Global National
Global National is the English language flagship national newscast of Canada's Global Television Network. Editorial and production staff are based out of Global's national news centre at Global BC in Burnaby, British Columbia, with Dawna Friesen presenting from the Global BC studios Mondays to Thursdays, and Farah Nasser presenting from the Global Toronto studios Fridays to Sundays.[1] From 2008 to 2010, the program was the only Canadian network newscast to be regularly anchored from the nation's capital, Ottawa.
Global National
Weekdays (2001–2022)
Monday to Thursday:
Dawna Friesen (2010–present)
Weekends (2005–2022)
Friday to Sunday:
Farah Nasser
(2022–present)
Canada
English
Mandarin (2012–2016)
30 minutes
September 3, 2001 –
present
January 23, 2012 –
June 30, 2016
In addition to Global's owned-and-operated stations (O&Os), Global National also airs on affiliate CHFD-DT in Thunder Bay, Ontario and independent station CJON-DT in St. John's, Newfoundland.
Global also produced a Mandarin version of the newscast, titled Global National Mandarin from 2012 to 2016. It was anchored by Carol Wang. The newscast was seen on Shaw Multicultural Channel in Vancouver, British Columbia & Calgary, Alberta.
Global National Mandarin[edit]
Global National Mandarin was a newscast aired on the Shaw Multicultural Channel in Vancouver and Calgary. On December 6, 2011, Global announced its plans to launch Global National Mandarin (Global National 国语新闻).[14] The 30-minute Mandarin newscast debuted on January 23, 2012, with Carol Wang as anchor. It was announced on June 29, 2016, that Global National Mandarin would air its final broadcast on June 30 as it did not garner the viewership necessary to continue airing.[15] The investigative documentary series 16x9 was also cancelled at this time.