Global National with Dawna Friesen

There's alarming new data on how many people across Canada are being killed or injured by electric scooters and electric bikes, which have proven difficult to regulate. Heidi Petracek reports on why deaths and injuries are on the rise, how children are at most risk of harm, and what advocates say needs to change.

Mackenzie Gray reports on Canadian and American trade representatives meeting again in Washington, D.C. to try to find a way to stop U.S. President Donald Trump from imposing punitive new tariffs on a wide range of Canadian exports.

Rumina Daya reports on the hundreds of pages of court documents just unsealed, revealing chilling details about the Feb. 10th mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., the shooter, and the police response to the attack.

Sarah MacDonald looks at how British Columbia's wildfire emergency is hurting Okanagan businesses.

Dawna tells you about the allegations Ontario's Progressive Conservatives party spied on former Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie by following her to Jamaica, where she was on vacation.

A tense standoff is unfolding in the illegally occupied West Bank, where Israeli settlers have besieged multiple homes belonging to Palestinian families. As Redmond Shannon reports, it's led to a rare rebuke from Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, who's calling the settlers "terrorists."

Worries are growing about the wellbeing of 5,000 U.S. military personnel deployed on the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been at sea in the Middle East since November 2025. Jackson Proskow reports on the alleged grim living conditions that have reportedly led to some suicide attempts.

Plus, imperfect pitch: Touria Izri explains how StubHub failed to net a profit from the World Cup.
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British Columbia Premier David Eby is touring fire-ravaged parts of the province's Okanagan region, where it's feared many homes may have been destroyed by the Bald Range wildfire. As Sarah MacDonald reports, it seems every evacuee knows someone who lost everything to the fire.

Mackenzie Gray looks at how trade talks between Canada and the U.S. countries are heating up, and the sticking points in negotiations. And Jackson Proskow explores the potential consequences for Canadian businesses and jobs if a deal isn't struck.

Phil Carpenter reports on how some Montrealers grilled police chief Fady Dagher about allegations of racism within the force; and what kind of action the community is calling for.

Redmond Shannon explains why there is anger against Colombia's new government over its response to Monday's deadly earthquake.

Also: single and unwilling to mingle. Touria Izri explains why more people are embracing singlehood, as the hit show "Love Is Blind" comes to Canada looking for contestants.

Plus: a display of divinity. Eric Sorensen explains why thousands of Chicago White Sox fans were wearing black hats last night.
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Sarah MacDonald reports on one family's frightening race to escape the Bald Ridge fire in B.C., as much uncertainty lies ahead for tens of thousands of evacuees.

Jackson Proskow explains how U.S. President Donald Trump switched planes and took a decoy flight after another death threat.

Nathaniel Dove updates the urgent search for survivors and victims following yesterday's powerful earthquake in Colombia.

Jacqueline Hansen explains why more Canadians are struggling with debt and filing for insolvency, as the insolvency rate nears a 17-year high.

Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage is hoping to reclaim his parliamentary seat in the English seaside riding of Clacton in a byelection, but he has some stiff competition from a self-described intergalactic space warrior. Redmond Shannon introduces you to Count Binface, Farage's garbage-can-wearing rival, and looks at how voters are feeling.

A Canadian man is in prison in Hawaii. The former flight attendant pretended to be a pilot, and managed to get hundreds of free flight on U.S. airlines. Touria Izri explains how the lies caught up to him.

Plus, going streaking: Heidi Petracek explains the best ways for Canadians to catch a meteor shower, a partial solar eclipse, and a planetary parade.
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Raging wildfires near Summerland, B.C. have forced thousands from their homes, with one elderly woman having died while fleeing. How evacuees are also agonizing over what to leave behind.

Plus, the desperate search for survivors in Colombia after a devastating earthquake.

And downtown Halifax is shut down over a bomb threat to the U.S. consulate.
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The Bald Ridge Fire in B.C. has forced tens of thousands to evacuate, and shows no signs of slowing. How evacuees are trying to cope.

U.S. President Trump's Gaza peace plan is upended after Israel's prime minister says he's backing out of it.

Plus, a brewing controversy over British pubs: why London officials want patrons to take a seat.
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