{"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":"Privatizing airports; NDP's Alta. byelection win; Driver's licences leaked","slug":"privatizing-airports-ndp-s-alta-byelection-win-driver-s-licences-leaked","published_at":"2026-09-16T01:11:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668/privatizing-airports-ndp-s-alta-byelection-win-driver-s-licences-leaked","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU7904135115.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU7904135115.mp3","summary":"Prime Minister Mark Carney clears the runway to privatize Canada's four biggest airports. Mackenzie Gray explains why unions are against the plan, and what's still unclear. David Akin reports on Carney heading to France with the goal of forging stronger partnerships with the European Union. Heather Yourex-West reports on the Alberta byelection that saw the NDP winning the traditionally conservative stronghold of Calgary-Shaw, and what may have prompted voters to lean left, away from Premier Danielle Smith and the UCP. Jackson Proskow looks at the U.S. Supreme Court rejecting President Donald Trump's plan to implement mail-in ballot restrictions for the midterm elections. There's been a cyberattack on a company that's supposed to stop fraud. As Touria Izri reports, the hack led to the leak of millions of Canadian and American driver's licences. Plus, a suspected Russian drone has been shot down over Lithuania. Redmond Shannon looks at the wider implications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Prime Minister Mark Carney clears the runway to privatize Canada's four biggest airports. Mackenzie Gray explains why unions are against the plan, and wha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1432,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668/episodes/privatizing-airports-ndp-s-alta-byelection-win-driver-s-licences-leaked/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/privatizing-airports-ndp-s-alta-byelection-win-driver-s-licences-leaked.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}