Global National: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Global National is Canada's early evening national newscast, and provides a distinctive voice and approach to the day's top stories. 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 (Gemini Awards).

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, London, Prague, Beijing and Delhi.

Series details

• Title: Global National
• Format: News
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2001-09-03
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Global
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 15656

Cast and credited roles

• Dawna Friesen — Anchor
• Robin Gill — Weekend Anchor
• Kevin Newman — Anchor
• Tara Nelson — Weekend Anchor
• Carolyn Jarvis — Weekend Anchor

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 2001: premiered 2001-09-03; final listed air date 2001-09-03.
• Season 2016: premiered 2016-04-11; final listed air date 2016-10-07.
• Season 2017: premiered 2017-04-27; final listed air date 2017-06-23.
• Season 2020: premiered 2020-05-11; final listed air date 2020-05-29.
• Season 2024: premiered 2024-01-01; final listed air date 2024-12-31; episode order: 366.
• Season 2025: premiered 2025-01-01; final listed air date 2025-12-31.

Source and licence

Adapted from Global National on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.