Global National with Dawna Friesen

Mackenzie Gray reports on the efforts underway to finalize the proposed Canada-U.S. trade agreement; Sarah MacDonald looks at the potential winners and losers; and Heidi Petracek explains why calls to return American booze to Canadian store shelves are leaving a bitter taste.

Heather Yourex-West reports on the backlash against the Alberta's government's plans for new AI data centres.

America's federal debt is exceeding a mind-boggling $40 trillion, double of what it was when President Donald Trump took office for the first time in 2017. Candice Cole explains the implications.

Katherine Ward tells you about the new vaccine that could revolutionize how melanoma is treated.

Plus, Prince Harry and Meghan's royal homecoming: Redmond Shannon explains why the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are ditching California and moving back to the U.K.
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Canada has avoided additional 50 per cent tariffs until at least Aug. 22 after reaching a tentative trade deal with the U.S. Mackenzie Gray explains what's known about the concessions both sides could be making in the agreement. And Heidi Petracek gets reaction from anxious Canadian business owners.

Heather Yourex-West reports on the growing evidence there are attempts by foreign actors to influence Alberta's upcoming separation referendum.

Redmond Shannon reports on Israel investigating the death of a Palestinian girl, six members of her family, and two paramedics who came to their aid.

Democratic voters delivered a surprising result for the party's U.S. Senate primary in Florida, where socialist Angie Nixon won the nomination. Candice Cole explains what it signals for the Democrats' direction, and the party's chances of seizing some power from the Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections.

Touria Izri looks at how China is doubling down on robots, and why this is drawing the ire of the U.S.

Plus, many First Nations communities use the summer and early autumn to commemorate Treaty Day, a time to celebrate Indigenous culture with a variety of events. As Melissa Ridgen reports, this year's festivities are headlined by a new trend honouring aunties and earrings.
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U.S. President Donald Trump appears ready to hit Canada with new 50 per cent tariffs on a wide range of Canadian goods, with thousands of jobs in both countries hanging in the balance. Mackenzie Gray explains where 11th-hour negotiations stand, and the issues preventing a trade deal from being reached. And Heidi Petracek looks at how some Canadian businesses and industries are facing an existential crisis.

Jillian Piper reports on Canada's updated wildfire forecast, and how the federal government is responding.

Quebec is about to head into a provincial election, and the Parti Québécois, which is leading in the polls, says if it wins, it will hold a separation referendum, but only once Trump is out of the White House. Dan Spector explains why.

Jackson Proskow looks at how Trump is making more big declarations about who will control the Strait of Hormuz.

Redmond Shannon reports on a Palestinian American man's plea for help to the U.S. government to protect his West Bank home from Israeli settlers.

Plus, after wildfires chased them out of their homes, most residents in British Columbia's Okanagan are being allowed to return. But it wasn't just people who were displaced. Sarah MacDonald shows you how one man and his herd of goats coped during the emergency, and how the animals brought some much needed joy to other evacuees.
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Quebec and Newfoundland have reached a non-binding deal on sharing energy from Labrador's Churchill Falls plant, which Prime Minister Mark Carney has committed $10 billion to partially support. Heidi Petracek explains how it's a big breakthrough after decades of disappointment for Newfoundland and Labrador and years of negotiations; and how this could reshape Canada's energy landscape.

As U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff deadline inches closer, Mackenzie Gray looks at how Carney says he will speak with Trump during the homestretch of negotiations.

Jackson Proskow explains why Trump has decided to scale back the American military's war games with South Korea.

Redmond Shannon reports on the continuing push for a Gaza peace plan, following U.S. Special Envoy Jared Kushner's meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Nathaniel Dove reports on the aftermath of Saturday's earthquake that struck Indonesia, and tells you about one pregnant woman's gratitude to doctors and nurses.

Jillian Piper previews a landmark trial against Meta, and looks at what's at stake.

Plus, a life of accomplishment and struggle: Sarah MacDonald looks back at how actor Hayden Panettiere's decades-long career has been cut short.
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The pleas to the federal government for reprieve at the pumps, with the end of the fuel excise tax freeze just weeks away.

Plus, Hurricane Lala turns deadly as it skirts Hawaii while inflicting widespread damage.

And from 'The Odyssey' to 'Spider-Man,' why movies and cinemas are making big bucks at the box office this summer.
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