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
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Why Veteran investigative journalist Linden Mac...
17 min
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The class of 2025 inductees into the Canadian S...
16 min
203
Fit for TV Reveals the Complicated History of T...
17 min
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Ice Cube steps off the big screen and picks up ...
10 min
205
Animal Farm turns 80: Why Orwell’s novella is a...
17 min
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Trump tariffs or not, Canada’s BeaverTails is r...
17 min
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Ghislaine Maxwell's interview on the Epstein ca...
9 min
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What are Canada’s five major cities? A summer o...
36 min
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Canada removes retaliatory tariffs on U.S, Apri...
45 min
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Rick Mercer Interview
15 min
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Canada gave its citizens the right to die, now ...
18 min
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8-year-old boy is killed by stray bullet while ...
8 min
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Sleep Country co-founder reveals crack addictio...
21 min
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Air Canada strike, Canola seed tariffs take eff...
47 min
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Vancouver band Mother Mother celebrates 20 year...
17 min
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Exposing the deceptions of direct-selling compa...
18 min
217
B.C. man survives two weeks in wilderness by dr...
18 min
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Air Canada Strike - Trump-Putin reaction from K...
40 min
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Why Canada needs to change strategy in trade ne...
18 min
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Bestselling Canadian author Linwood Barclay cha...
17 min
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Group threatens legal action over 'grossly disp...
11 min
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Air Canada strike looms - Big changes to Aeropl...
42 min
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A deep dive into the Lobster business reveals a...
17 min
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Controversial new book charts Prince Andrew's f...
16 min
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Catriona Le May Doan on her memories of the Can...
4 min