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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How Aluminum tariff hike will hit Canadian cons...
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What’s the logic behind Trump’s steel and alumi...
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Remembering Marc Garneau: Canada’s first astron...
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Will the Trump and Musk bromance turn bitter
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How artificial intelligence could sort out the ...
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Why sidewalk robot delivery continues to hit ob...
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Why are we seeing so many devastating wildfires...
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Are dog owners in-tune with their pet’s emotion...
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Summer festival season heats up for multi-plati...
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The Stanley Cup final begins Wednesday, why his...
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Ukraine’s remarkable covert drone attack on Rus...
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PM Carney lays out his plans to premiers to bui...
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Christie Brinkley on her new memoir, life, love...
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How are Canadians with mortgages coping with hi...
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Actor reprises his iconic Seinfeld “Soup Nazi” ...
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CrossTalk Spotlight: Tackling youth crime after...
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A decade after her exoneration, Amanda Knox on ...
38 min
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How Bizarre: Pigeons cause chaos on an airplane...
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50-years later, how Jaws transformed the Martha...
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How the Muppets took Moscow by storm
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The DEEP Project: Could humans soon work and li...
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X-Files star digs into real-life government bla...
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Trump’s tariffs are back on after US Appeals Co...
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Thousands of Manitobans forced to flee wildfire...
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This B.C. woman is internet-famous for chopping...
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