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
Journo Corner: What’s it been like to cover the...
17 min
2002
Ukraine six months after Russia’s Invasion: How...
16 min
2003
Ukraine six months after Russia’s Invasion: How...
16 min
2004
Ukraine six months after Russia’s Invasion: Is ...
15 min
2005
Ukraine Independence Day, what’s behind the sur...
87 min
2006
Not one, but two asteroids might have slain the...
11 min
2007
Back to school: What kind of teacher shortage d...
17 min
2008
Code Blue: what’s behind the surge in ER closur...
18 min
2009
Ukraine Independence Day: where are those who f...
16 min
2010
Ukraine Independence Day: What does Ukraine nee...
17 min
2011
Ukraine Independence Day: Reflecting on six mon...
15 min
2012
New survey shows more than half of Canadians ca...
66 min
2013
BC’s Harbour Air reaches milestone in its quest...
14 min
2014
Back to school: Tips on beating inflation
16 min
2015
The first Indigenous person nominated to the Su...
13 min
2016
The daughter of a prominent Russian nationalist...
16 min
2017
Canada’s largest private sector union has a new...
17 min
2018
New survey shows more than half of Canadians ca...
16 min
2019
Federal transport minister blames COVID-19 for ...
82 min
2020
Looking into the LEGO Group as it celebrates it...
16 min
2021
3D models show the massive shark called megalod...
15 min
2022
The Colorado River crisis leads to more water r...
17 min
2023
Can an Apple security flaw allow hackers to ful...
15 min
2024
Energy tops the agenda as the German chancellor...
17 min
2025
No soft landing for the federal transport minis...
14 min