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
2001
Previewing a new season of HGTV’s Making It Hom...
15 min
2002
Has Populism Won? The War On Liberal Democracy
13 min
2003
Hockey Canada CEO and board of directors resign...
16 min
2004
Tech company shows ArriveCan could have been bu...
15 min
2005
Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine, is it time...
13 min
2006
Alberta is about to have a new premier, how wil...
75 min
2007
With high food prices impacting your thanksgivi...
9 min
2008
How to keep misinformation off the menu when yo...
9 min
2009
We’re travelling again - Time to revisit proper...
15 min
2010
Dr. No turns 60: The lasting legacy of James Bond
18 min
2011
The story behind the new biography Down and out...
15 min
2012
Canada’s transportation supply chain is at a br...
16 min
2013
Alberta is about to have a new premier, how wil...
15 min
2014
Thanksgiving costs: how inflation is hitting th...
8 min
2015
UCP leadership race results: Analysis
21 min
2016
UCP leadership results: Analysis
11 min
2017
OPEC+ announces big supply cuts in oil producti...
70 min
2018
How a Vancouver concert helped launch Loretta L...
12 min
2019
How to Make, and Keep, Friends in Adulthood
16 min
2020
A Manitoba man is trying to help end the cycle ...
17 min
2021
Journo Corner: Looking ahead to the results of...
16 min
2022
Why protests in Iran are giving hope to those i...
9 min
2023
Canadian businesses can charge credit card fees...
8 min
2024
OPEC+ announces big supply cuts in oil producti...
14 min
2025
Cold water immersion is a hot health trend, doe...
12 min