{"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":625,"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":"2026-09-25T12:23:40.412498+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668"},"episode":{"title":"Player sidelined; Stronach guilty; Pool reno not passing with flying colours","slug":"player-sidelined-stronach-guilty-pool-reno-not-passing-with-flying-colours","published_at":"2026-06-20T01:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668/player-sidelined-stronach-guilty-pool-reno-not-passing-with-flying-colours","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU1013900349.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU1013900349.mp3","summary":"Team Canada Ismaël Koné⁠ is recovering with a double fracture of his left leg after being injured during Thursday's World Cup game before that historic victory against Qatar. Sarah MacDonald reports on how Koné⁠ is doing, what he's saying, and how the team is reacting. And Eric Sorensen looks at where Canada now stands in advancing to the next round. Jeff Semple reports on how Canadian billionaire Frank Stronach, 93, has been found guilty of committing sexual assault and indecent assaults against two women decades ago. Redmond Shannon explains what's already threatening the ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran. One province, two kinds of health care: Heather Yourex-West reports on Alberta's plan to allow doctors to practice in both the public and private systems. Heidi Petracek reports on the whale sanctuary breaking ground in Nova Scotia, and why not everyone is on board with the plan. Plus, sheen of green: Jackson Proskow explains how U.S. President Donald Trump's $14-million USD makeover of the reflecting pool at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial has hit troubled waters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Team Canada Ismaël Koné⁠ is recovering with a double fracture of his left leg after being injured during Thursday's World Cup game before that historic vi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1564,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668/episodes/player-sidelined-stronach-guilty-pool-reno-not-passing-with-flying-colours/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/player-sidelined-stronach-guilty-pool-reno-not-passing-with-flying-colours.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}