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
Queen - A look back at the Queen’s visit to Pri...
8 min
2027
Queen - 2012 Diamond Jubilee Portrait Painter
15 min
2028
The Queen changed with the times but always rem...
16 min
2029
The constitutional implications for Canada
15 min
2030
The Queen’s love of Canada
16 min
2031
Queen Elizabeth II passes away at the age of 96...
16 min
2032
How do police track and capture a mass murder s...
53 min
2033
Should overdose education be mandatory in schools?
12 min
2034
Bank of Canada hikes interest rates again. Are ...
15 min
2035
Fifty years since the Canada/USSR Summit Series
30 min
2036
The deadly Saskatchewan attacks will require a ...
8 min
2037
How do police track and capture a mass murder s...
9 min
2038
Saskatchewan manhunt, What’s causing Canada’s p...
65 min
2039
UBC researchers say insulin pill to treat diabe...
10 min
2040
What’s causing Canada’s paper shortage
15 min
2041
Code Blue: is there room for more private optio...
17 min
2042
Number of Canadians living with dementia to rea...
14 min
2043
Saskatchewan manhunt: challenges in tracking do...
15 min
2044
Saskatchewan manhunt: The impact of the attack ...
15 min
2045
The number of Americans crossing land borders i...
65 min
2046
Are voters in Quebec ready to turn their backs ...
17 min
2047
How one Vancouver Police officer helped put a d...
18 min
2048
Why rising grocery prices should change how we ...
16 min
2049
Who will be the next British Prime Minister and...
16 min
2050
The number of Americans crossing land borders i...
13 min