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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
Vaccine injured speak out; Diddy trial's split verdict; New Amelia Earhart quest
Some Canadians injured by vaccines say the government broke its promise to help them. Carolyn Jarvis brings you a Global News investigation into a $50 million…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Canada Day amid Trump's threats; Brother carries Terry Fox's legacy forward
Happy birthday, Canada! David Akin looks at how people in Ottawa marked the nation's 158th birthday in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's annexation…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Tax off, talks on; Gunman's murderous plot; Abandoned boxcars in Bay of Fundy
With Canada dumping the digital services tax, trade talks are back on with the U.S. David Akin explains how Prime Minister Mark Carney is defending the…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
51st state rhetoric returns; 2 Idaho firefighters shot dead; Costco sues Lululemon
U.S. President Donald Trump is once again talking about annexing Canada. Mackenzie Gray explains why, and reports on the new false claims Trump is making about…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Canada's trade showdown with the U.S.; Alberta's immigration question; Emotional NHL draft
Canada is once again facing an uncertain week, locked in a heated dispute with the U.S. over a digital services tax. Mackenzie Gray brings us the latest in a…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Trump terminates tariff talks; Raptors president fired
U.S. President Donald Trump has suddenly ended trade negotiations with Canada. David Akin reports on what Trump calls an attack on the U.S., what happens now…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
U.S. insists it destroyed Iran's nuclear capability; Canadian's 'licence to thrill' dream comes true
The U.S. and Iran are pushing competing narratives about the outcome of the American bombing of Iran's nuclear program. How the Trump administration is…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Canada commits to NATO pledge; Rutte calls Trump 'Daddy'; Rockslide survivor speaks
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members, including Canada, have all agreed to invest five per cent of their respective GDPs on defence by 2035…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Trump's f-bomb about Israel and Iran; "No Space for Bezos"; Fanged fish fossil
The fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire appears to be holding after U.S. President Donald Trump angrily and bluntly slammed both countries for briefly violating the…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Trump announces Israel-Iran ceasefire; SGA's historic NBA feat
U.S. President Donald Trump claims Israel and Iran have agreed to a "complete and total" ceasefire. Jackson Proskow reports on what's known about it. Canada…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Tensions heighten over the Middle East after U.S. strike on Iran
The U.S. strike on Iran's nuclear facilities puts the world on edge, as Tehran warns of 'everlasting consequences' for the attack. What happens next, and what…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
U.S. bombers attack Iran's nuclear facilities
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that American bombers have now directly attacked three nuclear sites in Iran. It marks a dangerous escalation in the…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
2 killed in Alta. rockslide; Iran's possible path to peace; Canada Strong Pass
Tragedy has struck Banff National Park. A rockslide has killed two people on a popular hiking path. Jayme Doll hears from witnesses who watched helplessly, and…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Deadly rockslide near Banff; Keeping door open to Mideast diplomacy
A hiker has been killed after a rockslide in Alberta. Skylar Peters reports from Banff. As U.S. President Donald Trump suggests there's still time for a…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Missing Que. girl found; Trump's cryptic message on Israel-Iran war; Oilers' heartbreak
The 3-year-old Montreal girl last seen Sunday has now been found alive. Dan Spector reports on where she was discovered, and what police are revealing. Both…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Israel and Iran's intensifying war; Help for Ukraine; 23andMe's profound failures
The war is escalating between Israel and Iran. The accusations of war crimes; U.S. President Donald Trump's rising rhetoric; and signs the U.S. is poised to…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Carney hosts world leaders at G7 summit in Alberta
What happened when Mark Carney met Donald Trump one-on-one, as G7 leaders gather in Alberta. Israel and Iran escalate their attacks with no signs of restraint…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
World leaders arrive in Alberta for G7 summit; Israel-Iran conflict intensifies
World leaders are converging on the foothills of the Canadian Rockies in Kananaskis, Alberta, ahead of the G7 summit kicking off Monday. How Prime Minister…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Fatal Minnesota shootings target U.S. lawmakers; 'No Kings' protesters defy Trump
Shock and sorrow in Minnesota tonight after a state senator is inured and a former house speaker is killed, in what police are calling an act of politically…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Iran retaliates against Israel's strikes on key leaders, nuclear facilities
Israel comes under attack by Iranian ballistic missiles, with some breaking through the country's 'Iron Dome' defence system. What could be just the start of…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Deadly Air India disaster; Singh under surveillance; U.S. senator kicked out of newser
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner plunged to the ground moments after takeoff in Ahmedabad, India. What we're learning about the Canadian passenger killed, and what the…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Trump criticized over ICE protest response; Canada's wildfire outlook
U.S. President Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard members to Los Angeles in response to growing unrest from anti-ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Carney's new NATO spending promise; Trump vs. Newsom; DoorDash sued
Prime Minister Mark Carney is promising to hit NATO's two per cent spending target sooner than he originally pledged. How much it will cost; how the money will…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Trump orders National Guard to quell Los Angeles immigration protests; Wildfire smoke chokes cities in Canada, U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump has deployed 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles to quell protests against the administrations strict measures on illegal…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Modi G7 invite backlash; Immigration raid protests in L.A.; Oilers-themed 'chickens'
Prime Minister Mark Carney is facing mounting criticism for inviting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to next week's G7 summit in Banff, Alberta. Touria…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Carney and Trump talk; Trump and Musk's bromance on the rocks
Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump have maintained direct trade and security talks since their May 6th Oval Office meeting, according…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Mourning Marc Garneau; Mission to predict wildfires; Canadians jump on Oilers bandwagon
Marc Garneau, the first Canadian to go to space who would later become a federal cabinet minister, has died at the age of 76. We'll look back at Garneau's life…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
New U.S. tariff hike; Canada's new border bill; Lost dog's 160-km adventure
U.S. President Donald Trump is doubling pre-existing tariffs on American steel and aluminum imports from 25 to 50 per cent. How Trump is justifying his…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Premiers' pitch to Carney; Wind affects Prairie wildfire fight; Future of historic Bay buildings
Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with Canada's premiers. What was on the agenda; the big projects premiers want to make a reality; and the pressure to speed up…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Terror attack in Colorado; Gazans killed while getting aid; Hudson's Bay's last day
The FBI investigates what it's calling a terror attack during a demonstration in Colorado. Plus, mourning in Gaza following an attack near an aid distribution…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
More Prairie communities flee fierce wildfires; Trump ramps up migrant crackdown
More communities across the Prairies are ordered to evacuate immediately, in the midst of an aggressive start to the wildfire season in Manitoba, Saskatchewan…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Fast-moving wildfires across Prairies; Trump doubles steel tariffs
As wildfires rage across the Prairies, we'll look at what's fanning the flames; what's complicating evacuation efforts; the air quality concerns; and how some…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Thousands across Prairies flee wildfires; Trump's new tariff obstacles
Wildfires are racing through parts of the Prairies, which means residents are rushing to escape. The states of emergency now in place; and whether any relief…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Manitoba's state of emergency; Carney's 1st question period
Manitoba has declared a provincewide state of emergency over widespread wildfires. Where evacuees are being advised to go. What Prime Minister Mark Carney…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
King Charles hails ‘strong and free’ Canada in historic throne speech
King Charles made an historic throne speech in parliament, where he reaffirmed Canadian sovereignty amid tension with the United States. While King Charles III…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
King Charles makes first visit to Canada as monarch
There was much fanfare and festivities today, as King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in Canada -- marking Charles' first visit to the country as monarch…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Canada's federal leaders set political priorities ahead of parliament's return
Ahead of Canada's Parliament heading back to session this week, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre address their caucuses. How…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Russian strikes Ukraine amid prisoner swaps; RCMP seeks budget boost
At least 13 people in Ukraine have been killed in a major attack by Russia. The coordinated strike on the capital of Kyiv threatened the second day of a…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Job action disrupts Canada Post; Trump targets Harvard's international students
The prospect of another mass Canada Post shutdown has been avoided for now, but stalled labour negotiations have sparked the first round of job action from the…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Deadly shooting outside Jewish museum; Deadly plane crash; Canada's homegrown hotshot
What's known about the Israeli diplomats shot and killed in Washington, D.C. outside the Capital Jewish Museum, and what the suspect shouted while he was in…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Netanyahu's defiance; Should Canada join "Golden Dome" and how it might work; Retiree's 'listening tour'
While Israel says it has allowed 200 aid trucks to enter Gaza this week, the United Nations says that aid hasn't reached the people who desperately need it…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Trump's call with Putin; Biden's prostate cancer prognosis; Heartbroken Leafs fans
How U.S. President Donald Trump tried again to jumpstart Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin; how Trump says "some" progress…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Carney attends Pope's inaugural mass with global politics in the background
Sunday marked a new era for the Catholic church, as Pope Leo XIV held his first inaugural mass at the Vatican -- attended by thousands of Catholics and world…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Prime Minister Carney visits Rome with EU allies, Ukraine on the agenda
In his first overseas trip since being elected, Prime Minister Mark Carney held crucial meetings with world leaders in Rome, who have gathered there for Pope…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
New twist at Hockey Canada trial; Hudson's Bay's future after Canadian Tire deal
There's a new, legal twist at the Hockey Canada sex assault trial. Why the jury has been dismissed; how the case will proceed; and the details we can report…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Wildfires spark state of emergency in southern Manitoba
There is a state of emergency in southern Manitoba, as wildfires rage across the province, forcing evacuations and claiming lives. The harrowing accounts from…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Manitoba wildfires; Questions about Carney's housing strategy; Hockey and your health
Deadly wildfires are racing through some Manitoba communities. The evacuations, the destruction, and anxiety over what's next. Prime Minister Mark Carney meets…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Carney's new cabinet; Honda Canada stalls EV investment; Golfer's round of a lifetime
Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet is a mix of fresh faces and familiar names. Who's staying in their old job, who's changed, who was shuffled out, the…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Global National Deep Dive: Carney's Cabinet
Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled his new cabinet. So who made the cut, who didn't, and why? Global National correspondent Neetu Garcha, Ottawa bureau…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Who will be in Carney's new cabinet; Qatar's luxury jet offer to Trump; U.S. national park 'thirst traps'
Prime Minister Mark Carney will soon unveil his new cabinet, which is expected to be a smaller team. Which ministers are expected to keep their jobs, who could…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Liberals win one more seat in Parliament thanks to a single vote
Nearly two weeks after election night, the Liberals inched another seat closer to a majority government on Saturday, after a judicial recount left their…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
India-Pakistan ceasefire violations leave deal hanging by a thread
After a hopeful start to the day, relations between two nuclear-armed rivals appear to be holding on by a thread. India is accusing Pakistan of violating a…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Global National One-On-One: Cardinal Thomas Collins
Speaking to Global National's Jeff Semple, Canadian Cardinal Thomas Collins describes in his own words his experience of being in conclave, among over a…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Pope Leo XIV's first mass; U.S. tariffs' potential impact on Canadian interest rates
Pope Leo XIV holds his first mass. Redmond Shannon reports on the pontiff's warning to cardinals, and the hopes he can help unify Catholics. Jeff Semple…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
New pope named; Measles rising in Canada; AI victim impact statement
Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, has made history as the first American-born pope and new leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Conclave begins; The rules of conclave; Dangerous escalation between India and Pakistan
The Catholic Church's secretive ritual of selecting the next pope has begun. Jeff Semple and Redmond Shannon are in Rome to report on the rules and contenders…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Carney and Trump have first face-to-face meeting at White House
Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump talked about a wide range of issues during their first sitdown at the White House. How Trump reacted…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
New, graphic testimony at Hockey Canada sex assault trial; Parts of Manitoba under state of emergency
The woman at the centre of the Hockey Canada sex assault trial has taken the stand again. What says she endured in the hotel room in question; what she says…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Trump reiterates threats against Canada's sovereignty ahead of Carney meeting
Days before Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with U.S. Donald Trump at the White House, the American leader once again flaunted threats against the…
- Global National with Dawna Friesen
Desperate search for 2 missing Nova Scotia children; B.C. marks 1 week since Lapu Lapu tragedy
Police and volunteers are scouring Pictou County, Nova Scotia for two children ages four and six, who have gone missing since Friday morning. The pair are…