thePodcast: Will Vancouver be ready for the World Cup?

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 […]