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
2026
Is co-ownership a reasonable answer to affordin...
16 min
2027
When will Canada’s real estate market correct, ...
5 min
2028
How effective is help for housing in the federa...
10 min
2029
The politics of affordability and real estate f...
8 min
2030
Did the Liberals just deliver a sensible budget?
8 min
2031
Unprecedented COVID lockdown in one of the worl...
64 min
2032
Stolen Charles Darwin notebooks returned to Cam...
12 min
2033
Traces of giant prehistoric crocodiles found in...
15 min
2034
Is it time to send a message to aliens again?
14 min
2035
Russia is killing civilians in Ukraine and igno...
15 min
2036
Unprecedented COVID lockdown in one of the worl...
16 min
2037
What more should Canada do to help Ukraine and ...
63 min
2038
A Canadian who went to Ukraine to fight, instea...
10 min
2039
What caused a 100-meter high tsunami in Norther...
17 min
2040
The woman behind the very popular Instagram acc...
18 min
2041
How Lithuania ended its dependence on Russian e...
16 min
2042
Why evidence of war crimes must compel the west...
16 min
2043
What more should Canada do to help Ukraine and ...
16 min
2044
Bracing for a 6th Covid wave , Why Ukraine is w...
68 min
2045
What are Canada’s odds of a successful World Cup
13 min
2046
A look at the 2022 Grammy awards
15 min
2047
Final International Panel on Climate Change report
8 min
2048
Why Ukraine is worth fighting for
24 min
2049
Civilians executed by Russian forces in Kyiv su...
18 min
2050
Bracing for a 6th Covid wave
15 min