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
What a recession in 2023 means for you - and ho...
14 min
2027
An immigration backlog is forcing qualified wor...
15 min
2028
Why Canada and Canadian businesses needs to ada...
17 min
2029
The public inquiry investigating the use of the...
14 min
2030
What can Canadians expect to learn from inquiry...
67 min
2031
How to win a heaviest pumpkin contest? One of ...
14 min
2032
Europe braces for energy shortages this fall a...
14 min
2033
Journo Corner: former Ukrainian journalist and ...
18 min
2034
Alberta premier makes controversial comments on...
15 min
2035
Two officers are shot and killed north of Toron...
17 min
2036
What can Canadians expect to learn from inquiry...
15 min
2037
Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine, The scienc...
74 min
2038
The science behind why people have different so...
11 min
2039
Previewing a new season of HGTV’s Making It Hom...
15 min
2040
Has Populism Won? The War On Liberal Democracy
13 min
2041
Hockey Canada CEO and board of directors resign...
16 min
2042
Tech company shows ArriveCan could have been bu...
15 min
2043
Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine, is it time...
13 min
2044
Alberta is about to have a new premier, how wil...
75 min
2045
With high food prices impacting your thanksgivi...
9 min
2046
How to keep misinformation off the menu when yo...
9 min
2047
We’re travelling again - Time to revisit proper...
15 min
2048
Dr. No turns 60: The lasting legacy of James Bond
18 min
2049
The story behind the new biography Down and out...
15 min
2050
Canada’s transportation supply chain is at a br...
16 min