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
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aroun...
8 min
1977
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aroun...
10 min
1978
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aroun...
8 min
1979
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aroun...
8 min
1980
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aroun...
7 min
1981
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aroun...
11 min
1982
What needs to be done for Canadians to achieve ...
15 min
1983
As Canadian colleges and universities look to h...
18 min
1984
The long-forgotten inuit residential school sur...
14 min
1985
Hurricane Ian aftermath, What can be done about...
72 min
1986
Tim Hortons' new apparel line will include a ja...
11 min
1987
How has America allowed its drinking water infr...
15 min
1988
The relationship between resource development a...
15 min
1989
Russia plans to formalize the illegal annexatio...
16 min
1990
What’s behind Alberta’s record quarterly popula...
9 min
1991
Vancouver gas prices go through the roof
5 min
1992
Hurricane Ian aftermath: Florida coast devastated
8 min
1993
Hurricane Ian aftermath: Stranded on Sanibel Is...
7 min
1994
Hurricane Ian devastates southwestern Florida, ...
69 min
1995
The impact of Canada closing the border to impo...
11 min
1996
Bank of England intervenes to stem crisis as IM...
17 min
1997
Remembering the 1972 summit series: The Soviet ...
18 min
1998
50th Anniversary of Paul Henderson’s Summit Ser...
16 min
1999
Journo Corner: On the frontlines of Hurricane F...
19 min
2000
Hurricane Ian latest from Florida
14 min