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Dawna Friesen
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Anchor and Executive Editor of @GlobalNational. Prairie farm kid, former NBC foreign correspondent, mom. Fine-tuning my garden and my bullshit detector.
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    Dawna Friesen
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    May 3, 2018
    I thank everyone who watches @GlobalNational and @globalnews We love you! But please read/watch/listen/subscribe to all news outlets committed to excellence. We’ve got different perspectives and a diversity of voices, and are stronger together. #WorldPressFreedomDay
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    Dawna Friesen
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    Aug 15, 2022
    Replying to @LisaLaFlamme_
    Oh my this is a shocker. I am so sorry, my friend.Since we started working together years ago at CTV I’ve watched you work your butt off and earn the respect of colleagues,competitors and viewers.None of us last in these gigs forever but seems to me you deserve better than this.
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    Dawna Friesen
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    Sep 16, 2021
    Not to pile on when a province is in such a crisis, but given how badly @jkenney has handled the pandemic, ignored advice, ignored alarms bells from doctors and nurses and cost lives (24 deaths in last 24 hours) can he survive politically?
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    Dawna Friesen
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    Aug 15, 2021
    Here's a (completely non-partisan) simple question. If @JustinTrudeau is so confident in his leadership and the strength and smarts of his government, why not continue with the mandate Canadian voters gave him 17 months ago? Is this election call a sign of strength or weakness?
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    Dawna Friesen
    @DFriesenGlobal
    Sep 3, 2021
    Please forgive a rare personal moment…this is my dad. He would have turned 100 today (or maybe 101, we’re not exactly sure. His birth certificate got lost on the way to Canada). Look at that smile.❤️ (Hug your dad, if he’s still around.)
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    Dawna Friesen
    @DFriesenGlobal
    Feb 12, 2022
    So, I am confused. They keep demanding freedom, right? They look pretty free to me. How many other countries would let this go on for more than 2 weeks, right next to the seat of government?
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    Mackenzie Gray
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    Feb 12, 2022
    Replying to @Gray_Mackenzie
    Our latest dispatch from Ottawa's nightlight Convoy organizer and newly minted Wellington St. VIP Pat King came to enjoy Ottawa's Second Hottest Club. King danced a jig on stage, while fireworks went off in the crowd in the background #cdnpoli #ottnews
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    Dawna Friesen
    @DFriesenGlobal
    Sep 18, 2022
    Life is full of endings and beginnings. I slipped away from funeral coverage in 🇬🇧 to perform the wedding ceremony in Ontario for these beautiful souls,my step-daughter Erin and her wife Alex. ♥️ Blessed to have them in my life. (Back in London for the Queen’s funeral Monday.)
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    Dawna Friesen
    @DFriesenGlobal
    Sep 10, 2022
    Beautiful moon over Westminster Abbey tonight.
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    Dawna Friesen
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    Oct 12, 2022
    Trying to dig herself out of a hole with a clarification, not an apology.
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    Danielle Smith
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    Oct 12, 2022
    I wanted to clarify my comments at yesterday's press conference. Here is my full statement:
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    Dawna Friesen
    @DFriesenGlobal
    Sep 6, 2022
    Hey there-a little update from me. I’ve been off over the summer after a family bereavement, an illness (all better now!), much needed rest plus dropping off my son for his first year of university. (Grateful he’s happy/healthy/launched but the nest feels very empty 😢)
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    Dawna Friesen
    @DFriesenGlobal
    Apr 23, 2022
    Bestselling🇺🇸 author gives up writing novels, switching gears to take on Trumpism, which he believes is a cancer that has metastasized and a more dangerous form of it will emerge after the November midterms. 👇
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    Don Winslow
    @donwinslow
    Apr 23, 2022
    This will be my focus now. "Democrats have better ideas, better candidates, and a better vision for tomorrow. What they don't have is BETTER MESSAGING and I'm going to try and change that." I will be paying for everything myself and not accepting any donations. Don Winslow
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    Dawna Friesen
    @DFriesenGlobal
    Jun 14, 2023
    Journalism seems more precarious today. I feel for all those good, committed journalists who lost their jobs. In an already shrinking industry, more cuts hurt all of us, diminish how Canadians get their information, and reduce the ability to pursue complex stories.
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    Dawna Friesen
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    Mar 21, 2020
    A little update about @GlobalNational We’re adjusting how we work. I am no longer in the studio, but on a balcony in North Van with a crew of 2, keeping our distance from each other and the public. Also, much of the rest of our team is working from home. (Thanks you guys!)
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    Dawna Friesen
    @DFriesenGlobal
    May 4, 2021
    Every day on @GlobalNational we try our level best to clearly communicate public health messages about the pandemic so Canadians can make informed decisions. Today, the messaging from NACI about vaccines was so muddled I didn’t know what to tell our viewers. #mixedmessages