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
How much is consolidation in the food industry ...
17 min
2
Canadian music icon Bif Naked on a new album, a...
16 min
3
Has Mark Carney bitten off more than he can che...
17 min
4
Ryan Wedding arrested. What's Next? - Brutal wi...
45 min
5
Canadian rock Icon Kim Mitchell on his upcoming...
34 min
6
Why the Crown-Indigenous Relations Ministry wa...
10 min
7
Trump's Greenland Gambit - Legault's resignatio...
45 min
8
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The T...
16 min
9
The musical mind behind the '80s sound of 'Stra...
17 min
10
Why People Set Out on Impossible Quests
17 min
11
Michael Kovrig on the China deal
11 min
12
Canada-China trade deal reaction & analysis - E...
58 min
13
New documentary reveals the good, the bad and t...
17 min
14
How science is giving us a far greater understa...
18 min
15
What does it take to get fired at Canada Post...
9 min
16
Will USA involve itself in Iran? - Canadian fal...
62 min
17
Trump wants the US to reboot Venezuela’s oil ...
17 min
18
The US is showing it wants to dominate the west...
17 min
19
As Winnie the Pooh turns 100, remembering the f...
15 min
20
How Canadian business minds came together help ...
18 min
21
The Greenland question - Could Iranian regime f...
65 min
22
The Year in Music 2025
8 min
23
Are Canadian jails at a breaking point?
8 min
24
What is Canada's Immigration Policy?
13 min
25
Latest on US in Venezuela - Response from Venez...
40 min