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
1
Why is food inflation higher in Canada than m...
9 min
2
Does the reopening of a rail line from Toronto ...
9 min
3
Her partner of 19-years carried out the worst m...
17 min
4
A former two-time Survivor contestant pulls bac...
16 min
5
New documentary reveals never before seen foota...
17 min
6
Why are too few Canadians getting a good nigh...
9 min
7
Team Canada storylines in Milan - Toronto Poli...
47 min
8
Canada is about to open a consulate in Greenlan...
17 min
9
Ottawa’s two billion trees scheme was a half-bi...
8 min
10
Canadian heading to the Moon - Catherine O'Hara...
47 min
11
He spent five decades in policing but found the...
6 min
12
Award-winning Canadian author Lindsay Wong take...
10 min
13
Is Mark Carney’s new more in-your-face approach...
17 min
14
Revisiting The Spirit of Radio: New doc looks a...
16 min
15
Remembering Catherine O’Hara, a huge talent and...
56 min
16
How Betting Took Over Sports
17 min
17
How Prediction Markets Turned Life Into a Dysto...
17 min
18
Why are senior federal civil servants being for...
11 min
19
Trump's latest threats - Training for a hypothe...
44 min
20
How much is consolidation in the food industry ...
17 min
21
Canadian music icon Bif Naked on a new album, a...
16 min
22
Has Mark Carney bitten off more than he can che...
17 min
23
Ryan Wedding arrested. What's Next? - Brutal wi...
45 min
24
Canadian rock Icon Kim Mitchell on his upcoming...
34 min
25
Why the Crown-Indigenous Relations Ministry wa...
10 min