Global National with Dawna Friesen

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 communities are looking after firefighters. Hours before announcing yet another tariff increase, U.S. President Donald Trump held a public sendoff to Elon Musk, who's exiting the White House. The promise Musk failed to deliver; and what this...

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 is in the forecast. A dizzying legal saga is unfolding over U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. First, a trade court blocked them, then an appeals court reinstated them. We'll look at what happens now, and how Canada is reacting. Israel ha...

Manitoba has declared a provincewide state of emergency over widespread wildfires. Where evacuees are being advised to go. What Prime Minister Mark Carney faced in his first question period; and what's missing from his spending plan. The new clue in the case of two Nova Scotia children missing for almost a month; and what police are asking the public to do. Plus, game faces: the Edmonton-area past...

King Charles made an historic throne speech in parliament, where he reaffirmed Canadian sovereignty amid tension with the United States. While King Charles III doesn't typically interfere in politics, the monarch's whirlwind tour of Canada was clearly intended as a strong show of support for this country's borders. Although, just hours after the King and Queen wrapped up their royal tour, U.S. Pre...

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. How he is subtly affirming Canada's sovereignty ahead of delivering Prime Minister Mark Carney's throne speech in Parliament tomorrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ahead of Canada's Parliament heading back to session this week, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre address their caucuses. How they're setting priorities for the country and their respective parties, and why they share common ground. Plus, five years after police murdered George Floyd and sparked a racial reckoning, Americans reflect on what's changed and what hasn...

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 radical...

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 benefiti...

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...

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...

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. I...

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...

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...

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 is frustrating people trying to join the Canadian military. And what's i...

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 abou...

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...

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 tw...

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 di...

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 o...

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/a...

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 abou...

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

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...

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...

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...