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
Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney pays tribu...
60 min
1977
Grief counselor and author shares inspirational...
13 min
1978
How bright is the future for transparent solar ...
14 min
1979
Ottawa is urged to put warning labels on alcoho...
15 min
1980
Medicine Hat mom honours her son and rallies th...
14 min
1981
Journo corner: Alberta’s big budget surplus, th...
18 min
1982
Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney pays tribu...
15 min
1983
Looking at life and legacy of the last Soviet l...
62 min
1984
Science explains why we often have “eureka” mom...
12 min
1985
The increasing importance of the emotionally st...
14 min
1986
Code Blue: New ideas on how to fix Canada’s hea...
16 min
1987
With the healthcare system in crisis, why is On...
16 min
1988
RCMP investigating verbal attack on Chrystia Fr...
16 min
1989
Looking at life and legacy of the last Soviet l...
15 min
1990
Princess Diana’s longtime personal secretary on...
66 min
1991
A Canadian street takes top spot in a ranking o...
15 min
1992
Why companies struggle to handle the fallout fr...
16 min
1993
How a Toronto woman’s popular TikTok videos are...
16 min
1994
What are Canadians angry about? New rage Index ...
13 min
1995
Verbal abuse of Chrystia Freeland sparks debate...
17 min
1996
25-years after her death, Princess Diana’s long...
16 min
1997
Canada will play an important role in NASA’s Ar...
51 min
1998
The importance of foreign students to Canadian ...
19 min
1999
Back to school: High rents and low availability...
16 min
2000
Doppelgangers: The inspiration behind a Canadia...
18 min