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Global National with Dawna Friesen

Global National with Dawna Friesen is Canada’s early 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

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28:28

Russian strikes Ukraine amid prisoner swaps; RCMP...

Global National with Dawna Friesen ·

2025/05/25

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 prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia. Plus, Canada’s federal police force is asking the federal government for a boost to its budget. It says the funds are needed to better protect Canadians amid rising levels of online hate, youth radicalization and increasing fears of domestic terrorism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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29:16

Job action disrupts Canada Post; Trump targets...

Global National with Dawna Friesen ·

2025/05/24

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 union representing some 55,000 postal workers. Plus, in the United States, a federal judge has blocked an attempt by the Trump administration to ban Harvard from recruiting international students. But some Canadian institutions are benefiting from the Trump administration’s attack on top U.S. universities.Learn more about your ad choices

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29:11

Deadly shooting outside Jewish museum; Deadly plane...

Global National with Dawna Friesen ·

2025/05/23

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 police custody. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launches a blistering attack against Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Why he says the trio is on the "wrong side of humanity," and what he says they're guilty of. A small plane crashed overnight in a San Diego

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29:48

Netanyahu's defiance; Should Canada join "Golden...

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2025/05/22

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. What the UN is blaming for the delay; how domestic and foreign critics are increasingly calling for Israel to do more in solving Gaza's deepening hunger crisis; and how Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains defiant. Prime Minister Mark Carney has confirmed Canada is in talks to be part of U.S. President Donald Trump's planned "Golden

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29:49

Gaza's deepening crisis; Pressure piles on Israel;...

Global National with Dawna Friesen ·

2025/05/21

Pressure is mounting on the Israeli government over its war on Hamas in Gaza, which critics say has turned into an unconstrained attack on civilians. What life is now like in the Gaza Strip; what UNICEF is warning could happen; and the rumours the U.S. is considering relocating up to one million Palestinians to Libya. As Canada Post faces money problems and another strike, Heidi Petracek looks at the changes the Crown corporation may have to make to survive. And George Wendt, best known for playing

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28:27

Trump's call with Putin; Biden's prostate cancer...

Global National with Dawna Friesen ·

2025/05/20

How U.S. President Donald Trump tried again to jumpstart Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin; how Trump says "some" progress is being made; and the growing pressure on all sides to find a path forward. How there's hope for former president Joe Biden after his prostate cancer diagnosis; the potential treatment; and the possible reason why it wasn't caught earlier. Israel has allowed five aid trucks into Gaza, which the United Nations calls a "drop in the ocean." How

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28:32

Carney attends Pope's inaugural mass with global...

Global National with Dawna Friesen ·

2025/05/19

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 leaders. Prime Minister Mark Carney was also among them, as international politics also unfolded behind the scenes. Plus, tragedy at New York's Brooklyn Bridge, after a Mexican navy ship's deadly collision with the iconic landmark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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28:14

Prime Minister Carney visits Rome with EU allies,...

Global National with Dawna Friesen ·

2025/05/18

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 Leo's inauguration. How the event is a prime opportunity to strengthen ties with Canada's allies, ahead of the G7 summit in Alberta next month. Plus, the stars kicked out of Major League Baseball for betting on their own sport -- and how the league is now showing them forgiveness after death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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29:11

New twist at Hockey Canada trial; Hudson's Bay's...

Global National with Dawna Friesen ·

2025/05/17

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 after a publication ban was lifted. As crews fight Manitoba's raging wildfires, we'll tell you why the rain is not providing relief. Plus, how a problematic online portal frustrating people trying to join the Canadian military. And what's in store for Hudson's Bay? Dan Spector reports on the optimism about the brand's future as it rolls on with

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29:16

Wildfires spark state of emergency in southern Manitoba

Global National with Dawna Friesen ·

2025/05/16

There is a state of emergency in southern Manitoba, as wildfires rage across the province, forcing evacuations and claiming lives. The harrowing accounts from one community, where two residents didn't make it out in time. Plus, a story decades in the making: A Nova Scotia man meets his Dutch half-sister for the very first time -- connected by their father's service in World War II. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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29:43

Manitoba wildfires; Questions about Carney's housing...

Global National with Dawna Friesen ·

2025/05/15

Deadly wildfires are racing through some Manitoba communities. The evacuations, the destruction, and anxiety over what's next. Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with his new cabinet. The tax cut he says will take effect in just weeks, and the confusion over his affordable housing strategy. Does Carney think housing prices need to be lower? You'll hear what he had to say. Plus, how some Republicans are against Qatar's luxury jet offer to President Donald Trump, and why converting that aircraft won't

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29:52

Carney's new cabinet; Honda Canada stalls EV...

Global National with Dawna Friesen ·

2025/05/14

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 reaction, and what's behind the selections. Why Honda Canada is postponing its $15 billion investment for electric vehicle (EV) at its Alliston, Ont. plant for two years. Israel has blocked humanitarian aid from entering Gaza for more than two months as it tries to eliminate Hamas. How this is making Gaza's hunger crisis even worse for millions

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27:02

Global National Deep Dive: Carney's Cabinet

Global National with Dawna Friesen ·

2025/05/13

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 chief Mercedes Stephenson, and chief political correspondent David Akin dive deep into the decisions behind the rookie MPs making their front-bench debuts, who's been left out, and what Carney's choices reveal about the federal government's direction.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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29:34

Who will be in Carney's new cabinet; Qatar's luxury...

Global National with Dawna Friesen ·

2025/05/13

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 be changing roles, and the new faces rumoured to make their front-bench debuts. How U.S. President Donald Trump is poised to receive a luxury Boeing 747-8 jet from Qatar to replace Air Force One. The national security and ethical concerns of accepting the $400 million jet dubbed a "palace in the sky." Plus: park and temptation. It's no secret

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29:25

Liberals win one more seat in Parliament thanks to a...

Global National with Dawna Friesen ·

2025/05/12

Nearly two weeks after election night, the Liberals inched another seat closer to a majority government on Saturday, after a judicial recount left their candidate as the winner in the Quebec riding of Terrebonne, by a margin of just one vote. With three other federal ridings still awaiting recounts, the dynamics in Parliament remain uncertain.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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29:18

India-Pakistan ceasefire violations leave deal...

Global National with Dawna Friesen ·

2025/05/11

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 U.S.-brokered ceasefire the two nations signed early this morning -- a claim that Islamabad has denied. The deal would have paused days of deadly clashes and the largest flare up of violence between the two countries in decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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21:43

Global National One-On-One: Cardinal Thomas Collins

Global National with Dawna Friesen ·

2025/05/10

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 hundred other cardinals from around the world inside the Sistine Chapel, to decide the next pope. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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29:26

Pope Leo XIV's first mass; U.S. tariffs' potential...

Global National with Dawna Friesen ·

2025/05/10

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 reports on the calls for Pope Leo XIV to honour his predecessor's promise of returning thousands of artifacts housed in the Vatican Museum to Indigenous communities. In Canadian politics, what the interim leader of the federal NDP is accusing the Liberals of doing. At the Hockey Canada sex assault trial, how the complainant faced questions about her

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29:33

New pope named; Measles rising in Canada; AI victim...

Global National with Dawna Friesen ·

2025/05/09

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. Redmond Shannon was at Vatican City when white smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel, signalling a new pope had been selected. He reports on the historic moment, Leo XIV's first speech, and the reaction. Jeff Semple reports on Prevost's background, and the likely reasons he was chosen. Back in Canada, how measles cases are expected to soar; and the

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30:19

Conclave begins; The rules of conclave; Dangerous...

Global National with Dawna Friesen ·

2025/05/08

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 of the conclave. We'll also talk to experts to see what Hollywood got right in the 2024 film "Conclave." Back in Canada, how a defence lawyer disputed statements made by the woman at the centre of the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial. Plus, the growing fears India and Pakistan are headed toward a nuclear war.Learn more about your ad

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