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
Alberta is about to have a new premier, how wil...
75 min
2002
With high food prices impacting your thanksgivi...
9 min
2003
How to keep misinformation off the menu when yo...
9 min
2004
We’re travelling again - Time to revisit proper...
15 min
2005
Dr. No turns 60: The lasting legacy of James Bond
18 min
2006
The story behind the new biography Down and out...
15 min
2007
Canada’s transportation supply chain is at a br...
16 min
2008
Alberta is about to have a new premier, how wil...
15 min
2009
Thanksgiving costs: how inflation is hitting th...
8 min
2010
UCP leadership race results: Analysis
21 min
2011
UCP leadership results: Analysis
11 min
2012
OPEC+ announces big supply cuts in oil producti...
70 min
2013
How a Vancouver concert helped launch Loretta L...
12 min
2014
How to Make, and Keep, Friends in Adulthood
16 min
2015
A Manitoba man is trying to help end the cycle ...
17 min
2016
Journo Corner: Looking ahead to the results of...
16 min
2017
Why protests in Iran are giving hope to those i...
9 min
2018
Canadian businesses can charge credit card fees...
8 min
2019
OPEC+ announces big supply cuts in oil producti...
14 min
2020
Cold water immersion is a hot health trend, doe...
12 min
2021
Hockey Canada’s board chairs face questions on ...
55 min
2022
Canadian kids and youth see their grades slip i...
12 min
2023
How Joanna Griffiths followed her own path to b...
16 min
2024
Employers increasing salaries as talent shortag...
15 min
2025
Russia’s very bad month in Ukraine and what’s next
9 min