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                                            <![CDATA[For the week of  July 26, 2026: FIFA World Cup 2026 is over. Vancouverites and Torontonians will be wondering for months, maybe years: How much did it cost? Was it worth it? Montreal was not part of it, because of the legacy of the financial disaster that defined the 1976 Summer Olympics.  Montreal Gazette editorial cartoonist Terry Mosher was there and remembers the good, the bad and the ugly of the Games in his 50th anniversary book: “Aislin’s 1976 Montreal Olympic Scrapbook — Jean Drapeau’s Baby.” Mosher, North America’s longest active editorial cartoonist, is Bob Mackin’s guest on this edition […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of  July 26, 2026: FIFA World Cup 2026 is over. Vancouverites and Torontonians will be wondering for months, maybe years: How much did it cost? Was it worth it? Montreal was not part of it, because of the legacy of the financial disaster that defined the 1976 Summer Olympics.  Montreal Gazette editorial cartoonist Terry Mosher was there and remembers the good, the bad and the ugly of the Games in his 50th anniversary book: “Aislin’s 1976 Montreal Olympic Scrapbook — Jean Drapeau’s Baby.” Mosher, North America’s longest active editorial cartoonist, is Bob Mackin’s guest on this edition […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of  July 26, 2026: FIFA World Cup 2026 is over. Vancouverites and Torontonians will be wondering for months, maybe years: How much did it cost? Was it worth it? Montreal was not part of it, because of the legacy of the financial disaster that defined the 1976 Summer Olympics.  Montreal Gazette editorial cartoonist Terry Mosher was there and remembers the good, the bad and the ugly of the Games in his 50th anniversary book: “Aislin’s 1976 Montreal Olympic Scrapbook — Jean Drapeau’s Baby.” Mosher, North America’s longest active editorial cartoonist, is Bob Mackin’s guest on this edition […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of  July 26, 2026: FIFA World Cup 2026 is over. Vancouverites and Torontonians will be wondering for months, maybe years: How much did it cost? Was it worth it? Montreal was not part of it, because of the legacy of the financial disaster that defined the 1976 Summer Olympics.  Montreal Gazette editorial cartoonist Terry Mosher was there and remembers the good, the bad and the ugly of the Games in his 50th anniversary book: “Aislin’s 1976 Montreal Olympic Scrapbook — Jean Drapeau’s Baby.” Mosher, North America’s longest active editorial cartoonist, is Bob Mackin’s guest on this edition […]]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[For the week of  July 19, 2026: Argentina versus Spain in New Jersey. The climax of FIFA World Cup 2026. Gianni Infantino and Donald Trump’s multibillion-dollar party. Soccer will never be the same. A look back at the expensive, five-week carnival of controversy across the U.S., Canada and Mexico with Declan Hill, investigative journalist, author and associate professor at the University of New Haven. How much did it really cost? Plus, Mario Canseco of Research Co dives into World Cup trivia and his latest poll about the impact of the mega-event on Vancouver, Toronto and across Canada. Could it return […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of  July 19, 2026: Argentina versus Spain in New Jersey. The climax of FIFA World Cup 2026. Gianni Infantino and Donald Trump’s multibillion-dollar party. Soccer will never be the same. A look back at the expensive, five-week carnival of controversy across the U.S., Canada and Mexico with Declan Hill, investigative journalist, author and associate professor at the University of New Haven. How much did it really cost? Plus, Mario Canseco of Research Co dives into World Cup trivia and his latest poll about the impact of the mega-event on Vancouver, Toronto and across Canada. Could it return […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of  July 19, 2026: Argentina versus Spain in New Jersey. The climax of FIFA World Cup 2026. Gianni Infantino and Donald Trump’s multibillion-dollar party. Soccer will never be the same. A look back at the expensive, five-week carnival of controversy across the U.S., Canada and Mexico with Declan Hill, investigative journalist, author and associate professor at the University of New Haven. How much did it really cost? Plus, Mario Canseco of Research Co dives into World Cup trivia and his latest poll about the impact of the mega-event on Vancouver, Toronto and across Canada. Could it return […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of  July 19, 2026: Argentina versus Spain in New Jersey. The climax of FIFA World Cup 2026. Gianni Infantino and Donald Trump’s multibillion-dollar party. Soccer will never be the same. A look back at the expensive, five-week carnival of controversy across the U.S., Canada and Mexico with Declan Hill, investigative journalist, author and associate professor at the University of New Haven. How much did it really cost? Plus, Mario Canseco of Research Co dives into World Cup trivia and his latest poll about the impact of the mega-event on Vancouver, Toronto and across Canada. Could it return […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[thePodcast: FIFA greed ends World Cup fan's streak]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[For the week of  July 12, 2026: As a fan of the beautiful game, Burnaby sports writer Alfie Lau has travelled to seven FIFA World Cups on four continents. His mementoes include framed photographs and ticket stubs from World Cup finals, including the 2022 classic in Qatar featuring Argentina and France.  Just six SkyTrain stops from where he lives, B.C. Place Stadium hosted seven matches from June 13-July 7. On this edition of thePodcast, Lau explains why FIFA’s pursuit of attendance and revenue records caused him to sit this one out.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of  July 12, 2026: As a fan of the beautiful game, Burnaby sports writer Alfie Lau has travelled to seven FIFA World Cups on four continents. His mementoes include framed photographs and ticket stubs from World Cup finals, including the 2022 classic in Qatar featuring Argentina and France.  Just six SkyTrain stops from where he lives, B.C. Place Stadium hosted seven matches from June 13-July 7. On this edition of thePodcast, Lau explains why FIFA’s pursuit of attendance and revenue records caused him to sit this one out.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of  July 12, 2026: As a fan of the beautiful game, Burnaby sports writer Alfie Lau has travelled to seven FIFA World Cups on four continents. His mementoes include framed photographs and ticket stubs from World Cup finals, including the 2022 classic in Qatar featuring Argentina and France.  Just six SkyTrain stops from where he lives, B.C. Place Stadium hosted seven matches from June 13-July 7. On this edition of thePodcast, Lau explains why FIFA’s pursuit of attendance and revenue records caused him to sit this one out.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of  July 12, 2026: As a fan of the beautiful game, Burnaby sports writer Alfie Lau has travelled to seven FIFA World Cups on four continents. His mementoes include framed photographs and ticket stubs from World Cup finals, including the 2022 classic in Qatar featuring Argentina and France.  Just six SkyTrain stops from where he lives, B.C. Place Stadium hosted seven matches from June 13-July 7. On this edition of thePodcast, Lau explains why FIFA’s pursuit of attendance and revenue records caused him to sit this one out.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[thePodcast: MMA Panel's 2026 halftime analysis]]>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 07:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[For the week of  July 5, 2026: In the spirit of the FIFA World Cup, it is 2026’s halftime. That is why the MMA Panel returns, to look back at the first six months of the year and look ahead to the next six months. Host Bob Mackin welcomes Mario Canseco, president of Research Co, and Andy Yan, director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University. They pondered the province’s top political and economic headlines of the second quarter of the year. Recorded at Lonsdale Quay and the Shipyards in North Vancouver.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of  July 5, 2026: In the spirit of the FIFA World Cup, it is 2026’s halftime. That is why the MMA Panel returns, to look back at the first six months of the year and look ahead to the next six months. Host Bob Mackin welcomes Mario Canseco, president of Research Co, and Andy Yan, director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University. They pondered the province’s top political and economic headlines of the second quarter of the year. Recorded at Lonsdale Quay and the Shipyards in North Vancouver.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of  July 5, 2026: In the spirit of the FIFA World Cup, it is 2026’s halftime. That is why the MMA Panel returns, to look back at the first six months of the year and look ahead to the next six months. Host Bob Mackin welcomes Mario Canseco, president of Research Co, and Andy Yan, director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University. They pondered the province’s top political and economic headlines of the second quarter of the year. Recorded at Lonsdale Quay and the Shipyards in North Vancouver.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of  July 5, 2026: In the spirit of the FIFA World Cup, it is 2026’s halftime. That is why the MMA Panel returns, to look back at the first six months of the year and look ahead to the next six months. Host Bob Mackin welcomes Mario Canseco, president of Research Co, and Andy Yan, director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University. They pondered the province’s top political and economic headlines of the second quarter of the year. Recorded at Lonsdale Quay and the Shipyards in North Vancouver.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[thePodcast: Trump, Infantino and the supersized World Cup]]>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 07:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[For the week of  June 28  2026: The FIFA World Cup playbook is simple, says Jules Boykoff. Socialize the costs. Privatize the profits. The Portland, Ore., political science professor’s latest book, “Red Card: The 2026 World Cup, Sportswashing and the FIFA Greed Machine,” explores the impact of Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino on the world’s biggest tournament. Jules Boykoff is Bob Mackin’s guest on this edition.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of  June 28  2026: The FIFA World Cup playbook is simple, says Jules Boykoff. Socialize the costs. Privatize the profits. The Portland, Ore., political science professor’s latest book, “Red Card: The 2026 World Cup, Sportswashing and the FIFA Greed Machine,” explores the impact of Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino on the world’s biggest tournament. Jules Boykoff is Bob Mackin’s guest on this edition.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of  June 28  2026: The FIFA World Cup playbook is simple, says Jules Boykoff. Socialize the costs. Privatize the profits. The Portland, Ore., political science professor’s latest book, “Red Card: The 2026 World Cup, Sportswashing and the FIFA Greed Machine,” explores the impact of Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino on the world’s biggest tournament. Jules Boykoff is Bob Mackin’s guest on this edition.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of  June 28  2026: The FIFA World Cup playbook is simple, says Jules Boykoff. Socialize the costs. Privatize the profits. The Portland, Ore., political science professor’s latest book, “Red Card: The 2026 World Cup, Sportswashing and the FIFA Greed Machine,” explores the impact of Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino on the world’s biggest tournament. Jules Boykoff is Bob Mackin’s guest on this edition.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[thePodcast: Business in the shadow of FIFA]]>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 07:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[For the week of June 21, 2026:  Kingsley Bailey operates a storefront event ticket brokerage, tour service and gift store on Beatty Street, across from B.C. Place Stadium. Host Bob Mackin dropped by on June 13, the first of seven FIFA World Cup match days. Also, meet Reuben Williams, an Australian World Cup tourist who came to Vancouver to see his national team beat Turkey. Three days later, he became a victim of a hotel lobby theft. Plus, the June 18 Voyageurs march to the match and VIP arrivals and departures at B.C. Place.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of June 21, 2026:  Kingsley Bailey operates a storefront event ticket brokerage, tour service and gift store on Beatty Street, across from B.C. Place Stadium. Host Bob Mackin dropped by on June 13, the first of seven FIFA World Cup match days. Also, meet Reuben Williams, an Australian World Cup tourist who came to Vancouver to see his national team beat Turkey. Three days later, he became a victim of a hotel lobby theft. Plus, the June 18 Voyageurs march to the match and VIP arrivals and departures at B.C. Place.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of June 21, 2026:  Kingsley Bailey operates a storefront event ticket brokerage, tour service and gift store on Beatty Street, across from B.C. Place Stadium. Host Bob Mackin dropped by on June 13, the first of seven FIFA World Cup match days. Also, meet Reuben Williams, an Australian World Cup tourist who came to Vancouver to see his national team beat Turkey. Three days later, he became a victim of a hotel lobby theft. Plus, the June 18 Voyageurs march to the match and VIP arrivals and departures at B.C. Place.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of June 21, 2026:  Kingsley Bailey operates a storefront event ticket brokerage, tour service and gift store on Beatty Street, across from B.C. Place Stadium. Host Bob Mackin dropped by on June 13, the first of seven FIFA World Cup match days. Also, meet Reuben Williams, an Australian World Cup tourist who came to Vancouver to see his national team beat Turkey. Three days later, he became a victim of a hotel lobby theft. Plus, the June 18 Voyageurs march to the match and VIP arrivals and departures at B.C. Place.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[thePodcast: Life in the shadow of FIFA]]>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 07:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[For the week of June 14, 2026:  Vancouver author and journalist Keith Morgan went to the World Cup in his native England in 1966. In 2026, the World Cup has come to him. Morgan is among thousands of Vancouverites who live within the so-called controlled area, a 2-kilometre radius around B.C. Place Stadium, site of seven matches until July 7. Morgan is Bob Mackin’s guest on this edition of thePodcast. CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of June 14, 2026:  Vancouver author and journalist Keith Morgan went to the World Cup in his native England in 1966. In 2026, the World Cup has come to him. Morgan is among thousands of Vancouverites who live within the so-called controlled area, a 2-kilometre radius around B.C. Place Stadium, site of seven matches until July 7. Morgan is Bob Mackin’s guest on this edition of thePodcast. CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of June 14, 2026:  Vancouver author and journalist Keith Morgan went to the World Cup in his native England in 1966. In 2026, the World Cup has come to him. Morgan is among thousands of Vancouverites who live within the so-called controlled area, a 2-kilometre radius around B.C. Place Stadium, site of seven matches until July 7. Morgan is Bob Mackin’s guest on this edition of thePodcast. CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of June 14, 2026:  Vancouver author and journalist Keith Morgan went to the World Cup in his native England in 1966. In 2026, the World Cup has come to him. Morgan is among thousands of Vancouverites who live within the so-called controlled area, a 2-kilometre radius around B.C. Place Stadium, site of seven matches until July 7. Morgan is Bob Mackin’s guest on this edition of thePodcast. CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:22:03</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[thePodcast: The neighbourhood that said no to FIFA]]>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[For the week of June 7, 2026:  On FIFA World Cup kickoff week, theBreaker.news visits the South Vancouver neighbourhood that said no to FIFA. Friends of Memorial South Park successfully campaigned to stop closure of the heart of their park for use as a team training site — after the city’s FIFA hosting office announced in July 2024 that the space would be off-limits to the public for almost two years. Host Bob Mackin caught-up with Cindy Heinrichs and Beth Ringdahl at Memorial South Park’s May 24 centennial celebration. Plus a tour of the park by local writer Rob Howatson. […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of June 7, 2026:  On FIFA World Cup kickoff week, theBreaker.news visits the South Vancouver neighbourhood that said no to FIFA. Friends of Memorial South Park successfully campaigned to stop closure of the heart of their park for use as a team training site — after the city’s FIFA hosting office announced in July 2024 that the space would be off-limits to the public for almost two years. Host Bob Mackin caught-up with Cindy Heinrichs and Beth Ringdahl at Memorial South Park’s May 24 centennial celebration. Plus a tour of the park by local writer Rob Howatson. […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of June 7, 2026:  On FIFA World Cup kickoff week, theBreaker.news visits the South Vancouver neighbourhood that said no to FIFA. Friends of Memorial South Park successfully campaigned to stop closure of the heart of their park for use as a team training site — after the city’s FIFA hosting office announced in July 2024 that the space would be off-limits to the public for almost two years. Host Bob Mackin caught-up with Cindy Heinrichs and Beth Ringdahl at Memorial South Park’s May 24 centennial celebration. Plus a tour of the park by local writer Rob Howatson. […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of June 7, 2026:  On FIFA World Cup kickoff week, theBreaker.news visits the South Vancouver neighbourhood that said no to FIFA. Friends of Memorial South Park successfully campaigned to stop closure of the heart of their park for use as a team training site — after the city’s FIFA hosting office announced in July 2024 that the space would be off-limits to the public for almost two years. Host Bob Mackin caught-up with Cindy Heinrichs and Beth Ringdahl at Memorial South Park’s May 24 centennial celebration. Plus a tour of the park by local writer Rob Howatson. […]]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:19:52</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[thePodcast: Cup costs, controversy and Cascadia connections]]>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 07:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[For the week of May 31, 2026:  The day after the B.C. NDP government ended the spring Legislature session by weakening the freedom of information law, two of Premier David Eby’s ministers revealed the cost of co-hosting FIFA World Cup in Vancouver could be as much as $729 million. On this edition of thePodcast, highlights of the news conference held by Anne Kang, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sports, and Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Jobs and Economic Generation (starting at 00:50). Plus reaction from Carson Binda, the B.C. director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation who remembers when the cost […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of May 31, 2026:  The day after the B.C. NDP government ended the spring Legislature session by weakening the freedom of information law, two of Premier David Eby’s ministers revealed the cost of co-hosting FIFA World Cup in Vancouver could be as much as $729 million. On this edition of thePodcast, highlights of the news conference held by Anne Kang, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sports, and Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Jobs and Economic Generation (starting at 00:50). Plus reaction from Carson Binda, the B.C. director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation who remembers when the cost […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of May 31, 2026:  The day after the B.C. NDP government ended the spring Legislature session by weakening the freedom of information law, two of Premier David Eby’s ministers revealed the cost of co-hosting FIFA World Cup in Vancouver could be as much as $729 million. On this edition of thePodcast, highlights of the news conference held by Anne Kang, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sports, and Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Jobs and Economic Generation (starting at 00:50). Plus reaction from Carson Binda, the B.C. director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation who remembers when the cost […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of May 31, 2026:  The day after the B.C. NDP government ended the spring Legislature session by weakening the freedom of information law, two of Premier David Eby’s ministers revealed the cost of co-hosting FIFA World Cup in Vancouver could be as much as $729 million. On this edition of thePodcast, highlights of the news conference held by Anne Kang, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sports, and Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Jobs and Economic Generation (starting at 00:50). Plus reaction from Carson Binda, the B.C. director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation who remembers when the cost […]]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:33:16</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[thePodcast: The Canadian behind Ukraine's global voice]]>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 07:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[For the week of May 24, 2026:  A Canadian is the CEO of Ukraine’s top English language media outlet and he was a featured speaker at the 2026 Websummit in Vancouver. Luc Chenier of the Kyiv Post sat down for an interview with thePodcast host Bob Mackin, to talk about life during wartime and how his team keeps the world informed about Ukraine’s battle against Russia. CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of May 24, 2026:  A Canadian is the CEO of Ukraine’s top English language media outlet and he was a featured speaker at the 2026 Websummit in Vancouver. Luc Chenier of the Kyiv Post sat down for an interview with thePodcast host Bob Mackin, to talk about life during wartime and how his team keeps the world informed about Ukraine’s battle against Russia. CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of May 24, 2026:  A Canadian is the CEO of Ukraine’s top English language media outlet and he was a featured speaker at the 2026 Websummit in Vancouver. Luc Chenier of the Kyiv Post sat down for an interview with thePodcast host Bob Mackin, to talk about life during wartime and how his team keeps the world informed about Ukraine’s battle against Russia. CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of May 24, 2026:  A Canadian is the CEO of Ukraine’s top English language media outlet and he was a featured speaker at the 2026 Websummit in Vancouver. Luc Chenier of the Kyiv Post sat down for an interview with thePodcast host Bob Mackin, to talk about life during wartime and how his team keeps the world informed about Ukraine’s battle against Russia. CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:25:57</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[thePodcast: FIFA World Cup countdown at B.C. Place Stadium]]>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 07:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[For the week of May 17, 2026:  A special edition at B.C. Place Stadium. Premier David Eby visited on May 12 to show-off the $109 million in FIFA-demanded renovations, including a temporary hybrid grass pitch grown in Abbotsford. Eby vowed to disclose — by the end of May — how much hosting is costing taxpayers.  British Columbia’s rich soccer history, however, will be hidden from visitors: On May 13, theBreaker.news toured the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame as curator Jason Beck prepared to put artifacts in storage due to FIFA venue restrictions.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of May 17, 2026:  A special edition at B.C. Place Stadium. Premier David Eby visited on May 12 to show-off the $109 million in FIFA-demanded renovations, including a temporary hybrid grass pitch grown in Abbotsford. Eby vowed to disclose — by the end of May — how much hosting is costing taxpayers.  British Columbia’s rich soccer history, however, will be hidden from visitors: On May 13, theBreaker.news toured the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame as curator Jason Beck prepared to put artifacts in storage due to FIFA venue restrictions.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of May 17, 2026:  A special edition at B.C. Place Stadium. Premier David Eby visited on May 12 to show-off the $109 million in FIFA-demanded renovations, including a temporary hybrid grass pitch grown in Abbotsford. Eby vowed to disclose — by the end of May — how much hosting is costing taxpayers.  British Columbia’s rich soccer history, however, will be hidden from visitors: On May 13, theBreaker.news toured the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame as curator Jason Beck prepared to put artifacts in storage due to FIFA venue restrictions.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of May 17, 2026:  A special edition at B.C. Place Stadium. Premier David Eby visited on May 12 to show-off the $109 million in FIFA-demanded renovations, including a temporary hybrid grass pitch grown in Abbotsford. Eby vowed to disclose — by the end of May — how much hosting is costing taxpayers.  British Columbia’s rich soccer history, however, will be hidden from visitors: On May 13, theBreaker.news toured the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame as curator Jason Beck prepared to put artifacts in storage due to FIFA venue restrictions.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. […]]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:20:27</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[thePodcast: Democracy under pressure]]>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 07:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[For the week of May 10, 2026:  Terry Glavin is a columnist with the National Post and publishes the Real Story on Substack. Charles Burton is sinologist, former Canadian diplomat in China and author of “The Beaver and the Dragon: How China Out-Manoeuvred Canada’s Diplomacy, Security and Sovereignty.” They spoke April 19 at the Vancouver Society in Support of Democratic Movement’s forum on foreign interference and Canada-China relations, “Democracy Under Pressure — China’s Influence in Canada and Beyond.” Terry Glavin and Charles Burton are Bob Mackin’s guests this week. CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of May 10, 2026:  Terry Glavin is a columnist with the National Post and publishes the Real Story on Substack. Charles Burton is sinologist, former Canadian diplomat in China and author of “The Beaver and the Dragon: How China Out-Manoeuvred Canada’s Diplomacy, Security and Sovereignty.” They spoke April 19 at the Vancouver Society in Support of Democratic Movement’s forum on foreign interference and Canada-China relations, “Democracy Under Pressure — China’s Influence in Canada and Beyond.” Terry Glavin and Charles Burton are Bob Mackin’s guests this week. CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of May 10, 2026:  Terry Glavin is a columnist with the National Post and publishes the Real Story on Substack. Charles Burton is sinologist, former Canadian diplomat in China and author of “The Beaver and the Dragon: How China Out-Manoeuvred Canada’s Diplomacy, Security and Sovereignty.” They spoke April 19 at the Vancouver Society in Support of Democratic Movement’s forum on foreign interference and Canada-China relations, “Democracy Under Pressure — China’s Influence in Canada and Beyond.” Terry Glavin and Charles Burton are Bob Mackin’s guests this week. CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of May 10, 2026:  Terry Glavin is a columnist with the National Post and publishes the Real Story on Substack. Charles Burton is sinologist, former Canadian diplomat in China and author of “The Beaver and the Dragon: How China Out-Manoeuvred Canada’s Diplomacy, Security and Sovereignty.” They spoke April 19 at the Vancouver Society in Support of Democratic Movement’s forum on foreign interference and Canada-China relations, “Democracy Under Pressure — China’s Influence in Canada and Beyond.” Terry Glavin and Charles Burton are Bob Mackin’s guests this week. CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed […]]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:20:33</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[Bob Mackin]]>
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                    <![CDATA[thePodcast: theBreaker at the FIFA Congress]]>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 07:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[For the week of May 3, 2026:  A special edition from inside and outside the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, six weeks ahead of the biggest World Cup in history.  Featuring interviews with Canada’s Secretary for Sport, Adam van Koeverden, Canadian Soccer Association president Peter Augruso and one of the Southsiders campaigning to keep the Whitecaps in Vancouver, Andrew Chobaniuk.  Plus, highlights of the meeting in the Vancouver Convention Centre, featuring FIFA president Gianni Infantino, vice-president Victor Montagliani, secretary-general Mattias Grafstrom, and executives from the Israeli and Palestinian football associations.   CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of May 3, 2026:  A special edition from inside and outside the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, six weeks ahead of the biggest World Cup in history.  Featuring interviews with Canada’s Secretary for Sport, Adam van Koeverden, Canadian Soccer Association president Peter Augruso and one of the Southsiders campaigning to keep the Whitecaps in Vancouver, Andrew Chobaniuk.  Plus, highlights of the meeting in the Vancouver Convention Centre, featuring FIFA president Gianni Infantino, vice-president Victor Montagliani, secretary-general Mattias Grafstrom, and executives from the Israeli and Palestinian football associations.   CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of May 3, 2026:  A special edition from inside and outside the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, six weeks ahead of the biggest World Cup in history.  Featuring interviews with Canada’s Secretary for Sport, Adam van Koeverden, Canadian Soccer Association president Peter Augruso and one of the Southsiders campaigning to keep the Whitecaps in Vancouver, Andrew Chobaniuk.  Plus, highlights of the meeting in the Vancouver Convention Centre, featuring FIFA president Gianni Infantino, vice-president Victor Montagliani, secretary-general Mattias Grafstrom, and executives from the Israeli and Palestinian football associations.   CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of May 3, 2026:  A special edition from inside and outside the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, six weeks ahead of the biggest World Cup in history.  Featuring interviews with Canada’s Secretary for Sport, Adam van Koeverden, Canadian Soccer Association president Peter Augruso and one of the Southsiders campaigning to keep the Whitecaps in Vancouver, Andrew Chobaniuk.  Plus, highlights of the meeting in the Vancouver Convention Centre, featuring FIFA president Gianni Infantino, vice-president Victor Montagliani, secretary-general Mattias Grafstrom, and executives from the Israeli and Palestinian football associations.   CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[thePodcast: Something Happened Here -- Expo 86's 40th anniversary]]>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 07:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[For the week of April 26, 2026:  May 2 is the 40th anniversary of opening day at the World’s Fair on transportation and communication. Expo 86 in Vancouver. Guest Andy Yan is the director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University. He joins host Bob Mackin to remember the fair that transformed Terminal City.   CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of April 26, 2026:  May 2 is the 40th anniversary of opening day at the World’s Fair on transportation and communication. Expo 86 in Vancouver. Guest Andy Yan is the director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University. He joins host Bob Mackin to remember the fair that transformed Terminal City.   CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[thePodcast: Something Happened Here -- Expo 86's 40th anniversary]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of April 26, 2026:  May 2 is the 40th anniversary of opening day at the World’s Fair on transportation and communication. Expo 86 in Vancouver. Guest Andy Yan is the director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University. He joins host Bob Mackin to remember the fair that transformed Terminal City.   CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of April 26, 2026:  May 2 is the 40th anniversary of opening day at the World’s Fair on transportation and communication. Expo 86 in Vancouver. Guest Andy Yan is the director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University. He joins host Bob Mackin to remember the fair that transformed Terminal City.   CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:30:24</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[thePodcast: B.C.'s new treaty commissioner George Abbott]]>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[For the week of April 19, 2026:  George Abbott is a former BC Liberal cabinet minister who became a political science professor and author of two books, the latest called “Unceded: Understanding British Columbia’s Colonial Past and Why It Matters Now” (UBC Press). He is the newly appointed chief commissioner of the B.C. Treaty Commission, at a crucial time when political debate rages over the future of the NDP government’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. On this edition of thePodcast, Abbott makes the case for negotiation over litigation, and discusses the challenge of his new job. He […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of April 19, 2026:  George Abbott is a former BC Liberal cabinet minister who became a political science professor and author of two books, the latest called “Unceded: Understanding British Columbia’s Colonial Past and Why It Matters Now” (UBC Press). He is the newly appointed chief commissioner of the B.C. Treaty Commission, at a crucial time when political debate rages over the future of the NDP government’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. On this edition of thePodcast, Abbott makes the case for negotiation over litigation, and discusses the challenge of his new job. He […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of April 19, 2026:  George Abbott is a former BC Liberal cabinet minister who became a political science professor and author of two books, the latest called “Unceded: Understanding British Columbia’s Colonial Past and Why It Matters Now” (UBC Press). He is the newly appointed chief commissioner of the B.C. Treaty Commission, at a crucial time when political debate rages over the future of the NDP government’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. On this edition of thePodcast, Abbott makes the case for negotiation over litigation, and discusses the challenge of his new job. He […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of April 19, 2026:  George Abbott is a former BC Liberal cabinet minister who became a political science professor and author of two books, the latest called “Unceded: Understanding British Columbia’s Colonial Past and Why It Matters Now” (UBC Press). He is the newly appointed chief commissioner of the B.C. Treaty Commission, at a crucial time when political debate rages over the future of the NDP government’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. On this edition of thePodcast, Abbott makes the case for negotiation over litigation, and discusses the challenge of his new job. He […]]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:50:08</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[thePodcast: Minding Ottawa]]>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 07:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[For the week of April 12, 2026:  What’s really going on in Ottawa? Blacklock’s Reporter knows. While the major outlets chase politicians for soundbites, Tom Korski and his staff are digging and delivering daily scoops from the nation’s capital.  Tom Korski, the managing editor of Blacklock’s Reporter, is Bob Mackin’s guest on this week’s edition of thePodcast.  Plus Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of April 12, 2026:  What’s really going on in Ottawa? Blacklock’s Reporter knows. While the major outlets chase politicians for soundbites, Tom Korski and his staff are digging and delivering daily scoops from the nation’s capital.  Tom Korski, the managing editor of Blacklock’s Reporter, is Bob Mackin’s guest on this week’s edition of thePodcast.  Plus Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of April 12, 2026:  What’s really going on in Ottawa? Blacklock’s Reporter knows. While the major outlets chase politicians for soundbites, Tom Korski and his staff are digging and delivering daily scoops from the nation’s capital.  Tom Korski, the managing editor of Blacklock’s Reporter, is Bob Mackin’s guest on this week’s edition of thePodcast.  Plus Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of April 12, 2026:  What’s really going on in Ottawa? Blacklock’s Reporter knows. While the major outlets chase politicians for soundbites, Tom Korski and his staff are digging and delivering daily scoops from the nation’s capital.  Tom Korski, the managing editor of Blacklock’s Reporter, is Bob Mackin’s guest on this week’s edition of thePodcast.  Plus Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:37:03</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[thePodcast: MMA Panel on 2026's first quarter]]>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 07:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[For the week of April 5, 2026:  The MMA Panel — Mario Canseco, president of Research Co., Andy Yan, director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University, and host Bob Mackin — returns to analyze civic, provincial and federal trends after the first quarter of 2026. Plus, a special Vancouver trivia quiz, to mark the 140th anniversary of the city’s April 6, 1886 incorporation. Recorded at the Main on Main.  Plus Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of April 5, 2026:  The MMA Panel — Mario Canseco, president of Research Co., Andy Yan, director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University, and host Bob Mackin — returns to analyze civic, provincial and federal trends after the first quarter of 2026. Plus, a special Vancouver trivia quiz, to mark the 140th anniversary of the city’s April 6, 1886 incorporation. Recorded at the Main on Main.  Plus Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of April 5, 2026:  The MMA Panel — Mario Canseco, president of Research Co., Andy Yan, director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University, and host Bob Mackin — returns to analyze civic, provincial and federal trends after the first quarter of 2026. Plus, a special Vancouver trivia quiz, to mark the 140th anniversary of the city’s April 6, 1886 incorporation. Recorded at the Main on Main.  Plus Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of April 5, 2026:  The MMA Panel — Mario Canseco, president of Research Co., Andy Yan, director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University, and host Bob Mackin — returns to analyze civic, provincial and federal trends after the first quarter of 2026. Plus, a special Vancouver trivia quiz, to mark the 140th anniversary of the city’s April 6, 1886 incorporation. Recorded at the Main on Main.  Plus Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find […]]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:39:13</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[thePodcast: Fixing Canada's broken sport system]]>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 07:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[For the week of March 29, 2026:  Canada’s sport system is broken. Tainted by abuse and corruption. The final report of the Future of Sport in Canada Commission provides the roadmap for repairs. One of the voices for change is Amelia Cline of Athletes Empowered, who said there is no time to waste. Cline is a former competitive gymnast who survived abuse. She became a lawyer and is spearheading a class action lawsuit against Gymnastics Canada. Amelia Cline is Bob Mackin’s guest on this edition of thePodcast.  Plus Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of March 29, 2026:  Canada’s sport system is broken. Tainted by abuse and corruption. The final report of the Future of Sport in Canada Commission provides the roadmap for repairs. One of the voices for change is Amelia Cline of Athletes Empowered, who said there is no time to waste. Cline is a former competitive gymnast who survived abuse. She became a lawyer and is spearheading a class action lawsuit against Gymnastics Canada. Amelia Cline is Bob Mackin’s guest on this edition of thePodcast.  Plus Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of March 29, 2026:  Canada’s sport system is broken. Tainted by abuse and corruption. The final report of the Future of Sport in Canada Commission provides the roadmap for repairs. One of the voices for change is Amelia Cline of Athletes Empowered, who said there is no time to waste. Cline is a former competitive gymnast who survived abuse. She became a lawyer and is spearheading a class action lawsuit against Gymnastics Canada. Amelia Cline is Bob Mackin’s guest on this edition of thePodcast.  Plus Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of March 29, 2026:  Canada’s sport system is broken. Tainted by abuse and corruption. The final report of the Future of Sport in Canada Commission provides the roadmap for repairs. One of the voices for change is Amelia Cline of Athletes Empowered, who said there is no time to waste. Cline is a former competitive gymnast who survived abuse. She became a lawyer and is spearheading a class action lawsuit against Gymnastics Canada. Amelia Cline is Bob Mackin’s guest on this edition of thePodcast.  Plus Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple […]]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:27:51</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[Bob Mackin]]>
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                    <![CDATA[thePodcast: After a peace prize to end 2025, wars dominate 2026's first quarter]]>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 07:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Bob Mackin</dc:creator>
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                                            <![CDATA[For the week of March 22, 2026:  Much has changed since Donald Trump “won” the FIFA Peace Prize in late 2025. But some things are just the same.   Venezuela’s dictator is in a U.S. jail and Iran’s second ayatollah is dead. So is Mexico’s top narcoterrorist. Meanwhile, Russia’s war on Ukraine stretches into a fifth year and China continues to threaten to invade Taiwan.  Where does Canada stand? Amid the Trump trade war, Mark Carney has reconciled with both China and India.  Joining host Bob Mackin to discuss this and more is Prof. Christian Leuprecht of the political science […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of March 22, 2026:  Much has changed since Donald Trump “won” the FIFA Peace Prize in late 2025. But some things are just the same.   Venezuela’s dictator is in a U.S. jail and Iran’s second ayatollah is dead. So is Mexico’s top narcoterrorist. Meanwhile, Russia’s war on Ukraine stretches into a fifth year and China continues to threaten to invade Taiwan.  Where does Canada stand? Amid the Trump trade war, Mark Carney has reconciled with both China and India.  Joining host Bob Mackin to discuss this and more is Prof. Christian Leuprecht of the political science […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of March 22, 2026:  Much has changed since Donald Trump “won” the FIFA Peace Prize in late 2025. But some things are just the same.   Venezuela’s dictator is in a U.S. jail and Iran’s second ayatollah is dead. So is Mexico’s top narcoterrorist. Meanwhile, Russia’s war on Ukraine stretches into a fifth year and China continues to threaten to invade Taiwan.  Where does Canada stand? Amid the Trump trade war, Mark Carney has reconciled with both China and India.  Joining host Bob Mackin to discuss this and more is Prof. Christian Leuprecht of the political science […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of March 22, 2026:  Much has changed since Donald Trump “won” the FIFA Peace Prize in late 2025. But some things are just the same.   Venezuela’s dictator is in a U.S. jail and Iran’s second ayatollah is dead. So is Mexico’s top narcoterrorist. Meanwhile, Russia’s war on Ukraine stretches into a fifth year and China continues to threaten to invade Taiwan.  Where does Canada stand? Amid the Trump trade war, Mark Carney has reconciled with both China and India.  Joining host Bob Mackin to discuss this and more is Prof. Christian Leuprecht of the political science […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Bob Mackin]]>
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                    <![CDATA[thePodcast: Movie magic at the durable Dunbar]]>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 07:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Bob Mackin</dc:creator>
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                                            <![CDATA[For the week of March 15, 2026:  It’s Oscar time, so host Bob Mackin went to the movies.  This week’s guest is Ken Charko, the owner/operator of the Dunbar Theatre, the beloved, 90-year-old single-screen cinema on Vancouver’s Westside.  Charko weighs-in with his Academy Awards predictions and discusses the business of movies.  Plus Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of March 15, 2026:  It’s Oscar time, so host Bob Mackin went to the movies.  This week’s guest is Ken Charko, the owner/operator of the Dunbar Theatre, the beloved, 90-year-old single-screen cinema on Vancouver’s Westside.  Charko weighs-in with his Academy Awards predictions and discusses the business of movies.  Plus Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[thePodcast: Movie magic at the durable Dunbar]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of March 15, 2026:  It’s Oscar time, so host Bob Mackin went to the movies.  This week’s guest is Ken Charko, the owner/operator of the Dunbar Theatre, the beloved, 90-year-old single-screen cinema on Vancouver’s Westside.  Charko weighs-in with his Academy Awards predictions and discusses the business of movies.  Plus Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of March 15, 2026:  It’s Oscar time, so host Bob Mackin went to the movies.  This week’s guest is Ken Charko, the owner/operator of the Dunbar Theatre, the beloved, 90-year-old single-screen cinema on Vancouver’s Westside.  Charko weighs-in with his Academy Awards predictions and discusses the business of movies.  Plus Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:31:54</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[thePodcast: House highlights, commons conversation]]>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[For the week of March 8, 2026:  On this edition, checking in with House of Commons committees. Highlights include:  Former diplomat and former hostage Michael Kovrig on the dangers of Mark Carney’s economic alliance with China. Former Elections B.C. chief Anton Boegman — Canada’s first foreign influence registrar — is grilled on the 2024 B.C. election.  The latest revelations on the B.C. Ferries China scandal.  Plus Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of March 8, 2026:  On this edition, checking in with House of Commons committees. Highlights include:  Former diplomat and former hostage Michael Kovrig on the dangers of Mark Carney’s economic alliance with China. Former Elections B.C. chief Anton Boegman — Canada’s first foreign influence registrar — is grilled on the 2024 B.C. election.  The latest revelations on the B.C. Ferries China scandal.  Plus Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of March 8, 2026:  On this edition, checking in with House of Commons committees. Highlights include:  Former diplomat and former hostage Michael Kovrig on the dangers of Mark Carney’s economic alliance with China. Former Elections B.C. chief Anton Boegman — Canada’s first foreign influence registrar — is grilled on the 2024 B.C. election.  The latest revelations on the B.C. Ferries China scandal.  Plus Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of March 8, 2026:  On this edition, checking in with House of Commons committees. Highlights include:  Former diplomat and former hostage Michael Kovrig on the dangers of Mark Carney’s economic alliance with China. Former Elections B.C. chief Anton Boegman — Canada’s first foreign influence registrar — is grilled on the 2024 B.C. election.  The latest revelations on the B.C. Ferries China scandal.  Plus Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:26:22</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[Bob Mackin]]>
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                    <![CDATA[thePodcast: Mexico eliminates drug lord, sparking chaos and questions about World Cup]]>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 08:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[For the week of March 1, 2026:  When Mexican forces killed the most-wanted drug cartel boss known as “El Mencho,” it sparked a national emergency that stranded Canadians vacationing in Puerto Vallarta.  This week’s guest is freelance reporter David Agren, who has covered Mexico and Latin America for more than 20 years for the Globe and Mail, CBC Radio, Maclean’s, The Guardian, USA Today, UnHerd and others.  Agren, originally from Chilliwack, B.C., goes beyond the headlines and explains to host Bob Mackin what Feb. 22 means for average Mexicans, Canadian tourists and the upcoming FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by Mexico.  […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of March 1, 2026:  When Mexican forces killed the most-wanted drug cartel boss known as “El Mencho,” it sparked a national emergency that stranded Canadians vacationing in Puerto Vallarta.  This week’s guest is freelance reporter David Agren, who has covered Mexico and Latin America for more than 20 years for the Globe and Mail, CBC Radio, Maclean’s, The Guardian, USA Today, UnHerd and others.  Agren, originally from Chilliwack, B.C., goes beyond the headlines and explains to host Bob Mackin what Feb. 22 means for average Mexicans, Canadian tourists and the upcoming FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by Mexico.  […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[thePodcast: The politics of ice and snow]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[For the week of Feb. 22, 2026:  British Columbia’s lawmakers returned to Victoria on Feb. 12, as the province mourned the mass-shooting in snowy Tumbler Ridge. On Feb. 17, NDP Minister of Finance Brenda Bailey delivered an icy budget for the new fiscal year, starting March 31, that hikes taxes, the deficit and debt. NorthernBeat.ca editor Fran Yanor is Bob Mackin’s guest to analyze the David Eby government’s record spending plan and look ahead to the rest of the spring session and potential for a snap election. The opposition Conservatives are seeking a new leader while the Greens no longer […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of Feb. 22, 2026:  British Columbia’s lawmakers returned to Victoria on Feb. 12, as the province mourned the mass-shooting in snowy Tumbler Ridge. On Feb. 17, NDP Minister of Finance Brenda Bailey delivered an icy budget for the new fiscal year, starting March 31, that hikes taxes, the deficit and debt. NorthernBeat.ca editor Fran Yanor is Bob Mackin’s guest to analyze the David Eby government’s record spending plan and look ahead to the rest of the spring session and potential for a snap election. The opposition Conservatives are seeking a new leader while the Greens no longer […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[thePodcast: British Columbia's Tragic Tuesday]]>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 08:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[For the week of Feb. 15, 2026:  The Tumbler Ridge Tragedy. A mass-shooting that shocked Canada and the world. Six children, two adults and the teenaged shooter, dead in the second-worst school shooting in Canadian history. Guest Sarah Peck of United On Guns is the co-author of the Mass-Shooting Playbook and Protocol. She explains how municipal officials can prepare, respond and recover. (Begins at 01:17). Plus, beloved B.C. sports broadcasting legend Jim Robson passed away at age 91. One of his disciples, Sportstalk’s Dan Russell, on the legacy of the original voice of the Vancouver Canucks. (Begins at 34:54). Plus […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of Feb. 15, 2026:  The Tumbler Ridge Tragedy. A mass-shooting that shocked Canada and the world. Six children, two adults and the teenaged shooter, dead in the second-worst school shooting in Canadian history. Guest Sarah Peck of United On Guns is the co-author of the Mass-Shooting Playbook and Protocol. She explains how municipal officials can prepare, respond and recover. (Begins at 01:17). Plus, beloved B.C. sports broadcasting legend Jim Robson passed away at age 91. One of his disciples, Sportstalk’s Dan Russell, on the legacy of the original voice of the Vancouver Canucks. (Begins at 34:54). Plus […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[thePodcast: "Canada owns Point Roberts. They just weren't given the keys."]]>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 08:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[For the week of Feb. 8, 2026:  On this edition, host Bob Mackin checks-in with Brian Calder, a former Vancouver city councillor who is past-president of the Point Roberts Chamber of Commerce. How the isolated, Canada-dependent Washington State community is struggling in the second year of the second Trump presidency. Could FIFA World Cup tourists be an economic lifeline? Also, Andy Everson, an Indigenous artist in B.C.’s Comox Valley. How a Vancouver Island First Nation influenced the original look of the Seattle Seahawks. Plus Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of Feb. 8, 2026:  On this edition, host Bob Mackin checks-in with Brian Calder, a former Vancouver city councillor who is past-president of the Point Roberts Chamber of Commerce. How the isolated, Canada-dependent Washington State community is struggling in the second year of the second Trump presidency. Could FIFA World Cup tourists be an economic lifeline? Also, Andy Everson, an Indigenous artist in B.C.’s Comox Valley. How a Vancouver Island First Nation influenced the original look of the Seattle Seahawks. Plus Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of Feb. 8, 2026:  On this edition, host Bob Mackin checks-in with Brian Calder, a former Vancouver city councillor who is past-president of the Point Roberts Chamber of Commerce. How the isolated, Canada-dependent Washington State community is struggling in the second year of the second Trump presidency. Could FIFA World Cup tourists be an economic lifeline? Also, Andy Everson, an Indigenous artist in B.C.’s Comox Valley. How a Vancouver Island First Nation influenced the original look of the Seattle Seahawks. Plus Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For the week of Feb. 8, 2026:  On this edition, host Bob Mackin checks-in with Brian Calder, a former Vancouver city councillor who is past-president of the Point Roberts Chamber of Commerce. How the isolated, Canada-dependent Washington State community is struggling in the second year of the second Trump presidency. Could FIFA World Cup tourists be an economic lifeline? Also, Andy Everson, an Indigenous artist in B.C.’s Comox Valley. How a Vancouver Island First Nation influenced the original look of the Seattle Seahawks. Plus Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you […]]]>
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