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
The Year in Canada-USA Trade
13 min
2
Tensions in Asia Pacific Waters
17 min
3
A look back at the big political stories of 2025
14 min
4
US strikes Venezuela - Canada in medal round at...
23 min
5
The CN Tower gets a 50th birthday Twoonie and m...
11 min
6
How a start in crime reporting inspired bestsel...
32 min
7
Best Xmas flicks - Hallmark movies Canadian con...
43 min
8
A look back at a tumultuous year in Canadian po...
17 min
9
Global News investigation reveals the Canadians...
8 min
10
The Bondi Beach attack a reminder of that the I...
11 min
11
ISIS-related attack in Canada - Holiday dinner ...
57 min
12
US Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra on a tumu...
17 min
13
How optimistic is one of Canada’s top energy co...
17 min
14
 How worried should Canadians be about the new ...
11 min
15
He loved MAD Magazine as a kid, his new documen...
17 min
16
Australian shooting reaction - Carney Govt. one...
54 min
17
Netflix’s The Stringer documentary challenges h...
17 min
18
 I lived with a murderer. This is what he taug...
17 min
19
 It was 45 years ago today: Remembering John ...
17 min
20
BC actress Kayla Wallace on starring in Taylor...
8 min
21
‘Sugar, Sugar’ singer Andy Kim gathers an all-s...
9 min
22
Liberals on verge of majority - Hoekstra on US/...
47 min
23
Has a culprit in the infamous Black Dahlia mu...
16 min
24
A BC doctor is speaking out about the many is...
17 min
25
RCMP will need to spend millions to replace Chi...
10 min