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
Pakistan faces a growing humanitarian disaster ...
13 min
2002
Watch what you post online: B.C. man's negative...
15 min
2003
A new report shows toxic chemicals in several d...
14 min
2004
Is Ottawa's new 'luxury tax' on pricey cars, pl...
17 min
2005
Health Canada approves Moderna’s Omicron COVID ...
13 min
2006
Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney pays tribu...
60 min
2007
Grief counselor and author shares inspirational...
13 min
2008
How bright is the future for transparent solar ...
14 min
2009
Ottawa is urged to put warning labels on alcoho...
15 min
2010
Medicine Hat mom honours her son and rallies th...
14 min
2011
Journo corner: Alberta’s big budget surplus, th...
18 min
2012
Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney pays tribu...
15 min
2013
Looking at life and legacy of the last Soviet l...
62 min
2014
Science explains why we often have “eureka” mom...
12 min
2015
The increasing importance of the emotionally st...
14 min
2016
Code Blue: New ideas on how to fix Canada’s hea...
16 min
2017
With the healthcare system in crisis, why is On...
16 min
2018
RCMP investigating verbal attack on Chrystia Fr...
16 min
2019
Looking at life and legacy of the last Soviet l...
15 min
2020
Princess Diana’s longtime personal secretary on...
66 min
2021
A Canadian street takes top spot in a ranking o...
15 min
2022
Why companies struggle to handle the fallout fr...
16 min
2023
How a Toronto woman’s popular TikTok videos are...
16 min
2024
What are Canadians angry about? New rage Index ...
13 min
2025
Verbal abuse of Chrystia Freeland sparks debate...
17 min