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
Canada gave its citizens the right to die, now ...
18 min
2
8-year-old boy is killed by stray bullet while ...
8 min
3
Sleep Country co-founder reveals crack addictio...
21 min
4
Air Canada strike, Canola seed tariffs take eff...
47 min
5
Vancouver band Mother Mother celebrates 20 year...
17 min
6
Exposing the deceptions of direct-selling compa...
18 min
7
B.C. man survives two weeks in wilderness by dr...
18 min
8
Air Canada Strike - Trump-Putin reaction from K...
40 min
9
Why Canada needs to change strategy in trade ne...
18 min
10
Bestselling Canadian author Linwood Barclay cha...
17 min
11
Group threatens legal action over 'grossly disp...
11 min
12
Air Canada strike looms - Big changes to Aeropl...
42 min
13
A deep dive into the Lobster business reveals a...
17 min
14
Controversial new book charts Prince Andrew's f...
16 min
15
Catriona Le May Doan on her memories of the Can...
4 min
16
Mboko's huge win - Nova Scotia forest ban backl...
42 min
17
A Victoria author shares her story of her finan...
17 min
18
Crunch time for Canada/US trade negotiations - ...
53 min
19
Cringey couple nicknames: why do we use them?
9 min
20
Colin Mochrie on his summer dates in Canada, mi...
17 min
21
Fallout from the London Junior Hockey trial ver...
53 min
22
A tribute to Hulk Hogan from one of the few pro...
17 min
23
Canada's Titanic: The Empress of Ireland Shipwr...
16 min
24
One of Canada's great metal bands pays tribute ...
17 min
25
Why is youth unemployment so high in Canada?
16 min