the Of...
17 min
1967
Atlantic Canada braces for Fiona: How one munic...
6 min
1968
Atlantic Canada braces for Fiona: Where is it ...
8 min
1969
The mission to feed one million kids each year ...
9 min
1970
Statistics Canada releases new data on housing ...
16 min
1971
The mechanics of the Canadian lending industry ...
6 min
1972
The mechanics of the Canadian lending industry ...
11 min
1973
Journo Corner - Canada’s energy future
15 min
1974
Report finds Canada won’t come close to goal o...
17 min
1975
Russia calls up reservists and rolls out refer...
14 min