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EPISODE · Feb 7, 2026 · 25 MIN

Olympics begin; Trump's racist post; Greenlandic Inuit's independence hopes

from Global National with Dawna Friesen · host Global News

Let the games begin! The 2026 Winter Olympics are underway in Italy. Mike Armstrong reports from Milan on the pomp and pageantry; the politics some athletes have to navigate; and Team Canada's rough start. Touria Izri reports on the investigation at a London, Ont. home, the dangerous chemicals police say they found inside, and the motive detectives have ruled out. U.S. President Donald Trump is under fire for a Truth Social post he ended up deleting. As Jackson Proskow explains, Republican Sen. Tim Scott calls it "the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House." Heather Yourex-West reports on Canada's diplomatic first in Greenland; and Heidi Petracek speaks with some people in Greenland who want the territory to divorce Denmark and become a sovereign nation. Plus, Vincent McAviney reports on how nuclear talks went today between senior U.S. and Iranian officials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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