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
The constitutional implications for Canada
15 min
1977
The Queen’s love of Canada
16 min
1978
Queen Elizabeth II passes away at the age of 96...
16 min
1979
How do police track and capture a mass murder s...
53 min
1980
Should overdose education be mandatory in schools?
12 min
1981
Bank of Canada hikes interest rates again. Are ...
15 min
1982
Fifty years since the Canada/USSR Summit Series
30 min
1983
The deadly Saskatchewan attacks will require a ...
8 min
1984
How do police track and capture a mass murder s...
9 min
1985
Saskatchewan manhunt, What’s causing Canada’s p...
65 min
1986
UBC researchers say insulin pill to treat diabe...
10 min
1987
What’s causing Canada’s paper shortage
15 min
1988
Code Blue: is there room for more private optio...
17 min
1989
Number of Canadians living with dementia to rea...
14 min
1990
Saskatchewan manhunt: challenges in tracking do...
15 min
1991
Saskatchewan manhunt: The impact of the attack ...
15 min
1992
The number of Americans crossing land borders i...
65 min
1993
Are voters in Quebec ready to turn their backs ...
17 min
1994
How one Vancouver Police officer helped put a d...
18 min
1995
Why rising grocery prices should change how we ...
16 min
1996
Who will be the next British Prime Minister and...
16 min
1997
The number of Americans crossing land borders i...
13 min
1998
Pierre Poilievre promises to enact a “Plain Lan...
14 min
1999
Moderna's Omicron COVID Booster Vaccine, Nation...
55 min
2000
Movie theatres look for a boost as they celebra...
11 min