{"podcast":{"title":"Global National with Dawna Friesen","slug":"global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668","podcast_index_feed_id":7132668,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/CORU9124156119","website_url":"https://globalnews.ca/national/program/global-national","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/26aa1630-fb66-11ee-8eca-bf7d55bb5736/image/25f40f26447774912de7c67993c41b92.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Global News","episode_count":525,"summary":"Global National with Dawna Friesen is Canada’s 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 (the Canadian Screen Awards).","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T06:18:49.668130+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668"},"episode":{"title":"Canada defies 'Buy American'; Guilbeault quitting; UFC White House","slug":"canada-defies-buy-american-guilbeault-quitting-ufc-white-house","published_at":"2026-05-28T01:08:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668/canada-defies-buy-american-guilbeault-quitting-ufc-white-house","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU4334344983.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU4334344983.mp3","summary":"Prime Minister Mark Carney unveils his proposal to purchase new surveillance aircraft from Sweden, instead of the U.S. Mackenzie Gray reports on how this reinforces Carney's pledge to rely less on the U.S., what the military fleet is capable of, and how Canadian companies could help manufacture it. Jillian Piper reports on Canada agreeing to sell one million tonnes of liquified natural gas (LNG) per year from a proposed export terminal in northern British Columbia to Germany. David Akin explains what Liberal MP Steven Guilbeault's departure means for Carney's razor thin majority government, and how it signals a further shift in the Liberals' environmental policies compared to those of former prime minister Justin Trudeau. Phil Carpenter explains why the Montreal police's hate crimes unit is investigating a pro-Palestinian rally. Redmond Shannon reports on the World Health Organization's warning that the Democratic Republic of Congo is facing a \"catastrophic collision of disease and conflict\" as the country tries to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak. Mike Armstrong reports on how five men have been found alive deep inside a flooded cave in Laos, where they've been trapped for more than a week. Jeff Semple explains why a UFC cage is being built outside the White House. Plus, one traffic ticket gets millions of online views: hear about the driver who did nothing wrong, and the police officer getting roasted online for refusing to admit he was wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Prime Minister Mark Carney unveils his proposal to purchase new surveillance aircraft from Sweden, instead of the U.S. Mackenzie Gray reports on how this…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1581,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668/episodes/canada-defies-buy-american-guilbeault-quitting-ufc-white-house/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668/canada-defies-buy-american-guilbeault-quitting-ufc-white-house.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}