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For the week of Aug. 30, 2026: A parade of resignations from Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s caucus triggered an emergency meeting of centre-right political activists and strategists in a Vancouver White Spot restaurant on Aug. 26. One of them was Jordan Bateman, vice-president of the Independent Contractors and Busineses Association of B.C. The former B.C. director the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation is Bob Mackin’s guest, to discuss the opposition crisis and fears that Premier David Eby’s NDP could exploit Conservative infighting and the Trump trade war to call an election sooner th
For the week of Aug. 23, 2026: theBreaker interrupts the flood of headlines about tariffs, wars, wildfires and all manner of political and corporate shenanigans to bring you sights and sounds from the 116th PNE Fair in Vancouver. B.C.’s biggest late-summer tradition at Hastings Park is on through Labour Day and features the new, $183 million Freedom Mobile Arch. On opening day of the 10,000-seat concert venue in June, Bob Mackin interviewed the CEO of its naming sponsor, Pierre Karl Peladeau, about trends in the world of telecom, media, and sports and entertainment. CLICK BELOW to listen. Or g
For the week of Aug. 16, 2026: Why did it take until the Summerland wildfire in August for Premier David Eby to call a B.C.-wide state of emergency? That is one of the questions on the minds of Village of Clinton residents, who were ordered to evacuate in mid-July. On this edition of thePodcast, guest Kelly Sinoski, editor of The Clinton Lariat newspaper, sets the scene in the Cariboo, where B.C.’s biggest wildfire of the summer of 2026 is burning. 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. Subscr
