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
Bracing for Fiona, Protests in Iran over death ...
87 min
2002
Aaron Judge quietly chases home run history in ...
17 min
2003
How the death in custody of a 22-year-old woman...
17 min
2004
Is Vladimir Putin starting to lose his iron gri...
18 min
2005
Can Canada be part of the solution to Europe’s ...
15 min
2006
Bracing for Fiona: Prince Edward Island
5 min
2007
Bracing for Fiona: Cape Breton
12 min
2008
Bracing for Fiona: Emergency Preparedness in Ha...
4 min
2009
Bracing for Fiona: The latest from Nova Scotia
10 min
2010
Preparing for Fiona, why are whales stranded on...
63 min
2011
The oldest recorded mammal is much older than p...
10 min
2012
The surge in demand for rare coins and notes f...
16 min
2013
Why are huge numbers of whales stranded on Aust...
16 min
2014
Russians protest over Putin’s mobilization anno...
15 min
2015
The Prime Minister faces a new Leader of the Of...
17 min
2016
Atlantic Canada braces for Fiona: How one munic...
6 min
2017
Atlantic Canada braces for Fiona: Where is it ...
8 min
2018
The mission to feed one million kids each year ...
9 min
2019
Statistics Canada releases new data on housing ...
16 min
2020
The mechanics of the Canadian lending industry ...
6 min
2021
The mechanics of the Canadian lending industry ...
11 min
2022
Journo Corner - Canada’s energy future
15 min
2023
Report finds Canada won’t come close to goal o...
17 min
2024
Russia calls up reservists and rolls out refer...
14 min
2025
Code Blue: Who is responsible when it comes to ...
17 min