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Wake up to what's going on in Canada and the world. We'll give you a 10-minute dose of the biggest news stories happening now, updated multiple times each morning. Our CBC News reporters will tell you about the political actors trying to make change, the movements catching fire, and the cultural moments going viral. Hosted by Marcia Young Monday through Thursday and John Northcott Friday through Sunday, we have new episodes seven days a week, dropping by 6 am ET on weekdays, 7 am ET on weekends. Start your day with the very latest.
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Mar 13, 2026 • 10min
March 13: Friday's top stories in 10 minute
Megan Williams, a CBC News correspondent based in Dubai, gives on-the-ground reporting from the Gulf. She discusses regional strikes and air defense activity. She covers threats to shipping and disruptions to financial centres. Short, urgent updates on shifting risks across the region.
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Mar 12, 2026 • 10min
March 12: Thursday's top stories in 10 minutes
Sarah Law, CBC regional reporter covering emergency response in remote First Nations. David Common, CBC foreign correspondent based in Amman reporting on Persian Gulf developments. They discuss Iran's attacks on ships and impacts on oil prices. They cover community-led air ambulance partnerships and local emergency teams in northwestern Ontario.
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Mar 11, 2026 • 10min
March 11: Wednesday's top stories in 10 minutes
David Thurton, CBC political reporter covering Lori Idlout's floor-crossing and its impact on the Liberals. Margaret Evans, Erbil-based reporter on militia activity and tensions in northern Iraq. David Common, Amman correspondent tracking Iran's expanding attacks across the Middle East. They discuss regional escalation, risks of Iraq becoming a new front, strikes on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, and a shifting Canadian parliament.
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Mar 10, 2026 • 10min
March 10: Tuesday's top stories in 10 minutes
David Common, CBC foreign correspondent based in Amman, Jordan, provides on-the-ground analysis of Middle East developments. He discusses Tomahawk strikes and competing US and Iran claims about when the war will end. He reports on Israeli attacks in Beirut and regional displacement. He also covers how the conflict is driving oil prices and pain at North American gas pumps.
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Mar 9, 2026 • 10min
March 9: Monday's top stories in 10 minutes
Erica Johnson, CBC reporter who investigated a tuition scam leaving a student with $37K in fraudulent charges. David Common, CBC foreign correspondent in Amman, analyzing Iran’s new hard-line leader and regional fallout. They cover the tuition fraud and bank response. They discuss Iran’s leadership change, regional strikes and the oil price spike near $120 a barrel.
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Mar 8, 2026 • 10min
March 8: Sunday's top stories in 10 minutes
Reporting team includes Crystal Gamansing, Julia Chapman, Maddie Ryan and Bianca McEwen — frontline correspondents covering global breaking news. They describe strikes on Iranian oil facilities and mass displacement in southern Lebanon. They cover deadly Nairobi floods, the ongoing MH370 search, UN talks on women's rights, and the Arctic Winter Games kickoff in Whitehorse.
Mar 7, 2026 • 10min
March 7: Saturday's top stories in 10 minutes
Mark Carney, former Bank of Canada governor now speaking on public matters, urges removing Prince Andrew from the line of succession. Julia Chapman, CBC London correspondent, reports on US political moves and international fallout from the Iran conflict. David Common, reporting from Tel Aviv, covers escalating strikes, targets, and missile defenses. Multiple short updates weave through Canada’s evacuation plans and Paralympic news.
Mar 6, 2026 • 10min
March 6: Friday's top stories in 10 minutes
Margaret Evans, a Senior international correspondent for CBC News, reports from the region. She covers intensified Israeli airstrikes in southern Beirut and large-scale displacement. She explains U.S. and Israeli plans to surge attacks and the mounting civilian toll. She also touches on broader diplomatic moves in the Indo-Pacific and related international controversies.
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Mar 5, 2026 • 10min
March 5: Thursday's top stories in 10 minutes
Anissa Dari, CBC energy reporter tracking global oil shifts and Canada's export limits. David Common, senior correspondent in Tel Aviv covering intense missile and drone exchanges and widening regional violence. They discuss control of the Strait of Hormuz, risks to oil shipping and markets, and escalating cross-border strikes and civilian displacement.
Mar 4, 2026 • 10min
March 4: Wednesday's top stories in 10 minutes
Katie Nicholson, CBC national security reporter, explains strain on U.S. agencies after budget and staffing shifts. Chris Brown, Beijing-based correspondent, explores China’s delicate economic and diplomatic balancing amid the Iran war. David Common, veteran foreign correspondent in Tel Aviv, provides frontline updates on strikes, Hezbollah activity, and regional escalation. Multiple short reports cover naval incidents and leadership shifts in Iran.
