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
Journo Corner: Looking ahead to the results of...
16 min
2002
Why protests in Iran are giving hope to those i...
9 min
2003
Canadian businesses can charge credit card fees...
8 min
2004
OPEC+ announces big supply cuts in oil producti...
14 min
2005
Cold water immersion is a hot health trend, doe...
12 min
2006
Hockey Canada’s board chairs face questions on ...
55 min
2007
Canadian kids and youth see their grades slip i...
12 min
2008
How Joanna Griffiths followed her own path to b...
16 min
2009
Employers increasing salaries as talent shortag...
15 min
2010
Russia’s very bad month in Ukraine and what’s next
9 min
2011
Elon Musk reverses course and offers to buy Twi...
9 min
2012
Hockey Canada’s board chairs face questions abo...
14 min
2013
Canada imposes new sanctions on Iran and Russia...
65 min
2014
Daring rescue: Florida man swims 800 meters to ...
14 min
2015
Prisoners of the Castle: Author Ben MacIntyre’s...
15 min
2016
Incumbent premier Francois Legault and Coalitio...
17 min
2017
More than 125 people are killed in Indonesia so...
16 min
2018
Brazil’s presidential vote heads to a second ro...
16 min
2019
Canada imposes new sanctions on Iran and Russia...
15 min
2020
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
88 min
2021
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aroun...
8 min
2022
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aroun...
10 min
2023
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aroun...
8 min
2024
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aroun...
8 min
2025
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation aroun...
7 min