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
1951
Concerns about “airport snooping” law; Bill S-7
15 min
1952
How to talk to your children about school shoot...
16 min
1953
Long delays for Service Canada customers
15 min
1954
Marking one year since the discovery of 215 gra...
56 min
1955
IATA sounds the alarm over Canadian Airport delays
11 min
1956
China and Canola
16 min
1957
Just for Laughs Festival in Vancouver - how did...
18 min
1958
Gun control in Canada
8 min
1959
The latest on the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas
9 min
1960
Marking one year since the discovery of 215 gra...
15 min
1961
Another deadly school shooting the U.S., Storm ...
70 min
1962
Why the storm cleanup in Ottawa could be a leng...
10 min
1963
Canada’s ambassador to Ukraine on the war and r...
14 min
1964
First government charter of Ukrainian refugees ...
17 min
1965
Are Canadian communities prepared for increasin...
13 min
1966
What caused the Ontario storm to be so powerful...
9 min
1967
Saturday storm causes extensive damage in Ottawa
7 min
1968
Reaction to another deadly school shooting in t...
12 min
1969
Canada confirms three new cases of monkeypox, C...
62 min
1970
Fentanyl continues to devastate communities acr...
17 min
1971
Canada needs to do more to protect women's righ...
17 min
1972
The impact of Russia’s naval blockade on Ukrain...
17 min
1973
Why investigators now believe a deadly plane cr...
15 min
1974
What’s causing huge line-ups at Canadian airpor...
17 min
1975
How long will gas prices stay this high and sho...
7 min