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