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theBreaker.news Podcast: “Are we happy with the city as it has evolved over the last decade?”
The Non-Partisan Association, Vancouver’s oldest political party, has finally settled on a city council slate. Six newcomers were chosen behind closed doors by the...

theBreaker.news Podcast: Mexico's other futbol
You could call it a NAFTA success story. On July 22, Canada beat host Mexico 13-7 to win the world junior championship of American...

theBreaker.news Podcast: Twelve weeks until Vancouver's civic election
Vancouver will have a new mayor in a dozen weeks, but the race is still wide open. As ResearchCo pollster Mario Canseco tells Bob...

theBreaker.news Podcast: Positively West 4th Avenue
The Khatsahlano Street Party, Vancouver's largest annual free music festival, took over 10 blocks on West 4th Avenue for 10 hours on July 7. ...

Exclusive: Ontario Tory pollster won't say who hired it for Squamish pre-election survey
Bob Mackin An Ontario polling company with links to the federal Conservative Party and BC Liberals surveyed Squamish residents on June 30. But the...

theBreaker.news Podcast: Are public-funded mega-events and sports venues a boon or a boondoggle?
Western Economic Association International brought its 93rd annual conference to Vancouver’s Sheraton Wall Centre in Vancouver at the end of June. More than 2,000...