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
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How Harvard bought an original copy of the Magn...
19 min
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Why are so many people so ticked off about ever...
36 min
178
Should Canada take part in Trump’s “Golden Dom...
18 min
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Shock, sorrow and concern after Israeli embassy...
18 min
180
Modular Housing, how does it work, is it a solu...
17 min
181
Journo Corner: The biggest surprises so far in ...
18 min
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A world-renowned endurance swimmer on why he's ...
16 min
183
Everyone Knew His Name: George Wendt, Norm and ...
19 min
184
Solving the mystery of Alberta's dinosaur grave...
17 min
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NASA warns of huge solar flares that could caus...
8 min
186
Bell outage: New rules were put in place after ...
9 min
187
The US Dollar has ruled the world for ages, is ...
37 min
188
Daughter/father duo from Orangeville take the R...
18 min
189
Everyone Knew His Name: paying tribute to Geor...
6 min
190
No easy answers to the problems plaguing Canada...
11 min
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45 years after the deadliest volcanic eruption ...
16 min
192
BC architect and adventurer on his 500-kilometr...
19 min
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A baby name consultant dissects the top names f...
18 min
194
Apple and China: How Did their lucrative union ...
34 min
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Canada’s EV Industry already had a Bumpy Road A...
16 min
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Peace talks between Ukraine and Russia on the r...
18 min
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The weird, wacky and downright bizarre food bei...
15 min
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Big grocers warn that tariffs could start to t...
17 min
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Leafs fans confront a familiar and dreaded sin...
12 min
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Oscar-nominated director tackles the tale of a ...
18 min