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
Ukraine six months after Russia’s Invasion: How...
16 min
2052
Ukraine six months after Russia’s Invasion: Is ...
15 min
2053
Ukraine Independence Day, what’s behind the sur...
87 min
2054
Not one, but two asteroids might have slain the...
11 min
2055
Back to school: What kind of teacher shortage d...
17 min
2056
Code Blue: what’s behind the surge in ER closur...
18 min
2057
Ukraine Independence Day: where are those who f...
16 min
2058
Ukraine Independence Day: What does Ukraine nee...
17 min
2059
Ukraine Independence Day: Reflecting on six mon...
15 min
2060
New survey shows more than half of Canadians ca...
66 min
2061
BC’s Harbour Air reaches milestone in its quest...
14 min
2062
Back to school: Tips on beating inflation
16 min
2063
The first Indigenous person nominated to the Su...
13 min
2064
The daughter of a prominent Russian nationalist...
16 min
2065
Canada’s largest private sector union has a new...
17 min
2066
New survey shows more than half of Canadians ca...
16 min
2067
Federal transport minister blames COVID-19 for ...
82 min
2068
Looking into the LEGO Group as it celebrates it...
16 min
2069
3D models show the massive shark called megalod...
15 min
2070
The Colorado River crisis leads to more water r...
17 min
2071
Can an Apple security flaw allow hackers to ful...
15 min
2072
Energy tops the agenda as the German chancellor...
17 min
2073
No soft landing for the federal transport minis...
14 min
2074
A Nationwide Shortage of children’s cold and fl...
48 min
2075
How scientists plan to resurrect the Tasmanian ...
9 min