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
Vancouver gas prices go through the roof
5 min
1977
Hurricane Ian aftermath: Florida coast devastated
8 min
1978
Hurricane Ian aftermath: Stranded on Sanibel Is...
7 min
1979
Hurricane Ian devastates southwestern Florida, ...
69 min
1980
The impact of Canada closing the border to impo...
11 min
1981
Bank of England intervenes to stem crisis as IM...
17 min
1982
Remembering the 1972 summit series: The Soviet ...
18 min
1983
50th Anniversary of Paul Henderson’s Summit Ser...
16 min
1984
Journo Corner: On the frontlines of Hurricane F...
19 min
1985
Hurricane Ian latest from Florida
14 min
1986
Prime Minister tours storm destruction in PEI, ...
64 min
1987
Vancouver author’s new book is a love letter to...
16 min
1988
Why are Chinese police operating in Canada, whi...
15 min
1989
Poilievre denounces Diagolon 'losers' over thre...
15 min
1990
New poll shows Conservatives and Pierre Poiliev...
7 min
1991
Adding up the insurance costs of Fiona
9 min
1992
Prime Minister tours storm destruction in PEI a...
14 min
1993
Atlantic Canada begins clean-up after Fiona, NA...
63 min
1994
NASA’s DART mission to crash a spacecraft into ...
12 min
1995
Canadians take drastic steps to save on groceri...
15 min
1996
Italy elects its first far-right government in...
17 min
1997
Ottawa drops remaining COVID travel and border ...
15 min
1998
Atlantic Canada begins clean-up after Fiona: Ex...
9 min
1999
Atlantic Canada begins clean-up after Fiona: Re...
13 min
2000
Atlantic Canada begins clean-up after Fiona: Po...
10 min