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
2001
Families of the victims still searching for ans...
16 min
2002
What’s up with cryptocurrencies?
16 min
2003
The lessons for Canada in the deadly attack on ...
16 min
2004
The Buffalo attack and the rise of violent whit...
17 min
2005
Remembering David Milgaard’s life and legacy
15 min
2006
What’s causing a baby formula shortage in the U...
75 min
2007
Why the Indigenous incarceration crisis demands...
16 min
2008
The need to improve internet speed in indigenou...
17 min
2009
The feud that's killing 'Friday the 13th'
26 min
2010
The security map of Europe is changing as Finla...
16 min
2011
What’s causing a baby formula shortage in the U...
14 min
2012
Conservative Party leader candidate Pierre Poil...
63 min
2013
Living through seven weeks of COVID lockdown in...
12 min
2014
Demands for an independent investigation into t...
16 min
2015
Apple pulls the plug on the iPod
17 min
2016
Hearts on Fire: Six Years That Changed Canadian...
15 min
2017
Gymnasts launch class action lawsuit against Gy...
16 min
2018
Conservative Party leader candidate Pierre Poil...
15 min
2019
Afghan interpreters still waiting for approval ...
69 min
2020
The James Webb Telescope sends back stunning im...
11 min
2021
Concerns over the future of Genetic Engineering
16 min
2022
The Ford F-150 Lightning could be the most impo...
17 min
2023
Why is keeping the trains running key to Ukrain...
16 min
2024
Journo Corner: The second CPC leadership debate...
18 min
2025
Opposition demands more be done to help Afghan ...
7 min