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
The mysterious rise of food allergies in North ...
13 min
1952
A Canadian leads the Philadelphia Phillies into...
16 min
1953
Looking ahead to the US midterm elections - imp...
15 min
1954
One month since Fiona: Newfoundland and Labrador
9 min
1955
One month since Fiona: Cape Breton
9 min
1956
Low voter turnout in municipal elections across...
13 min
1957
Immigrants and permanent residents now make up ...
50 min
1958
What life skills do young adults today feel the...
13 min
1959
An ode to ginger beef: the hidden history of Ch...
15 min
1960
Pennsylvania’s senate debate reveals the ongoin...
17 min
1961
Journo Corner: The Bank of Canada pushes ahead ...
13 min
1962
Why new arrivals to Canada continue to settle i...
8 min
1963
Immigrants and permanent residents now make up ...
8 min
1964
Should Ottawa be doing more to repatriate Canad...
14 min
1965
Canadian women released from camp for ISIS deta...
61 min
1966
Need a floppy disk, there’s still a company in ...
17 min
1967
A look behind the scenes of hockey broadcasts w...
14 min
1968
Did China’s Communist Party fool the West into ...
17 min
1969
Bank of Canada expected to hike interest rates ...
15 min
1970
Former senior advisor to the Israeli Prime Mini...
14 min
1971
Canadian women released from camp for ISIS deta...
13 min
1972
Canada’s competition watchdog wants to know wha...
61 min
1973
How a portrait artist uses the healing powers o...
14 min
1974
Two Canadians were kidnapped and killed by terr...
14 min
1975
As Russia’s war in Ukraine falters, how much is...
15 min