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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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June 09, 2019 00:25:05
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theBreaker.news Podcast: Green leader Weaver says Legislature's final day "was a surprise at every turn"

More than a week since the spring session of the British Columbia Legislature closed, and B.C. Greens leader Andrew Weaver is still shaking his...

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June 02, 2019 00:29:38
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theBreaker.news Podcast: Speaker survives -- but will the BC Liberals?

Only in bizarro British Columbia. Opposition politicians and their friends in the Victoria press gallery are demanding the replacement of one of the most-senior...

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