theBreaker.news Podcast

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

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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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March 03, 2019 00:32:53
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theBreaker.news Podcast: Speaking truth to power

Jody Wilson-Raybould spoke her truth to the justice committee, about the pressure she felt from various officials, all the way to Prime Minister Justin...

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February 24, 2019 00:25:56
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theBreaker.news Podcast: Peeling back the layers

An all-party committee of the B.C. Legislature took one step closer to splitting for good with the man who bought the infamous wood splitter...

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