theBreaker.news Podcast

Your source for news, opinion and analysis about British Columbia issues, institutions and influencers.

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April 14, 2019 00:30:57
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theBreaker.news Podcast: Question Period cacophony earns BC Liberals an earful from Speaker Plecas

The Andrew Scheer-led Conservatives erected a wall of noise on federal budget day, to protest the Trudeau Liberal government’s shutdown of justice committee hearings...

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April 07, 2019 00:24:04
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theBreaker.news Podcast: More from Dick Pound, the Canadian who commercialized world sport and aimed to clean it up

From humble beginnings as a child swimmer in Ocean Falls, B.C. to a member of Canada's Rome 1960 Olympics team, Dick Pound eventually became...

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March 31, 2019 00:26:12
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theBreaker.news Podcast: The business, politics and integrity of world sport, with the IOC's Dick Pound

Dick Pound, the most-senior member of the International Olympic Committee, is in Vancouver to speak to the Canadian Club on April 1.  On March...

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March 24, 2019 00:28:15
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theBreaker.news Podcast: Talking about stars, scoundrels and saints

When longtime Vancouver media personality David Berner returns to the public eye on March 30, he promises to introduce the audience for his one-man...

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March 17, 2019 00:30:19
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theBreaker.news Podcast: As sports gambling expands, pressure mounts on industry to deal with gambling addiction

British Columbia's newest casino is next to its biggest sporting venue. There was nothing happening at B.C. Place Stadium on March 14, but B.C....

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March 10, 2019 00:21:41
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theBreaker.news Podcast: Trust in Trudeau erodes, as SNC-Lavalin scandal overshadows Liberal government

The SNC-Lavalin scandal, also known as #LavScam or PMO-Lavalin, turned a month old on March 7. How did Prime Minister Justin Trudeau mark the...

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