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
Incumbent premier Francois Legault and Coalitio...
17 min
1952
More than 125 people are killed in Indonesia so...
16 min
1953
Brazil’s presidential vote heads to a second ro...
16 min
1954
Canada imposes new sanctions on Iran and Russia...
15 min
1955
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
88 min
1956
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aroun...
8 min
1957
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aroun...
10 min
1958
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aroun...
8 min
1959
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aroun...
8 min
1960
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aroun...
7 min
1961
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aroun...
11 min
1962
What needs to be done for Canadians to achieve ...
15 min
1963
As Canadian colleges and universities look to h...
18 min
1964
The long-forgotten inuit residential school sur...
14 min
1965
Hurricane Ian aftermath, What can be done about...
72 min
1966
Tim Hortons' new apparel line will include a ja...
11 min
1967
How has America allowed its drinking water infr...
15 min
1968
The relationship between resource development a...
15 min
1969
Russia plans to formalize the illegal annexatio...
16 min
1970
What’s behind Alberta’s record quarterly popula...
9 min
1971
Vancouver gas prices go through the roof
5 min
1972
Hurricane Ian aftermath: Florida coast devastated
8 min
1973
Hurricane Ian aftermath: Stranded on Sanibel Is...
7 min
1974
Hurricane Ian devastates southwestern Florida, ...
69 min
1975
The impact of Canada closing the border to impo...
11 min