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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How and why key Canadian supporters of India’s ...
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Confessions of a Restaurant Kid: A story of imm...
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New 3D scan reveals truths about Titanic’s fina...
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How will consumers get hit by counter-tariffs o...
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Oil prices surge as Trump pauses tariffs but un...
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A national project to create a new beer from 1...
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Canada tariffs left unchanged, but uncertainty ...
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Trump blinks first in his global trade war, exc...
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Saving Drumheller’s big, beloved dinosaur, Tyra
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Is the dire wolf back from extinction?
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LNG Canada reaches important milestone
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True Crime: How an elaborate sting netted Winni...
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Why would Beijing look to promote Mark Carney f...
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D-Day for Trump’s tariffs as the US-China trade...
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History shows a long US fascination with annexi...
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A former NHL goalie on what it’s like to face ...
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Why did Trump slap tariffs on a tiny remote Aus...
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Markets are reeling because Trump’s tariff math...
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How a mother and daughter’s concern and a TikTo...
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Is there any end in sight to Trump’s tariff spa...
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Preston Manning warns another Liberal win will ...
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CrossTalk Spotlight: The fallout from Trump’s “...
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A Canadian reporter on the post-Liberation Day ...
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How Bizarre: New types of “easter eggs”, a stea...
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Did Trump’s tariff announcement open the door t...
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