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
1601
Two Canadians were kidnapped and killed by terr...
14 min
1602
As Russia’s war in Ukraine falters, how much is...
15 min
1603
BC doctor specializing in emergency medicine ge...
16 min
1604
What lessons does Britain’s political chaos hav...
16 min
1605
Canada’s competition watchdog wants to know wha...
13 min
1606
Handgun ban in effect, Ottawa's cybersecurity b...
74 min
1607
Warnings Ottawa’s cybersecurity bill is flawed ...
14 min
1608
Russia may be stepping up cyberattacks worldwid...
12 min
1609
Can employees get away with bad behaviour and p...
15 min
1610
Meet B.C.’s next premier: Who is David Eby and ...
16 min
1611
Recording of RCMP meeting in the aftermath of t...
16 min
1612
Canada’s handgun ban goes into effect today, wi...
13 min
1613
UK PM Liz Truss resigns after just 44 days in o...
61 min
1614
A taxi scam in Toronto leads to a TikTok video ...
13 min
1615
Persistent drought and conflict drives Somalia ...
15 min
1616
Covid in Canada heading into the colder months;...
15 min
1617
Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard sentenced to 5 ye...
13 min
1618
Canadian military investigates whether former f...
15 min
1619
UK PM Liz Truss resigns after just 44 days in o...
14 min
1620
Why raising interest rates even further won’t h...
59 min
1621
What happens when you start to run out of water...
13 min
1622
The Safety Dance at 40: Catching up with Men Wi...
13 min
1623
Canada’s intelligence service told the Federal ...
16 min
1624
Journo Corner: The blame game at the Emergencie...
16 min
1625
Can we do more to prepare police officers to ha...
7 min