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The Tuesday, November 11, 2014 edition of Global National with Dawna Friesen

The campaign to boycott Loblaw stores has officially kicked off, but will Canadians stop shopping at the grocery giant’s various banners, including the Real Canadian Superstore, Shoppers Drug Mart, No Frills, T&T, Zehrs, Provigo, and Dominion? What’s prompted the boycott, and whether it will have a meaningful impact. Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters have been arrested...

The Wednesday, November 12, 2014 edition of Global National with Dawna Friesen

It was a murder case that unraveled Canada’s relationship with India, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blamed agents of the Indian state in a highly unusual move. Three Indian nationals have now been arrested in connection to the case. How the arrests further complicate Canada’s fraught relationship with India and the national security implications. The...

Police radio recordings are providing new details about Monday night’s high-speed pursuit going the wrong way on Highway 401 east of Toronto, killing a baby boy and his grandparents. Who else was in the vehicle with the victims; what a senior police officer tried to do just before the moment of impact; and the province’s...

Four people have died, including a baby and their grandparents, after a major crash caused by a high-speed police chase through oncoming traffic on Highway 401 east of Toronto. How the tragedy is raising questions about how police pursuits should be balanced against public safety. History was made in the House of Commons after Speaker...

Across the country people are honoring those who’ve lost their lives on the job. As Victoria Femia reports, while that number has gone down slightly this year compared to last, it’s still high, highlighting just how important it is for employers to take workplace safety, seriously.

Both Israel and Hamas are being urged to agree on a new ceasefire proposal which would pause the fighting for 40 days in exchange for the return of up to 33 hostages. The growing pressure on all sides to bring an end to the suffering and hostility, and the mounting pro-Palestinian protests on Canadian campuses....

Canada’s biggest province, Ontario, is cracking down on cell phones in class and making changes to the rules when it comes to vaping. The province says it’s plan includes some of the strongest measures in this country to “protect the “mental and physical health” of children and to curb distraction at school, but some advocates...

As anti-war protesters continue their demands for an end to the Israel-Hamas conflict, students are vowing to maintain their fight across post-secondary campuses and refusing to scale back. Canadian consumers fed up with the high cost of groceries are gearing up to send a message with their wallets. A planned boycott of Loblaw and its...

Anxiety and anger have once again gripped the Ontario First Nation of Aamjiwnaang, after a state of emergency was declared late Thursday due to high levels of benzene — a cancer-causing chemical — in the air. Air Canada is apologizing after the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) national chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said her headdress...

Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction has been overturned by the New York Court of Appeals, which ruled he did not receive a fair trial. What led to the decision, why it doesn’t make Weinstein a free man, and how this has stunned the women who broke their silence to accuse the ex-movie...

Editor’s note: There is a typo in the name ‘Chief Stan Bird.’ We regret the error. Israel’s army says it is now fully prepared to launch a ground operation into Rafah, the only city in the Gaza Strip that Israel has not yet raided. With ongoing famine and increasing heat, just trying to survive in...

If you’re looking for an escape to nature over the May long weekend, Marie-Hélène Brisson from Parks Canada joins Ross Hull to discuss some hidden gems at Canada’s National Parks.

The RCMP has charged two men of violating international sanctions by conspiring to sell Chinese drones and other military equipment to Libya. They are both former employees of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a United Nations (UN) agency based in Montreal. Nishan Duraiappah, the chief of Ontario’s Peel Regional Police, was photographed meeting with...

The U.S. is expected to impose sanctions on a unit of ultra-Orthodox soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Israeli leaders have criticized the expected decision, which could come as early as Monday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked American lawmakers after the U.S. House passed a funding bill that includes $61 billion in funding...

A chemical company in Sarnia, Ontario is temporarily shutting down after residents of the neighbouring First Nation reported getting sick. Levels of benzene, a cancer-causing chemical, reached alarming levels in Aamjiwnaang First Nation last week. How the community is still seeking accountability.It is believed more than 100 hostages are still being held in Gaza, more...

It is National Immunization Awareness Week and the province’s chief public health officer says it’s important to make sure Manitoba families are keeping up to date on routine vaccines.

In tonight’s top story: U.S. Congress has finally passed a $95-billion aid package to replenish military aid to Ukraine and address a slew of other global security concerns. The much-needed help was only approved after months of stalling, driven by political divides in Washington, D.C. Some of that money has been earmarked for Israel, where...

It is National Volunteer week and Héma-Québec is highlighting one of its young volunteers. What motivates youth to volunteer in 2024? Héma-Québec volunteer and founder of the Héma-Québec mini cell at Concordia University, Nicolas Bergeron, joins Global News Morning’s host Laura Casella to talk about why he gives his time to this worthy cause.