{"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":"Trade talks; Cost of Alta. independence; El Niño's effect on summer","slug":"trade-talks-cost-of-alta-independence-el-ni-o-s-effect-on-summer","published_at":"2026-06-03T01:02:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668/trade-talks-cost-of-alta-independence-el-ni-o-s-effect-on-summer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU5560100009.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU5560100009.mp3","summary":"As Canada calls for the U.S. and Mexico to commit to the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) for another 16 years, Mackenzie Gray reports on Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc's pitch to make it happen, and today's informal trade talks in Washington, D.C. David Akin explains how Prime Minister Mark Carney is admitting Canada's economy has \"some weakness.\" Heather Yourex-West reports on Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's warning to separatists that breaking up with Canada will cost a lot of money, and how separatists aren't buying it. Melissa Ridgen explains how Pikangikum First Nation in northern Ontario is facing a deepening and dangerous tap water crisis. Jackson Proskow reports on how U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is claiming the Iran war \"is over,\" and what he says Iran is now ready to discuss. Redmond Shannon reports on the World Meteorological Organization's warning about what El Niño could bring this summer. Plus, on the ball: Eric Sorensen reports on the game-changing technology FIFA will debut to help make contentious calls at the World Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"As Canada calls for the U.S. and Mexico to commit to the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) for another 16 years, Mackenzie Gray reports on Can…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1560,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/global-national-with-dawna-friesen-7132668/episodes/trade-talks-cost-of-alta-independence-el-ni-o-s-effect-on-summer/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/trade-talks-cost-of-alta-independence-el-ni-o-s-effect-on-summer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}