Global National with Dawna Friesen

Family of badly burned soldier speaks; Spain train crash; A confusing time

Global National with Dawna Friesen

Show Notes

The family of Pte. Liam Ramage, who was badly burned in the devastating fire that hit CFB Wainwright on Oct. 17, sits down for an interview with Global's Sarah Ryan. You'll hear how Pte. Ramage is doing, his long recovery ahead, his heroic efforts that fateful day, and what his wife Marisa is thankful for.

Touria Izri reports on another deadly train derailment in Spain, what passengers endured, and the human error that could have caused it.

Redmond Shannon reports on Israel's political uncertainty following a general election that failed to give either incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or challenger Gadi Eisenkot enough seats for a majority government.

The Bank of Canada is hiking its key interest rate to 2.5 per cent. Jacqueline Hansen looks at what this means for the economy and for borrowers.

David Akin looks at what deals could be on the table between Canada and the European Union.

While standard time will return for many Canadians this weekend, others will be keeping their clocks locked. Heather Yourex-West looks at how staying with daylight time is creating wide-ranging complications for everything from sporting events to businesses and even border crossings.

Plus, a powerful new space telescope scanning deep into the cosmos has helped uncover a new dwarf planet candidate within our solar system. Eric Sorensen looks at how the possible sibling to Pluto was discovered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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