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
Britain reacts to the death of the Queen and a ...
19 min
1977
Remembering Queen Elizabeth II: What happens ne...
15 min
1978
Queen Elizabeth II passes away at the age of 96...
65 min
1979
Queen - A look back at the Queen’s visit to Pri...
8 min
1980
Queen - 2012 Diamond Jubilee Portrait Painter
15 min
1981
The Queen changed with the times but always rem...
16 min
1982
The constitutional implications for Canada
15 min
1983
The Queen’s love of Canada
16 min
1984
Queen Elizabeth II passes away at the age of 96...
16 min
1985
How do police track and capture a mass murder s...
53 min
1986
Should overdose education be mandatory in schools?
12 min
1987
Bank of Canada hikes interest rates again. Are ...
15 min
1988
Fifty years since the Canada/USSR Summit Series
30 min
1989
The deadly Saskatchewan attacks will require a ...
8 min
1990
How do police track and capture a mass murder s...
9 min
1991
Saskatchewan manhunt, What’s causing Canada’s p...
65 min
1992
UBC researchers say insulin pill to treat diabe...
10 min
1993
What’s causing Canada’s paper shortage
15 min
1994
Code Blue: is there room for more private optio...
17 min
1995
Number of Canadians living with dementia to rea...
14 min
1996
Saskatchewan manhunt: challenges in tracking do...
15 min
1997
Saskatchewan manhunt: The impact of the attack ...
15 min
1998
The number of Americans crossing land borders i...
65 min
1999
Are voters in Quebec ready to turn their backs ...
17 min
2000
How one Vancouver Police officer helped put a d...
18 min