10/3: Canada Covered

As the floodgates on Canada's legal cannabis market are set to open this fall, Mohawks on the Kahnawake territory near Montreal say they don't plan on submitting to outside regulation. Rather than abide by Quebec's system of government-run and taxed cannabis stores, the Kahnawake Mohawk Council will move forward with its own plan to cultivate and distribute weed on the territory. On this episode Dave is joined by Montreal Gazette reporter Christopher Curtis to discuss how the First Nation will implement its plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Friday morning four people were shot dead in Fredericton, including two police officers. Little is known about the alleged shooter, or what might have motivated these crimes. Dave is joined by Canadian Press reporter Morgan Lowrie who covered the story from the small New Brunswick city. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tweets from the federal government calling on Saudi Arabia to release imprisoned political activists have landed Canada in a growing spat with the Gulf kingdom. The Saudis have expelled the Canadian ambassador, frozen new business deals, and recalled students studying in Canada. Dave is joined by National Post reporter Marie-Danielle Smith to discuss the unusual international incident. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two Canadian gangsters wound up dead weeks after they allegedly pulled the trigger killing a Turkish drug trafficker in Dubai. Dave talks to Vancouver Sun crime reporter Kim Bolan about the B.C. gang members’ involvement in the international murder plot, how they wound up dead, and how police withheld information about the case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It has been nearly a month since Doug Ford officially became premier of Ontario. On this episode Toronto Sun editor-in-chief Adrienne Batra joins host Dave Breakenridge. They discuss how Ford came to power despite opposition from Ontario's more established Conservatives, and how he seems intent on reversing the legacy of the previous Liberal government as quickly as possible. Dave and Adrienne also touch on Ford's relationship with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canadian Monika Schaefer is on trial in Germany for Holocaust denial, and has been held in jail for more than six months without bail. Edmonton Journal columnist Paula Simons joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss how the former Green Party candidate and Jasper National Park warden went from social justice warrior to hold her anti-semitic views, and why a case like this is important in 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the truck driver charged in the crash that killed 16 members of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team and injured 13 others, made his first appearance in court Tuesday. Saskatoon Star Phoenix justice reporter Bre McAdam joins host Dave Breakenridge to discuss what's next in the court process and the hurdles faced in prosecuting a case like this. Also joining Dave is Calgary Herald and Sun reporter Ryan Rumbolt to explain the Alberta government's plans to overhaul that province's training and safety requirements for truck drivers and trucking companies. Sidhu is from Calgary where the company he drove for is based. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Friday RCMP announced that they have laid more than two dozen charges in connection with the crash that killed 16 members of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team. Jaskirat Sidhu, a 29-year-old man from Calgary, has been charged with 16 counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and 13 counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm. Sidhu was arrested Friday without incident at his residence in Calgary. He was remanded and is scheduled to appear next week in Saskatchewan court. On April 6 a semi truck collided with the Humboldt Broncos bus, killing 16 people and injuring 13 others. On this episode host Dave Breakenridge is joined by Saskatoon Star Phoenix sports editor Kevin Mitchell to discuss the charges and the tragedy that led to them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Trudeau responded on Canada Day to allegations he groped a female reporter 18 years ago at a B.C. festival by saying he doesn't remember any "negative interactions" from that time. The issue has plagued the prime minister since Frank Magazine republished a 2000 editorial from the Creston Valley Advance that accused Trudeau of "inappropriately 'handling' the reporter while she was on assignment." The National Post spoke with both the then publisher and the then editor of the small newspaper as part of its investigation into the alleged incident. On this episode of 10/3 host Dave Breakenridge is joined by Post reporters Adrian Humphreys and Marie-Danielle Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada's auto industry is bracing itself in the wake of threats from U.S. president Donald Trump of steep tariffs. Windsor Star reporter Trevor Wilhelm says it would be a "nightmare" scenario. Also joining Dave Breakenridge on this episode are Financial Post reporter Naomi Powell and Detroit Free Press business writer Phoebe Wall Howard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A court has ruled Alberta’s beer taxation system is unconstitutional, and ordered restitution be paid to breweries in Ontario and Saskatchewan. We look at what sparked the ruling, and why it’s so hard to navigate policymaking around beer drinking. This week host Dave Breakenridge is joined by Edmonton Journal legislative reporter, Clare Clancy, Calgary Herald business columnist Chris Varcoe and Ottawa Citizen business reporter Vito Pilieci. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Melinda Karlsson, wife of Ottawa Senators captain Erik Karlsson, has accused the fiancee of another player of a targeted campaign of online harassment. Melinda Karlsson has filed an application for a peace bond against Monika Caryk, the longtime girlfriend of Senators forward Mike Hoffman, and Ottawa police are investigating criminal harassment allegations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A deal has been made for the Trans Mountain pipeline to be purchased by the federal government. Alberta's NDP government is celebrating, but the pipeline is still far from complete. B.C.'s government as well as protesters are digging in their heels. In this episode, host Dave Breakenridge is joined by the Financial's post's Geoffrey Morgan, the Edmonton Journal's Emma Graney, and the Province in Vancouver's Mike Smyth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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