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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The King’s visit and its audience of one: Donal...
8 min
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King Charles III arrives in Canada for a histor...
9 min
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The “Soup Nazi” cooks up relief for Lapu Lapu t...
16 min
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How a Canadian tobacco tin almost donated to a ...
8 min
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Why a viral sleep and snoring hack doesn’t live...
10 min
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As travel to the US plummets again, advice for ...
17 min
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Harvard vs Trump: How international students in...
18 min
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ow a AI prompted a US Newspaper to publish a Su...
16 min
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How Harvard bought an original copy of the Magn...
19 min
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Why are so many people so ticked off about ever...
36 min
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Should Canada take part in Trump’s “Golden Dom...
18 min
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Shock, sorrow and concern after Israeli embassy...
18 min
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Modular Housing, how does it work, is it a solu...
17 min
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Journo Corner: The biggest surprises so far in ...
18 min
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A world-renowned endurance swimmer on why he's ...
16 min
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Everyone Knew His Name: George Wendt, Norm and ...
19 min
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Solving the mystery of Alberta's dinosaur grave...
17 min
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NASA warns of huge solar flares that could caus...
8 min
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Bell outage: New rules were put in place after ...
9 min
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The US Dollar has ruled the world for ages, is ...
37 min
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Daughter/father duo from Orangeville take the R...
18 min
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Everyone Knew His Name: paying tribute to Geor...
6 min
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No easy answers to the problems plaguing Canada...
11 min
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45 years after the deadliest volcanic eruption ...
16 min
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BC architect and adventurer on his 500-kilometr...
19 min