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
2401
Protests drive Sri Lanka’s President out of the...
17 min
2402
Journo Corner: Are grocery store chains may be ...
16 min
2403
What impact will fast rising interest rates hav...
15 min
2404
Bank of Canada hikes key interest rate by full ...
14 min
2405
Premiers continue to fight with Ottawa over hea...
61 min
2406
How do you know if you click with someone: foll...
10 min
2407
Streaming services dominate Emmy Awards nominat...
17 min
2408
Volatility has everyone guessing about what’s n...
18 min
2409
The James Webb telescope sends back a first ser...
16 min
2410
The impact of another Bank of Canada interest r...
19 min
2411
Premiers continue to fight with Ottawa over hea...
15 min
2412
What caused the massive Rogers network outage a...
75 min
2413
Reservations overtake walk-ins in Canada - why ...
12 min
2414
How Russian propaganda has changed during the w...
15 min
2415
The legacy of former Japan PM Shinzo Abe and wh...
17 min
2416
Ukraine’s president blasts Canada over the deci...
16 min
2417
Why the Rogers outage is an opportunity to chan...
16 min
2418
What caused the massive Rogers network outage a...
13 min
2419
Rogers outage shows need for more telecom infra...
65 min
2420
A Calgary son carries on his father’s quest to ...
15 min
2421
New subvariants see Canada heading towards a su...
14 min
2422
Japan’s reaction to the assassination of former...
17 min
2423
Rogers outage shows need for more telecom infra...
16 min
2424
Cancelled Air Canada flights strand B.C. woman ...
55 min
2425
The world’s largest cricket-processing facility...
13 min