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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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 ...
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How Bizarre: Pigeons cause chaos on an airplane...
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50-years later, how Jaws transformed the Martha...
19 min
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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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Warm summer in the forecast as droughts and wil...
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1.4 million Canadians missed credit payments in...
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As parliament resumes in Ottawa, is Canadian de...
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Manitoba declares provincewide state of emergen...
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How a 40-year old fossil BC fossil mystery was ...
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How King Charles’ Canadian visit sends a messag...
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How do you better protect public gatherings fro...
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