Conversations with Ben O’Hara-Byrne

Every weeknight, you can count on Conversations with Ben O’Hara-Byrne to feature compelling stories, diverse viewpoints, thoughtful questions, and frank conversations on topics that matter to all Canadians. From politics to public health, diplomacy to discrimination, affordability to artificial intelligence, and the environment to entertainment, the show will deliver a fresh approach to current affairs from a genuinely Canadian perspective.

Who is Ben O’Hara-Byrne? Currently the host of Conversations with Ben O’Hara-Byrne, Ben has more than 20 years broadcast journalism experience. He started in radio in Quebec City in 1998 before working for Global News in Montreal and Global News in Toronto. He moved to Global National’s Ottawa/Parliamentary Bureau in 2005 and served as the network’s Asia Correspondent based in Beijing from 2009 to 2011. He’s also worked as a network bureau chief in Beijing and London, U.K., and an evening news anchor in Victoria, B.C. He has reported from across Canada and from several countries including Afghanistan, North Korea, China, Libya, Egypt, South Africa, Ukraine, and Russia.

News
Politics
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What makes an April Fool’s prank work?
12 min
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Why do we fall for April Fool’s pranks?
16 min
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Why the healthcare system needs to be better pr...
17 min
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A Quebec doctor copes with long Covid
17 min
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What the TSB report into the fatal 2019 derailm...
17 min
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The TSB report into the fatal 2019 derailment o...
15 min
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Tackling sexual misconduct in the Canadian Arme...
43 min
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Building a network to help house those fleeing ...
16 min
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The challenge in providing humanitarian aid to ...
18 min
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Afghan Canadian military interpreters plan hung...
17 min
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Canadian gymnasts demand investigation into tox...
11 min
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Tackling sexual misconduct in the Canadian Arme...
13 min
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Former chief of the defence staff pleads guilty...
9 min
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Canada-based army veterans set up field hospita...
37 min
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Life now for those who fled the fighting in Kyiv
10 min
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Why NATO should be doing more to help Ukraine
15 min
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Why the federal government’s climate reduction ...
10 min
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Navigating the federal government’s climate red...
11 min
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Microplastics detected in human blood for the f...
11 min
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Russia declares it’s scaling back its military ...
17 min
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Canada-based army veterans set up field hospita...
13 min
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The Slap heard around the world, Alcohol-relat...
58 min
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Canada’s men’s soccer team qualifies for its fi...
13 min
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Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk dies at age 62
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Indigenous leaders meet with Pope Francis at th...
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