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
1976
BC doctor specializing in emergency medicine ge...
16 min
1977
What lessons does Britain’s political chaos hav...
16 min
1978
Canada’s competition watchdog wants to know wha...
13 min
1979
Handgun ban in effect, Ottawa's cybersecurity b...
74 min
1980
Warnings Ottawa’s cybersecurity bill is flawed ...
14 min
1981
Russia may be stepping up cyberattacks worldwid...
12 min
1982
Can employees get away with bad behaviour and p...
15 min
1983
Meet B.C.’s next premier: Who is David Eby and ...
16 min
1984
Recording of RCMP meeting in the aftermath of t...
16 min
1985
Canada’s handgun ban goes into effect today, wi...
13 min
1986
UK PM Liz Truss resigns after just 44 days in o...
61 min
1987
A taxi scam in Toronto leads to a TikTok video ...
13 min
1988
Persistent drought and conflict drives Somalia ...
15 min
1989
Covid in Canada heading into the colder months;...
15 min
1990
Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard sentenced to 5 ye...
13 min
1991
Canadian military investigates whether former f...
15 min
1992
UK PM Liz Truss resigns after just 44 days in o...
14 min
1993
Why raising interest rates even further won’t h...
59 min
1994
What happens when you start to run out of water...
13 min
1995
The Safety Dance at 40: Catching up with Men Wi...
13 min
1996
Canada’s intelligence service told the Federal ...
16 min
1997
Journo Corner: The blame game at the Emergencie...
16 min
1998
Can we do more to prepare police officers to ha...
7 min
1999
The death in the line of duty of Burnaby RCMP C...
10 min
2000
Why raising interest rates even further won’t h...
13 min