10/3: Canada Covered

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10/3 brings you the biggest stories in Canada told by Postmedia's national network of award-winning journalists. Hosted by Dave Breakenridge, 10/3 updates twice a week.

12/23/2025

How some migrant farm workers wind up exploited under the Temporary Foreign Worker program

Canada’s agriculture industry employs tens of thousands of temporary foreign workers to help pick the produce that winds up on your plate. While many see this as a lifeline, a way to earn money to send to families back home, there are concerns the system is set up to exploit, and in some cases, abuse them. Robert Cribb, founder and director of the Investigative Journalism Bureau, joins host Dave Breakenridge to discuss the conditions under which these migrants work, and how the system designed to help bring them here for employment may actually be setting them up for harm. Further reading: 'This is the new slavery': Migrant farm workers underpaid, abused and injured Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

29 min
11/04/2025

Food safety fail: The hidden risks in Alberta restaurants

Do you really know how safe your restaurant meal is? MacEwan University Associate Professor Steve Lillebuen joins Dave Breakenridge to uncover what an investigation found in Edmonton kitchens and what needs to change in food safety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 min
10/29/2025

What we know about the alleged ‘deputy’ in the cocaine ring led by a former Vice editor

A Vice Canada scandal resurfaces — new details about a former staffer accused of helping run an international cocaine ring. Adrian Humphreys joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss the “deputy” at the centre of the case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

29 min
10/07/2025

Canada's fentanyl crisis now claiming the lives of babies and toddlers

Opioid poisonings have killed tens of thousands across Canada, the vast majority of them adults. But, in a heartbreaking group of cases, babies and toddlers have fallen victim to fentanyl or its more toxic cousin carfentanil. Sharon Kirkey joins the show to discuss how many young children have died from opioid overdoses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 min
10/02/2025

Under watch: Iran’s reach into Canada

The Iranian government is viewed by Canada and others as a human rights violator and sponsor of terrorism. Many in Canada’s Iranian diaspora oppose the regime, but some fear spying and intimidation. Reporter Tom Blackwell joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss these concerns and the federal government's response. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 min
09/30/2025

The rise of involuntary addiction treatment in B.C.

Canada’s drug crisis has some policy makers looking away from measures such as harm reduction and toward expansion of treatment beds. And along with that has come discussion of measures to compel addicts into treatment. Vancouver Sun reporter Lori Culbert joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss how involuntary treatment works, the legal questions around the practice, and the stories of some patients who have been forced into treatment. Background reading: Does involuntary care work? Three B.C. residents share their personal stories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 min
09/19/2025

Can Carney deliver? Liberals' ambitious fall session begins

MPs returned to Ottawa this week for what’s expected to be a busy legislative session, as Mark Carney’s Liberals look to make headway on its lofty agenda. But with big ideas can come issues around execution, politics, and how to pay for it all. National Post politics writer Simon Tuck joins me to discuss Carney’s priorities for the fall, how the government hopes to implement some of its agenda, and whether there could be any surprises. Read more: From a big deficit budget to cracks in the coalition: The next 100 days for Mark Carney Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 min
09/12/2025

Why Gen Zs are freezing their eggs and sharing their stories

Canadian women are changing the conversation around when and how they want to have babies, with many of them opting to freeze their eggs. And more and more, led by Gen Z, they’re having the conversation online. Calgary Herald reporter Devika Desai joins Dave Breakenridge to explore why, and how social media is shaping the conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 min

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TRAILER

10/3: Canadian news covered trailer

Host Dave Breakenridge introduces 10/3, Postmedia’s Canadian current affairs podcast. The name of the show represents Canada’s provinces and territories, and each episode will bring you a closer look at some of the biggest stories in the country. We’ll be talking with the reporters on the ground, getting their insight and analysis, and giving you a better understanding of what’s going on at home and abroad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

06/06/2018

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1 min

Dave Breakenridge

Host

4.7

out of 5

12 Ratings

Right of Center

02/22/2021

Janill Gilbert

They cover some interesting topics in a fair way, but definitely have a lean to the right, some subjects more than others.

10/3 brings you the biggest stories in Canada told by Postmedia's national network of award-winning journalists. Hosted by Dave Breakenridge, 10/3 updates twice a week.