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July 21, 2019 00:21:38
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theBreaker.news Podcast: Panel ponders preposterous petrol prices

The gas and diesel wholesalers and retailers say they're not in cahoots and they blame high fuel prices on other factors. Economists say there...

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July 14, 2019 00:23:17
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theBreaker.news Podcast: B.C. municipal association chooses China

The Union of British Columbia Municipalities is proceeding with the People’s Republic of China’s $6,000 sponsorship deal and cocktail party for politicians and bureaucrats...

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July 07, 2019 00:21:03
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theBreaker.news Podcast: Brazilian prosecutor shares crackdown strategies at Vancouver anti-corruption conference

Lava Jato. Operation Car Wash, in English. The massive investigation into billions of embezzled dollars involving Brazil's national oil and gas company, Petrobras. The...

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June 30, 2019 00:27:48
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theBreaker.news Podcast: A decade since the Wizard of Lies was sentenced

A decade ago this weekend, the King of Ponzi Schemers was sentenced to 150 years in jail. New Yorker Bernie Madoff pleaded guilty in...

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June 23, 2019 00:26:16
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theBreaker.news Podcast: BBQ season sees federal leaders jockeying for volunteers and donors

The House of Commons is adjourned for the summer. Let barbecue season begin. That means incumbents and hopefuls for the Oct. 21 federal election...

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June 16, 2019 00:26:41
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theBreaker.news Podcast: Hoop-hoop, hooray

It's the basketball team from a hockey town that debuted in a baseball stadium 24 years ago. The 2018-2019 season began on the West...

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