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
Ottawa is urged to put warning labels on alcoho...
15 min
2052
Medicine Hat mom honours her son and rallies th...
14 min
2053
Journo corner: Alberta’s big budget surplus, th...
18 min
2054
Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney pays tribu...
15 min
2055
Looking at life and legacy of the last Soviet l...
62 min
2056
Science explains why we often have “eureka” mom...
12 min
2057
The increasing importance of the emotionally st...
14 min
2058
Code Blue: New ideas on how to fix Canada’s hea...
16 min
2059
With the healthcare system in crisis, why is On...
16 min
2060
RCMP investigating verbal attack on Chrystia Fr...
16 min
2061
Looking at life and legacy of the last Soviet l...
15 min
2062
Princess Diana’s longtime personal secretary on...
66 min
2063
A Canadian street takes top spot in a ranking o...
15 min
2064
Why companies struggle to handle the fallout fr...
16 min
2065
How a Toronto woman’s popular TikTok videos are...
16 min
2066
What are Canadians angry about? New rage Index ...
13 min
2067
Verbal abuse of Chrystia Freeland sparks debate...
17 min
2068
25-years after her death, Princess Diana’s long...
16 min
2069
Canada will play an important role in NASA’s Ar...
51 min
2070
The importance of foreign students to Canadian ...
19 min
2071
Back to school: High rents and low availability...
16 min
2072
Doppelgangers: The inspiration behind a Canadia...
18 min
2073
Suddenly big brands are rushing to “go grey”
16 min
2074
The police response was in the spotlight at the...
17 min
2075
Canada will play an important role in NASA’s Ar...
15 min