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.

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Politics
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How a huge winter storm exposed bigger problems...
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How did VIA passengers wind up stuck on a train...
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Buffalo digs out from a historic blizzard
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Feeling like a real Grinch? How can we best man...
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From cold weather to staffing shortages: Why ar...
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A traveller from BC stranded in Peru during civ...
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How is the retail industry during the most “nor...
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A man who researches mass shootings tells his s...
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How are robots helping Canada’s aging populatio...
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How can we think of more thoughtful presents? H...
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What are the latest developments in the investi...
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Is Canada’s healthcare system stuck in the past?
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What is it like to be a LEGO Master? A Kelowna ...
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A daughter fighting for missing and murdered In...
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2020 intel warned the Trudeau government that C...
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Living in a van down by the river? Why some peo...
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How is lab-grown seafood made? Could it be key ...
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Celebrating ugly Christmas sweaters: Why do we ...
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Is Canada’s immigration policy at a crossroads?
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Did the federal government undercut its own mom...
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What is going on with Elon Musk and Twitter now...
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Why do humans laugh and what do we find so funn...
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Looking back on the 2022 FIFA World Cup: A refl...
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What did we learn from the last episodes of the...
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What does Canada need to do now to jumpstart th...
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