thePodcast: Will Vancouver be ready for the World Cup?

theBreaker.news Podcast

Oct 26 2025 | 00:28:13

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Show Notes

For the week of Oct. 26, 2025: Will Vancouver be safe and ready for FIFA World Cup 26? At what cost? During the Vancouver International Security Summit, host Bob Mackin caught-up with B.C. RCMP Asst. Comm. John Brewer. Mayor Ken Sim ordered an election year budget without a property tax increase. So layoffs are coming to Vancouver city hall. In a video obtained by theBreaker.news, Deputy City Manager Karen Levitt revealed what that means for hosting FIFA. Plus: It was one of those weeks when Vancouverites did not miss the 2001 departed Grizzlies. The NBA was rocked by a gambling […]

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