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
2026
UCP leadership results: Analysis
11 min
2027
OPEC+ announces big supply cuts in oil producti...
70 min
2028
How a Vancouver concert helped launch Loretta L...
12 min
2029
How to Make, and Keep, Friends in Adulthood
16 min
2030
A Manitoba man is trying to help end the cycle ...
17 min
2031
Journo Corner: Looking ahead to the results of...
16 min
2032
Why protests in Iran are giving hope to those i...
9 min
2033
Canadian businesses can charge credit card fees...
8 min
2034
OPEC+ announces big supply cuts in oil producti...
14 min
2035
Cold water immersion is a hot health trend, doe...
12 min
2036
Hockey Canada’s board chairs face questions on ...
55 min
2037
Canadian kids and youth see their grades slip i...
12 min
2038
How Joanna Griffiths followed her own path to b...
16 min
2039
Employers increasing salaries as talent shortag...
15 min
2040
Russia’s very bad month in Ukraine and what’s next
9 min
2041
Elon Musk reverses course and offers to buy Twi...
9 min
2042
Hockey Canada’s board chairs face questions abo...
14 min
2043
Canada imposes new sanctions on Iran and Russia...
65 min
2044
Daring rescue: Florida man swims 800 meters to ...
14 min
2045
Prisoners of the Castle: Author Ben MacIntyre’s...
15 min
2046
Incumbent premier Francois Legault and Coalitio...
17 min
2047
More than 125 people are killed in Indonesia so...
16 min
2048
Brazil’s presidential vote heads to a second ro...
16 min
2049
Canada imposes new sanctions on Iran and Russia...
15 min
2050
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
88 min