{"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":"Officer killed; Making groceries cheaper; World Cup kicks off","slug":"officer-killed-making-groceries-cheaper-world-cup-kicks-off","published_at":"2026-06-12T01:14:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668/officer-killed-making-groceries-cheaper-world-cup-kicks-off","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU3870438716.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU3870438716.mp3","summary":"Toronto Police Const. Marc Pinizzotto was shot and killed in the line of duty early this morning. Kevin Gallagher reports on the investigation, and why this case is being linked to a shooting at a U.S. consulate. David Akin reports on Prime Minister Mark Carney's plan to make groceries cheaper; and revamp how Canadian food is grown, processed, and sold. Mackenzie Gray explains what's delaying the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Jackson Proskow explains why U.S. President Donald Trump has done a U-turn on his threat to launch more strikes against Iran. Jillian Piper tees up Carney's trip to Europe to meet with world leaders at the G7 Summit in France. Eric Sorensen looks at how FIFA World Cup 2026 is now underway. And just for soccer newbies, Heidi Petracek breaks down the rules of the beautiful game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Toronto Police Const. Marc Pinizzotto was shot and killed in the line of duty early this morning. Kevin Gallagher reports on the investigation, and why th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1595,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668/episodes/officer-killed-making-groceries-cheaper-world-cup-kicks-off/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/officer-killed-making-groceries-cheaper-world-cup-kicks-off.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}