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
2051
Pierre Poilievre promises to enact a “Plain Lan...
14 min
2052
Moderna's Omicron COVID Booster Vaccine, Nation...
55 min
2053
Movie theatres look for a boost as they celebra...
11 min
2054
Pakistan faces a growing humanitarian disaster ...
13 min
2055
Watch what you post online: B.C. man's negative...
15 min
2056
A new report shows toxic chemicals in several d...
14 min
2057
Is Ottawa's new 'luxury tax' on pricey cars, pl...
17 min
2058
Health Canada approves Moderna’s Omicron COVID ...
13 min
2059
Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney pays tribu...
60 min
2060
Grief counselor and author shares inspirational...
13 min
2061
How bright is the future for transparent solar ...
14 min
2062
Ottawa is urged to put warning labels on alcoho...
15 min
2063
Medicine Hat mom honours her son and rallies th...
14 min
2064
Journo corner: Alberta’s big budget surplus, th...
18 min
2065
Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney pays tribu...
15 min
2066
Looking at life and legacy of the last Soviet l...
62 min
2067
Science explains why we often have “eureka” mom...
12 min
2068
The increasing importance of the emotionally st...
14 min
2069
Code Blue: New ideas on how to fix Canada’s hea...
16 min
2070
With the healthcare system in crisis, why is On...
16 min
2071
RCMP investigating verbal attack on Chrystia Fr...
16 min
2072
Looking at life and legacy of the last Soviet l...
15 min
2073
Princess Diana’s longtime personal secretary on...
66 min
2074
A Canadian street takes top spot in a ranking o...
15 min
2075
Why companies struggle to handle the fallout fr...
16 min