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• WATCH: Global National – Oct. 25

  Watch the full broadcast of Global National with Dawna Friesen

  News

  1 hour
• U.K. won’t join Canada-led defence bank, but pledges cooperation

  The two countries will "work in close partnership" on investment opportunities and challenges, according to a joint media statement.

  Canada

  4 hours
• Serbia’s Vucic concedes defeat against student-led opposition movement

  High turnout and gathering tensions marked the highly contested parliamentary election that was a showdown between Vucic and university students.

  World

  4 hours
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• Canada receives first F-35 jets from U.S. as full order still under review

  Prime Minister Mark Carney has paused plans to proceed with a planned order for 88 of these stealth fighter jets, and it may instead have a mixed fleet.

  Canada

  5 hours
• BC premier-designate Doerkson says province ‘chose change’ in election

  The man who was previously a relatively unknown backbench MLA took the reins of the party as an interim leader heading into the election.

  Canada

  6 hours
• New Canadian procedure could revolutionize AFib treatment

  Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of irregular heart rhythm in the world, but a new approach could change the game for patients.

  Canada

  8 hours
• Sgt. Morgan Wong remembered by sister as ‘bravest and funniest’ at funeral

  According to Sgt. Morgan Wong's family, the 26-year-old was training at CFB Wainwright to prepare to deploy on his second tour in Europe. 

  Canada

  12 hours
• Brazil voters head to polls in presidential runoff

  Voting in Brazil is conducted electronically and the result is usually available within hours after polling stations close at 5 p.m. in Brasilia.

  Politics

  12 hours
• First Nations, minister, premiers gather for ceremony ahead of historic meeting

  The ceremony comes a day before what's seen as a historic meeting with the prime minister and premiers, the first since the Kelowna Accord talks of 2005.

  Canada

  Oct 25
• Energized Leafs continue hot roll with 7-2 win

  Picking the Toronto Maple Leafs to win in Edmonton has become a safe bet in recent years.

  Sports

  Oct 24
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• Leafs scorch Oilers 7-2 for fourth win in a row

  William Nylander had two goals, including the 300th of his career, as the Toronto Maple Leafs scorched the Edmonton Oilers 7-2 on Saturday.

  Sports

  Oct 24
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• Ontario police officer facing 7 charges following multi-jurisdictional investigation

  A York police officer has been suspended with pay following an investigation by Peel Regional Police and York Regional Police (YRP).

  Crime

  Oct 24
• Legal expert calls out Trump’s threat to delegitimize Alaska senate vote

  On Thursday, the DOJ filed a lawsuit to block Alaska from certifying its senate election results if Republican Dan S. Sullivan, the incumbent, doesn’t win.

  U.S. News

  Oct 24
• Palestinian officials plead to foreign governments as Israelis return to the polls

  A day after attacks by Palestinian gunmen killed two soldiers, Israel imposed widespread closures, displacing residents in the city of Hebron.

  World

  Oct 24
• Owner of vehicle used in alleged triple abduction identified

  Ionut Stroe, 25, is the owner of a 2017 White Ford Expedition vehicle with Ontario license plate DJJS 875 that police say was used in the alleged abduction of the three children.

  Crime

  Oct 24
• First Nations leaders voice priorities ahead of historic meeting in Ottawa

  First Nations leaders are preparing for a historic meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney and the nation’s premiers, the first of its kind in more than two decades.

  Politics

  Oct 24
• Infantino says ‘vast, vast majority’ of soccer supports him ahead of FIFA elections

  Infantino is seeking re-election next year as the head of soccer’s world governing body in face of attempts to force him to stand down after he planned to sell World Cup stakes.

  Sports

  Oct 24
• 7 dead, 40 wounded after gunmen open fire at funeral in Jordan

  The shooting took place at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, about 90 kilometers (55 miles) south of the capital, Amman.

  World

  Oct 24
• Up to 70,000 police mobilized to curb violence at France protests

  In Paris, authorities restricted the main march to the city’s southeastern edge, keeping it away from the center.

  World

  Oct 24
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• Ukraine and Russia eye new peace talks but steep obstacles remain

  Ukraine and Russia have signaled their willingness to resume U.S.-brokered peace talks and are backing a humanitarian mission led by First lady Melania Trump.

  World

  Oct 24
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• Cuban ambassadors ask Canada to renew rejection of U.S. embargo and fuel blockade

  Havana is urging Ottawa not to drop its public opposition to the decades-long U.S. embargo as Washington ramps up pressure on countries supporting Cuba.

  Politics

  Oct 24
• Why some Ontario voters are turning to AI chatbots for 2026 municipal elections

  During Quebec's provincial election, an estimated 40 per cent of voters turned to AI chatbots and received false and outdated information about the election, researchers said.

  Politics

  Oct 24
• Convicted murderer attending McGill law school was ‘the most brutal and evil,’ former prosecutor says

  Former prosecutor and retired judge, Rick Miller, told Global News that Ewert is "as bad as they come."

  Crime

  Oct 23
• ‘He ran into the fire’: Military medic critically injured saving fellow soldiers in CFB Wainwright fire

  His mother says Cpl. Liam Keane kept running into the deadly fire to save fellow soldiers until his own injuries overtook him.

  Canada

  Oct 23
• Vaughan man sentenced to 6 years on firearms charges related to woman’s death

  A Vaughan man who was acquitted of murder in the death of his girlfriend's friend in May but found guilty on firearms charges has been sentenced to six years in prison.

  Oct 23