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.
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Party leaders pitch Canadian sovereignty, affordability on campaign trail
A look at how the Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP kicked off their first full day of the 2025 federal election campaign. Plus, more deadly airstrikes on Ukraine, as U.S. officials attempt peace talks with the Kremlin. And the beginning of the end of Hudson's Bay, as Canada's oldest of company officially starts liquidation sales.
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Canada's 45th federal election kicks off
Canada’s 45th general election is officially underway. In five weeks voters will head to the polls to decide who will be the next prime minister. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is calling for a “strong, positive mandate” to take on U.S. President Donald Trump. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says a Tory government will be “respectful and firm” when standing up to Trump. The NDP, meanwhile, kicked off a campaign that is likely to be critical for Jagmeet Singh’s party and the Bloc Quebecois are also facing unexpected headwinds.
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Canadian politicians get set for federal election call
It’s shaping up to be a pivotal weekend in Canadian politics. Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to ask the Governor General Mary Simon to dissolve Parliament on Sunday, triggering the country’s 45th election. In the U.S., President Donald Trump has revoked the security clearance of many former White House officials, including former vice president Kamala Harris. And the sporting world is mourning the death of boxing great George Foreman.
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Carney meets with premiers about Trump's threats; Hudson's Bay downsizing to 6 stores
Prime Minister Mark Carney and the premiers met to discuss how to best secure and strengthen Canadian sovereignty as U.S. President Donald Trump repeated his 51st state threat. What Carney wants to boost, and what some premiers are trying to create. The Hudson's Bay department store chain will shrink to only six stores. Where they're located, and when liquidation will begin for the 74 locations that are about to vanish. There was major turbulence at Europe's busiest airport after a fire caused a power outage. How London Heathrow's boss is responding to questions about the airport's backup systems. And a hard line on a symbol of harmony: why the U.S. is blocking Canadian access to a library straddling the Quebec-Vermont border.
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Countdown to federal election call; Rare Beatles demo tape found in Vancouver
Sources have told Global News when Prime Minister Mark Carney will call a federal election. When Canadians may cast their ballots; how Carney hit the hockey rink with the Edmonton Oilers today; and how other party leaders are gearing up to face off against Carney on the campaign trail. The preliminary findings have been released into the Feb. 17 crash-landing of a passenger plane at Toronto Pearson International Airport. What happened seconds before Delta Air Lines flight 4819 flipped over. World leaders are discussing postwar plans for Ukraine. What the "coalition of the willing" says is needed to keep the country safe and secure. Plus: the Vancouver record store owner who almost let it be. Hear the Beatles demo tape he accidentally discovered...with a little help from a friend.
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 major Canadian city, as well as Washington and London.
The multiple award-winning Global National has been voted Best Newscast by the Radio and Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) of Canada and by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (Gemini Awards).
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