{"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's AI strategy; Ont. premier's private flight costs; Defying death","slug":"canada-s-ai-strategy-ont-premier-s-private-flight-costs-defying-death","published_at":"2026-06-05T01:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668/canada-s-ai-strategy-ont-premier-s-private-flight-costs-defying-death","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU3452032749.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU3452032749.mp3","summary":"Canada has uploaded its artificial intelligence strategy. David Akin reports on Prime Minister Mark Carney's pitch for new legislation, regulations, and standards to protect the data and privacy of Canadians; the plan for sovereign AI in Canada, and the ambitious timeline to create hundreds of thousands of jobs. Dawna speaks with Richard St-Pierre, Levio's senior adviser on quantum and AI sovereignty for his analysis: is Carney overpromising? Can policy makers keep up with the evolving technology? Could AI be used against us if Canada doesn't get this right? Mackenzie Gray reports on the projection from Canada's Parliamentary Budget Office about the deepening deficit, and how it conflicts with the forecast from Finance and Revenue Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Heather Yourex-West reports on the concerns that recent changes to the industrial carbon price is putting the clean energy sector at risk. Sarah MacDonald reports on how child killer Allan Schoenborn has been granted a conditional discharge after spending years in a forensic psychiatric hospital. Also, a penchant for flying private: Ontario Premier Doug Ford is defending his use of charter flights. Colin D'Mello explains how much money it's costing Ontario taxpayers. Plus, no food, no oxygen, and defying death: Touria Izri tells you about the sherpa who vanished for six days on Mount Everest before being found alive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Canada has uploaded its artificial intelligence strategy. David Akin reports on Prime Minister Mark Carney's pitch for new legislation, regulations, and s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1600,"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-s-ai-strategy-ont-premier-s-private-flight-costs-defying-death/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-s-ai-strategy-ont-premier-s-private-flight-costs-defying-death.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}