Global National with Dawna Friesen
Hosted by Dawna Friesen · Global News
4.4from 7 ratings
- 649
- Episodes
- 606
- Transcribed
- 7
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
- 3B
- YouTube views
About Global National with Dawna Friesen
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).
- Publisher
- Global News
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 6 Dec 2024
- Latest episode
- 10 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
606 of 649 episodes have a transcript.
10 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Job numbers dip; U.S. public execution worries; New Terry Fox footage
9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Home retrofit rebate; Stelco showdown; 28-year walk around the world
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
MAID law changes; Tumbler Ridge charges reaction; Oct. 7 anniversary
Inside a recent episode
Job numbers dip; U.S. public execution worries; New Terry Fox footage
Published 10 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Reggie Cicchini reports on the intense legal and ethical debate over the execution plans. It was the deadliest mass shooting at a U.S. military base. Sixteen years later, the Army is now preparing to execute the man responsible and live stream it. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the firing squad is deliberate. You know what it is. It was a radical Islamist attack in uniform inside the ranks. This is not a video game. It's not, you know, like a horror movie. It's... It's an execution. Former Army Major Nadal Hassan opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas in November 2009, killing 13 people, including a civilian employee. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Global National with Dawna Friesen
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- Heather Yourex-West
- Touria Izri
- Sarah MacDonald
- Mike Armstrong
- Reggie Cecchini
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 3,115,994,850
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 3.0 / 5
- 2 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 5 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 78 / 100
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- Quality
- 88
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 31
Contact Global National with Dawna Friesen
- Guest appearances
- Does not typically book guests
Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.
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Dawna Friesen host the show. Published by Global News.
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