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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
Wildfires in Canada's north; Asian summit challenges the West; COVID kids prepare for school
Another community is forced to evacuate in the Northwest Territories, as wildfires continue to spread across the region. Plus, leaders from China, India…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Legal battles ahead for Trump's tariffs; Zellers tries to make a retail comeback
U.S. President Donald Trump could be gearing up for a legal battle over his tariffs, after a federal appeals court ruled they were illegal. How that's also…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Court rules Trump's tariffs are illegal; Quebec Muslims outraged at planned prayer ban
A U.S. federal appeals court has ruled that most of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs are illegal, in a significant blow to a key pillar of his economic…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Russia's fierce attack; Mending ties with India; Demon Hunters frenzy
International outrage over Russia's deadly strikes on Ukraine's capital. What's behind the improving Canada-India relations. New clues in the search for a…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Carney drums up Europe business; Israel's deliberate attack; AI & Russian lies
Prime Minister Mark Carney drums up business in Europe. David Akin reports from Riga, Latvia on the major projects Carney says will benefit Canada, and who's…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Israel's double airstrike kills 20; Vaping not recommended; Rebellious rebrand
Israel launches two airstrikes on a hospital in Gaza, killing 20 people, including five journalists. Mike Armstrong explains why it's suspected to be a war…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Carney's surprise visit to Ukraine; Florida's crosswalk controversy; Buyers go cuckoo for Labubus
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney makes a surprise visit to the capital of war-torn Ukraine, on the country's independence day. What new military aid is he…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
High stakes diplomacy; Migrant's emotional reunion; Marriage on midway
Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Europe to talk about trade. David Akin reports from Poland. Carney is also hoping to secure a ceasefire for Ukraine…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Counter-tariffs turfed; Gaza City's famine; Ghislaine Maxwell's denials
Canada will be dropping import duties on American goods covered by the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) by Sept. 1. Mackenzie Gray explains Prime Minister…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Russia's new bombardment; Palestinians escape Gaza City; World's nicest judge
The prospect of peace is fading as Russia unleashes hundreds of strikes across Ukraine. Redmond Shannon reports on what Russia is ruling out; and what…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Frustrated Air Canada flyers; Trump's problem with museums; Ancient fossil find
Frustration is flying high among some Air Canada passengers, as the company tries to get business back to normal. Heidi Petracek reports on what the airline is…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Tentative Air Canada deal; Poilievre's next challenge; Big church's big move
Air Canada and its union of flight attendants have reached a tentative agreement. Neetu Garcha reports on the reaction, and why the provisional agreement is…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Air Canada caught off-guard as strike keeps up; Zelenskyy back in the White House with backup
Air Canada's flight attendants strike on as they refuse to comply with back-to-work orders. How that has caught the airline and the federal government…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Flight attendants defy orders to end strike; Poilievre prepares for 2nd shot at Parliament seat
Air Canada flight attendants continue to strike, defying back-to-work orders from the federal government and the industrial relations board. What this means…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Federal government intervenes in Air Canada strike; Stray bullet kills 8-year-old in Toronto
Just hours after Air Canada's flight attendants went on strike -- disrupting travel plans for tens of thousands of people -- the federal jobs minister has…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Air Canada braces for strike; Trump and Putin's pivotal meeting
Air Canada's flight attendants prepare to strike after the union representing them rejects arbitration. The hundreds of flights already cancelled and the…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Air Canada, flight attendants trade blame as strike looms; Dozens of homes lost to NL wildfire
As flight cancellations begin on the eve of a major strike, Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants trade blame over why the labour dispute…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Looming Air Canada work stoppage; Fires and aquatic life; Historic chess champ
Turbulence is ahead for Air Canada passengers. Neetu Garcha reports on the disruptions if the airline's flight attendants go on strike or get locked out. Heidi…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
New wildfires; China's canola tariffs; Celebrating Oscar Peterson
Wildfires and the risk from wildfires are keeping thousands of Canadians on edge again on both ends of the country. Heidi Petracek reports on the uncertainty…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
N.L.'s fast-moving wildfires; Israel kills 6 journalists; MLB's 1st woman umpire
Seven wildfires are out of control in Newfoundland and Labrador. Heidi Petracek speaks to evacuees in Conception Bay South, and Heather Yourex-West looks at…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Help on the way to battle Atlantic Canada fires; Chappell Roan puts Saskatchewan in the spotlight
Dangerous conditions remain in Atlantic Canada, as several provinces grapple with wildfires. Why some of the help on the way to Newfoundland and Labrador has…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Atlantic Canada battles wildfires; Nagasaki marks 80 years since atomic bombing
Fires are raging in Atlantic Canada, with Newfoundland and Labrador declaring a state of emergency, with its largest wildfire right now fueled by extreme heat…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Netanyahu's Gaza City occupation plan; Military pay raise; Mboko's rise
There is backlash around the world over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to take over Gaza City, which his security cabinet approved last…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Victorious Victoria Mboko; SGA honoured; Netanyahu's Gaza plan; Dog vs. bear
Canadian teenaged tennis sensation Victoria Mboko defies expectations and wins the National Bank Open in Montreal. Touria Izri reports on the victory and the…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Wildfire prevention; U.S. nixes mRNA funding; 80 years since Hiroshima bombing
Parts of Newfoundland and Labrador are up in flames. Heidi Petracek reports on the wildfire evacuations, and what the province may do to try to prevent new…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Lumber lifeline; Titan disaster report; Teen tennis phenom Victoria Mboko
Prime Minister Mark Carney throws Canada's softwood lumber industry a financial lifeline as it struggles with U.S. tariffs. Mackenzie Gray reports on the…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Air quality concerns; Israel's reported Gaza occupation plan; Zoo request uproar
Wildfire smoke is smothering much of Canada. Heather Yourex-West reports on the health hazards from raging wildfires, and the new evacuations. More Gazans are…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Wildfires fuel air quality alerts across Canada; Summer Mcintosh's new medal record
As wildfires rage across Canada, air quality alerts have been issued for much of the country, as thick smoke settles over several major cities. We look at the…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
U.S. economy under stress of Trump's tariffs; Nuclear subs move in response to Russia
As U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariff increases kick into effect, there are new signs his radical trade policies are already weakening America's economy…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Trump's 35% tariffs on Canada; Emancipation Day; World's oldest baby
Canada is taking stock today after U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff deadline passed. Mackenzie Gray reports on the muted response from the federal…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Trump boosts tariffs on Canada; A.I. to treat snakebites
Just hours after saying he didn't like Canada's intention to recognize Palestine as a state, U.S. President Donald Trump slapped 35% tariffs on some Canadian…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Canada to recognize Palestinian state; Russia rattled; Mercy for murderer
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will join other countries in recognizing Palestine as a state. Dawna Friesen looks at why, and the conditions that must…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
U.K.'s ultimatum to Israel; Potential Air Canada strike; Trudeau dines with Katy Perry
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has issued an ultimatum to Israel unless it agrees to end the "appalling situation" in Gaza. Redmond Shannon reports on…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Trump contradicts Netanyahu; Bear attack; Golden Summer McIntosh
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists it is a lie his government is intentionally starving Palestinians in Gaza, U.S. President Donald Trump…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Trump's trade deal with the EU; Much-needed aid drops into Gaza
In his latest move to re-order the global economy, U.S. President Donald Trump has struck a trade deal with the European Union to lower tariffs on European…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Gaza's starvation crisis; Thai-Cambodian border clashes escalate
Israel says it has resumed aid airdrops into Gaza and plans to open humanitarian corridors, as it faces growing international pressure over the Palestinian…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
3 miners rescued; Dissecting Hockey Canada trial decision
After being trapped underground for more than two full days and waiting for help to arrive, three miners have been brought back to the surface. Neetu Garcha…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Not guilty decision at Hockey Canada trial; Hulk Hogan's complicated legacy
Dillon Dubé, Cal Foote, Alex Formenton, Carter Hart, and Michael McLeod, the five members of Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team accused of sexually…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Miners trapped; Top UN court says healthy environment is human right
A complex rescue operation is underway near Dease Lake, B.C., where three miners are trapped underground at the Red Chris copper and gold mine. Neetu Garcha…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Tackling tariffs; Gaza's grave crisis; Colbert fights back; Mourning Ozzy Osbourne
Canada's first ministers have gathered in Huntsville, Ont. to come up with a strategy to tackle U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. Mackenzie Gray reports…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Montreal father charged in daughter's N.Y. murder; '80s sitcom star dies
A Montreal father has been charged in the murder of his nine-year-old daughter in New York state. Touria Izri reports on what the man told police, and what's…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Manitoba port offers trade opportunity for Canada amid tariff threats
As the U.S. threatens Canada with an additional 35 per cent tariff on goods, the American commerce secretary is making it clear the White House is firmly…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Dozens of Gazans seeking aid killed by Israeli fire; Trump's $10B lawsuit against WSJ
Nearly two years since the war in Gaza began, it's another grim day for Palestinians struggling to survive in the enclave. Officials there say more than 30…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Trump lashes out at WSJ report on Epstein letter; Uproar over Colbert's 'Late Show' cancellation
Already deep in turmoil over his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, U.S. President Donald Trump is now seeking legal action against the Wall Street Journal…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Bill C-5 summit; Trump's diagnosis; Baby made with 3 adults' DNA
Prime Minister Mark Carney pitches Bill C-5, the law fast-tracking major resource and infrastructure projects, to First Nations leaders, who worry the…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Steadying Canada's steel industry; Youth-cession; Trump disses MAGA crowd
Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled his remedy for Canada's steelmakers aimed at reducing the turmoil from U.S. tariffs. Mackenzie Gray reports on the…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Cabinet minister under scrutiny; Growing tariff turmoil; Mourning world's oldest marathoner
Court documents reveal that before Toronto MP Gary Anandasangaree became Canada's public safety minister, he wrote letters in support of an immigration…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Wildfire smoke concerns; Trump's ultimatum to Putin; NASA's sunseeking
Wildfire smoke clouds parts of Canada, including Saskatoon and Toronto. Jeff Semple looks at the dangers lingering in the air. Heather Yourex-West reports on…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Ont. community's anger over attack on young girl; Trump threatens Rosie O'Donnell's citizenship
There are calls for accountability from the residents of Quadeville in rural Ontario, following a disturbing attack on an eight-year-old girl. How police are…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Ont. community demands action; Air India cockpit recording questions; Canada's happiest, saddest provinces
The small Ontario community of Quadeville is demanding action and answers after an alleged violent sexual assault of an 8-year-old girl that police initially…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Trump's 35% tariff threat; U.S. complaints about Canadian wildfire smoke
U.S. President Donald Trump throws yet another wrench into the trade talks with Canada. Jackson Proskow reports on Trump's latest threat, the timeline, and…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Kids in Gaza getting aid killed; 'Horrific' Ont. attack; Birkin bag auction
Israel's latest deadly attack in Gaza has killed young children waiting for nutritional supplements. Redmond Shannon reports on how a place of refuge became a…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Terror suspect's father speaks; Uncorking booze-buying rules; Message in a bottle
Four Quebec men, including two active members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), are facing terrorism charges for planning to create an anti-government…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Rising star Arjun Nimmala’s journey from cricket to baseball
Neetu Garcha sits down for a chat with Arjun Nimmala, a rising star in the Toronto Blue Jays and one of the few professional baseball players of Indian…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
'Anti-government militia' plot; Israel's 'humanitarian city' plan for Palestinians
Four Quebec men, including two active members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), are facing terrorism charges. Touria Izri reports on what the men are accused…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Emergency in Texas; Alberta and Ontario's deal; Mushroom murder conviction
At least 100 people, many of them children, have died across central Texas due to catastrophic flooding. Jackson Proskow reports on the grim recovery mission…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Texas death toll rising after floods; Netanyahu heads to DC
In Texas, officials continue their search for missing individuals following devastating flash floods that occurred on Friday. The confirmed death toll has…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Texas floods kill dozens; Carney addresses Alberta's concerns
In Central Texas, a search and rescue operation is underway as crews scour the swollen Guadalupe River for more than two dozen missing individuals, swept away…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Flawed vaccine forecast; Deadly Texas flooding; Blue Jays rising star
Tonight, we have part 3 of our investigation into Canada’s vaccine injury support program, which reveals the federal government severely underestimated the…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Whistleblowers' allegations; Airport bomb threats; Health tax to save lives?
Whistleblowers are making allegations about what it's like to work for the federal Vaccine Injury Support Program. Carolyn Jarvis reports on the claims the…