Global National

Jan 28 2024 10 ep. 21 mins 1.9k

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The latest Canadian and international news, anchored by Emmy award-winning journalist Dawna Friesen.

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Global National: Jan. 28

Jan 28 2024 22 mins

Professional Canadian hockey player Alex Formenton turned himself over to police in London, Ont., on Sunday. The former Ottawa Senators left winger was seen entering the police station around noon. This comes as the latest in the ongoing investigation into allegations that members of the 2018 World Junior team sexually assaulted a woman. On Thursday, five players, including Forment

Global National: Jan. 27

Jan 27 2024 22 mins

Saturday is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It's a time to reflect and remember one of the darkest times in human history. As part of the campaign in Canada, public venues across the country, including monuments, city halls, public legislatures, and more will be bathed in yellow light in memorial of those murdered. And German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says there are growing c

Global National: Jan. 17

Jan 17 2024 22 mins

While the rest of Canada is used to snow, southwestern British Columbia isn't, and a serious dump of heavy, wet snow has brought that region to a standstill. The headaches for drivers and air travellers in Metro Vancouver; the power outages affecting more than 20,000 people on Vancouver Island; what's in the forecast; and the efforts to keep the less fortunate warm and safe, as tem

Global National: Jan. 16

Jan 16 2024 21 mins

Canada's high inflation rate is stubbornly sticking around. What this could mean for interest rates. And as Canadians lament the rising cost of food, now the country's largest grocer is reducing its discounts on items that are about to expire. The fresh backlash against Loblaw, and the calls for the Competition Bureau to investigate. On the second day of the public inquest into the

Global National: Jan. 15

Jan 15 2024 22 mins

After Albertans were warned to conserve power because the electrical grid was under unprecedented pressure due to frigid weather, there are now concerns about what the grid can handle. How Saskatchewan stepped in to help while firing shots at the federal government; and the potential solutions to ease the strain. It's been more than 100 days since Hamas devastated Israel with a sur

Global National: Jan. 11

Jan 11 2024 22 mins

The White House has confirmed both the U.S. and the U.K. have carried out strikes on Houthi-related targets in Yemen. The Houthis have been attacking cargo ships in the Red Sea in a show of support for Hamas as Israel's war in Gaza rages on. Now South Africa is formally accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, which has plummeted into a grave h

Global National: Jan. 10

Jan 10 2024 18 mins

While winter officially began in December, it took a few weeks for the weather to catch up, as strong weather systems are now wreaking havoc all over Canada. The mess and the misery in the Maritimes, Quebec, and Ontario; how the Prairies are coping with the polar vortex that's plunged them into a deep freeze; and what the forecast has in store. At least 10 people have been killed i

Global National: Jan. 9

Jan 09 2024 22 mins

The new year is starting with a winter wallop, with most of Eastern Canada expected to be blanketed by heavy snowl, which could cause travel headaches. What's being forecast in the eastern provinces, and how that weather is affecting Western Canada. As he takes another run for the White House, former U.S. president Donald Trump says he should be immune from prosecution for trying t

Global National: Jan. 8

Jan 10 2024 19 mins

While investigators work to figure out what caused an Alaska Airlines' Boeing 737 Max 9 plane panel to suffer a mid-flight blowout, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board says pilots reported pressurization warning lights on three previous flights of the same aircraft. A look at what more is being learned about the incident.The world is solemnly marking four years since Iran

Global National: Jan. 4

Jan 04 2024 22 mins

Rogers and Bell will both soon raise the prices of some of their wireless phone plans, adding more pressure on top of the rising cost of living. How a lack of competition among major cellphone carriers in Canada is contributing to the problem, and the reaction of some frustrated Canadians over the imminent increases.Walter Gillespie, 81, and Robert Mailman, who is 76 and has termin