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
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Post-debate: Conservative view
10 min
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The sweet science of chocolate
17 min
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Journo Corner: French debate reaction
18 min
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How a speech therapist lost her ability to spea...
17 min
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Port of Churchill sees renewed interest as Cana...
17 min
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Big Bill is Canada’s answer to Carhartt
8 min
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Nearly 900,000 fewer people went to the U.S. in...
9 min
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Interest rates held as GTA faces a condo crisis
17 min
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A Toronto author sets out to find the true stor...
37 min
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Behind the scenes of the box office smash with ...
17 min
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Hockey trumps politics: How a crucial Canadiens...
19 min
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Alberta’s plan for forced treatment of drug us...
7 min
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Alberta moves ahead with forced treatment plan ...
10 min
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Tariffs, Trump, reports, and rumours shake Cana...
19 min
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Ozempic for youth? Childhood obesity care gets ...
16 min
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How a McMaster economist’s work is being used b...
21 min
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As trade war tensions rise, one U.S. city sends...
17 min
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Debate week is here, what’s at stake?
19 min
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The Explorer’s Gene: Why curiosity and trying n...
17 min
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45 years later, Terry Fox's brother retraces th...
18 min
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Will Jennifer Pan go free? Supreme Court orders...
21 min
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Could Trump’s tariffs drive up the price of tec...
18 min
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Polls, how they work and why some people doubt ...
18 min
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A memoir of food, restaurants, chefs, addiction...
35 min
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Do big election campaign promises on housing ad...
16 min