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
The public inquiry investigating the use of the...
14 min
2002
What can Canadians expect to learn from inquiry...
67 min
2003
How to win a heaviest pumpkin contest? One of ...
14 min
2004
Europe braces for energy shortages this fall a...
14 min
2005
Journo Corner: former Ukrainian journalist and ...
18 min
2006
Alberta premier makes controversial comments on...
15 min
2007
Two officers are shot and killed north of Toron...
17 min
2008
What can Canadians expect to learn from inquiry...
15 min
2009
Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine, The scienc...
74 min
2010
The science behind why people have different so...
11 min
2011
Previewing a new season of HGTV’s Making It Hom...
15 min
2012
Has Populism Won? The War On Liberal Democracy
13 min
2013
Hockey Canada CEO and board of directors resign...
16 min
2014
Tech company shows ArriveCan could have been bu...
15 min
2015
Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine, is it time...
13 min
2016
Alberta is about to have a new premier, how wil...
75 min
2017
With high food prices impacting your thanksgivi...
9 min
2018
How to keep misinformation off the menu when yo...
9 min
2019
We’re travelling again - Time to revisit proper...
15 min
2020
Dr. No turns 60: The lasting legacy of James Bond
18 min
2021
The story behind the new biography Down and out...
15 min
2022
Canada’s transportation supply chain is at a br...
16 min
2023
Alberta is about to have a new premier, how wil...
15 min
2024
Thanksgiving costs: how inflation is hitting th...
8 min
2025
UCP leadership race results: Analysis
21 min