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
Vancouver gas prices go through the roof
5 min
1952
Hurricane Ian aftermath: Florida coast devastated
8 min
1953
Hurricane Ian aftermath: Stranded on Sanibel Is...
7 min
1954
Hurricane Ian devastates southwestern Florida, ...
69 min
1955
The impact of Canada closing the border to impo...
11 min
1956
Bank of England intervenes to stem crisis as IM...
17 min
1957
Remembering the 1972 summit series: The Soviet ...
18 min
1958
50th Anniversary of Paul Henderson’s Summit Ser...
16 min
1959
Journo Corner: On the frontlines of Hurricane F...
19 min
1960
Hurricane Ian latest from Florida
14 min
1961
Prime Minister tours storm destruction in PEI, ...
64 min
1962
Vancouver author’s new book is a love letter to...
16 min
1963
Why are Chinese police operating in Canada, whi...
15 min
1964
Poilievre denounces Diagolon 'losers' over thre...
15 min
1965
New poll shows Conservatives and Pierre Poiliev...
7 min
1966
Adding up the insurance costs of Fiona
9 min
1967
Prime Minister tours storm destruction in PEI a...
14 min
1968
Atlantic Canada begins clean-up after Fiona, NA...
63 min
1969
NASA’s DART mission to crash a spacecraft into ...
12 min
1970
Canadians take drastic steps to save on groceri...
15 min
1971
Italy elects its first far-right government in...
17 min
1972
Ottawa drops remaining COVID travel and border ...
15 min
1973
Atlantic Canada begins clean-up after Fiona: Ex...
9 min
1974
Atlantic Canada begins clean-up after Fiona: Re...
13 min
1975
Atlantic Canada begins clean-up after Fiona: Po...
10 min