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Global National with Dawna Friesen
Global National with Dawna Friesen is Canada’s evening national news podcast, and provides a distinctive voice and approach to the day’s top stories. Following its mission statement of “Story is everything,” the Global National team provides Canadians with in-depth analysis and perspective on important national and international events, connecting with audiences coast-to-coast, bringing clarity to the issues and news of the day. Global National has news bureaus and correspondents in every major…
Episodes
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Trump's CUSMA exit threat; Fake fouls at World Cup
With U.S. President Donald Trump expected to declare he won't extend CUSMA, Mackenzie Gray explains where this leaves Canada's relationship with its largest…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Team Canada looks ahead; Horrifying discoveries in Ottawa area
Soccer fans across Canada are riding high after their country's historic Round of 32 win against South Africa at the 2026 World Cup. Sarah MacDonald reports on…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
World Cup knockout win; Iran ceasefire crumbling; Indigenous artifact repatriation
Canada defeats South Africa in their first ever World Cup knockout, advancing to the final 16. How Canadian pride was on display in L.A. Plus, more strikes in…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Venezuela's race against time; Migrants look to Canada; Edmonton man's double life
The window to find survivors after Venezuela's double earthquake this week is now closing, as foreign aid faces challenges. Plus, why a wave of asylum seekers…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Venezuela's earthquake aftermath; Saving 24 Sussex; Pride at the World Cup
Desperation and destruction in Venezuela, as crews race to rescue survivors after two devastating earthquakes. How Canadians are also trying to help. Plus, the…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Earthquakes hit Venezuela; Canadian ER wait times worsen
Disaster has struck Venezuela after two back-to-back earthquakes. Jackson Proskow reports on the destruction and the race to find survivors, while Kevin…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Team Canada's loss; Inspiration behind jerseys and hidden good luck gem
Canada could not find a way to win its group in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but the team is still going to the knockout rounds for the first time in its history…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Montreal gunman's motives; Calgary Stampede noise; 'Piss Christ' art
Montreal police are revealing new details about Monday's shooting spree that left Const. Mohamed Lamine Benredouane and civilian Michel Mizrahi dead. Mike…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Deadly Montreal shooting; Starmer steps down; Clive Davis' legacy
A gunbattle in Montreal leaves a police officer and civilian dead while another officer is wounded. What we know about the armed suspect who also died at the…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
U.S.-Iran peace talks stall; Russian fuel frenzy; Climate catastrophe cost
Delegates from the U.S. and Iran meet in Switzerland for peace talks. Why they're being complicated by proxy wars and the U.S. president himself. Plus, how…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
U.S.-Iran deal complications; Cuba's capitalist reforms; World Cup break complaints
The fragile peace deal between Iran and the U.S. is complicated once more over the Strait of Hormuz and Israel's hostility. Plus, why Cuba's socialist…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Player sidelined; Stronach guilty; Pool reno not passing with flying colours
Team Canada Ismaël Koné is recovering with a double fracture of his left leg after being injured during Thursday's World Cup game before that historic victory…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Team Canada's historic win; U.S.-Iran deal dissection
Soccer fans revel in Team Canada's historic win against Qatar at the World Cup in Vancouver. Sarah MacDonald reports on the excitement in the streets and how…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
U.S.-Iran deal signed; MAID and mental illness; Porch geese craze
The U.S. and Iran have signed a deal to extend the ceasefire between the two countries for 60 days. Jackson Proskow reports on the details of the 14-point…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Trump frustrated with Netanyahu; Marsupial captured in Quebec
Questions are lingering about the ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran. Redmond Shannon reports on when the Strait of Hormuz could reopen, and U.S…
Global National with Dawna FriesenIntroducing "Hostile History"
Since the dawn of time, humanity has been at war. Conflict in one form or another has been part of our existence since we first walked the earth. In this first…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Ceasefire deal framework questions; Town's smartphone-free kids
With the U.S. and Iran agreeing to a ceasefire, Jackson Proskow reports on U.S. President Donald Trump's bold claims, the many unresolved issues, and how the…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Ceasefire deal made; Trump party protest; Canada Post's Pride stamps
U.S. President Donald Trump says a ceasefire agreement has been made with Iran. Coleen Christie tells you what's known about the deal and when it's supposed to…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Montreal police racism allegations; Are smartphones birth control?
Disturbing allegations are being levelled at a Montreal police unit. Mike Armstrong explains why 16 officers are being accused of racism against citizens, the…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
World Cup fever pitch; Another OpenAI lawsuit; Fight over UFC fight
There's excitement across Canada as the World Cup kicks off for the first time on Canadian soil. Eric Sorensen hears from enthusiastic fans and looks at Team…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Officer killed; Making groceries cheaper; World Cup kicks off
Toronto Police Const. Marc Pinizzotto was shot and killed in the line of duty early this morning. Kevin Gallagher reports on the investigation, and why this…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Protecting young Canadians from social media, AI; World class ripoff?
David Akin reports on Ottawa's new legislation aimed at protecting young Canadians from social media and artificial intelligence chatbots. Mackenize Gray…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Pilot accused of fraud; Manitoba floods; Rob Reiner's request
You could call it "con air." Seán O'Shea reports on the Air Canada pilot accused of flying hundreds of flights with a forged licence, and why the airline says…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Social media ban bill; Philippines earthquake; Botox for dementia
Canada could be banning social media for anyone under 16. Mackenzie Gray looks at what's known about the federal government's proposal, and the skepticism over…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
New Mideast attacks; Heartbroken father speaks; Celebrity shoutout
There are fears an all-out war in the Middle East will return after new attacks, the first since early April. Candice Cole reports on Iran launching missiles…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Screwworm outbreak; FIFA under fire; Hegseth's warning to Europe
Nathaniel Dove reports on how Canada is temporarily banning livestock imports from Texas after the discovery of New World screwworm, a rare flesh-eating…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Canada's surprise hiring spree; GST top-up; Trump's DC makeover
Canada went on an unexpected hiring spree last month. Jillian Piper looks at what drove the creation of tens of thousands of jobs, and David Akin reports on…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Canada's AI strategy; Ont. premier's private flight costs; Defying death
Canada has uploaded its artificial intelligence strategy. David Akin reports on Prime Minister Mark Carney's pitch for new legislation, regulations, and…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
New U.S. tariff threat; Trump sleeping questions; Turmoil at CBS News
The U.S. announces a new tariff threat against Canada. Mackenzie Gray explains why, and what the White House claims dozens of countries, including Canada, are…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Trade talks; Cost of Alta. independence; El Niño's effect on summer
As Canada calls for the U.S. and Mexico to commit to the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) for another 16 years, Mackenzie Gray reports on…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Poverty report card; Fighting antisemitism; Chinese EV concerns
Food Banks Canada is giving the country a failing grade on its 2026 poverty report card, criticizing most provinces and territories for failing to provide…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Flood watch; Freedom 250 backlash; Beluga self-awareness
Melting snow and heavy rain are creating dangerous conditions and have flooded some communities. Heather Yourex-West reports from Banff on the damage and…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
U.S.-Iran peace deal standoff; Alberta students struggle; Victoire victory parade
The U.S. defense secretary isn't ruling out more strikes on Iran, as peace talks to open the Strait of Hormuz drag on. Plus, why more university students in…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Poison seller's plea deal; What is a technical recession?; Fiery failure
Kenneth Law, the Ontario man who peddled poison online to help people die by suicide, strikes a plea deal. Eric Sorensen has the details of the deal, and the…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Wildfire forecast; World Cup ticket probe; Hiking into history
Canada's wildfire forecast is out. Eric Sorensen looks at the predictions and the preparations. Caryn Lieberman reports on what Toronto police are saying after…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Canada defies 'Buy American'; Guilbeault quitting; UFC White House
Prime Minister Mark Carney unveils his proposal to purchase new surveillance aircraft from Sweden, instead of the U.S. Mackenzie Gray reports on how this…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Premiers' united front amid separation anxiety; Staying on the moon
Canada's western and northern premiers have wrapped up two days of meetings. As Heather Yourex-West reports, all that talk about Alberta separatism has the…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Separation anxiety; Pope's AI warning; Steroids allowed
The prospects of a new Alberta pipeline and the province's sovereignty are hanging over a Kananaskis, Alta., meeting between premiers from Canada's western…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Vague U.S.-Iran discussions; White House shooting aftermath; Tennis' popularity rises
The U.S. and Iran signal that they're close to an agreement to end the war -- why doubts for peace persist, as both sides offer mixed messages. Plus, what's…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Shooting outside White House; World Cup worries; Digital literacy
Police are investigating a shooting outside the White House tonight. Jeff Semple reports on the dramatic moments heard by journalists, and what the Secret…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Alta. separation referendum; Containing Ebola; Late Show's last laugh
It's a vote to have a vote. Heather Yourex-West reports on when Albertans will head to the polls over whether their province should divorce Canada, and how the…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Ebola fears; Alberta political drama; Cuba in the crosshairs
An Air France flight from Paris to Detroit had to be diverted to Montreal because it was carrying a passenger from the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Huge cost to host World Cup; Trumps' audit immunity; All a gander
Hosting the World Cup will cost Canadian taxpayers a staggering $1 billion, or $82 million per game, according to the parliamentary budget officer. Eric…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Snowbirds' wings clipped; NL-QC energy deal rejected; Ebola fears
The Snowbirds will soon be temporarily out of commission for the first time in more than 50 years. Heather Yourex-West explains why the iconic aerial…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Mosque shooting; Ebola outbreak; Tale of 2 springs; Republican revenge
Vincent McAviney reports on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the struggle to contain this dangerous strain, and why one doctor says the…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Ebola emergency; Conservative MP's trip to Taiwan; Tree planting record
A global health emergency is declared over an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Plus, why a Conservative MP is visiting Taiwan…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
B.C. hantavirus patient; U.K. protests and political turmoil; Gaudi house restored
A Canadian cruise ship passenger quarantined in B.C. tests positive for hantavirus. What we know about the patient and their condition. Plus, thousands in…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Pipeline closer to reality; Intimate partner violence survivors can sue
Alberta's contentious pipeline proposal is closer to reality. Mackenzie Gray reports on the pact between the province and Ottawa, and what this might mean for…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Charging up Canada's power grid; Ont. gov't jet expenses
Prime Minister Mark Carney is promising to double Canada's electricity grid, which is already under strain as demand for power soars across the country…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Pipeline push clears hurdle; Virus hits another cruise; PWHL expands
The federal government has struck a deal with Alberta to raise industrial carbon prices, clearing a major hurdle towards building a new crude oil pipeline to…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Trump's optimism ahead of Xi visit; Starmer stays on; Alberta wildfire
U.S. President Donald Trump is about to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time since 2017. Jackson Proskow looks at what's at stake for the…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Canadian cruise passengers self-isolate; Eurovision boycott
All the Canadian passengers from the MV Hondius cruise struck by hantavirus in the southern Atlantic Ocean are now back in the country and self-isolating…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Hantavirus cruise evacuees; Iran's peace proposal response; Marking 'Motherless Day'
Passengers of the hantavirus-hit ship disembark, including four Canadians who are now back on home soil. How health officials are trying to contain the spread…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Hantavirus cruise prepares to anchor; Energy drink dangers; Colombia's cocaine hippos
The Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship prepares to arrive in the Canary Islands, amid plans to evacuate passengers. Plus, the tragedy and the calls for change…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Hantavirus precautions; UFO files; Sir David Attenborough turns 100
More Canadians have been caught up in the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius. Heidi Petracek reports on the latest precautions and reassurances, as health…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Hantavirus contact tracing and concerns; CRA settlement
At least 12 countries, including Canada, are working to trace passengers who disembarked from a luxury cruise ship before cases of the deadly hantavirus were…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Kenney threatens legal action; OpenAI broke laws; Ted Turner tributes
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney claims his personal information was exposed during an online meeting of the Centurion Project, an Alberta separatist group…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Next governor general; AI switching call centre accents; Grey whale hit
Canada's next governor general will be Louise Arbour. David Akin reports on Arbour's remarkable resume, and what she's promising to do in her new role. As the…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Tariff relief; Hantavirus worries; Shen Yun targeted; Bezos backlash
Jillian Piper reports on the federal government's lifeline to Canadian steel, aluminum, and copper businesses drowning in U.S. tariffs, as calls grow pleading…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Iran's peace proposal; Fort McMurray fire anniversary; Unsolved Montreal police murder
Iran presents a proposal to end the war in 30 days -- why U.S. President Donald Trump is unlikely to accept it. Plus, a look back to the devastating fires in…