For the week of Oct. 26, 2025: 
Will Vancouver be safe and ready for FIFA World Cup 26? At what cost? 
During the Vancouver International Security Summit, host Bob Mackin caught-up with B.C. RCMP Asst. Comm. John Brewer. 
Mayor Ken Sim ordered an election year budget without a property tax increase. So layoffs are coming to Vancouver city hall. In a video obtained by theBreaker.news, Deputy City Manager Karen Levitt revealed what that means for hosting FIFA. 
Plus: It was one of those weeks when Vancouverites did not miss the 2001 departed Grizzlies. 
The NBA was rocked by a gambling scandal, involving the Mafia. A coach and a player among the dozens arrested.
Mackin’s guest is Declan Hill, associate professor at the University of New Haven, investigative journalist and author of two books on match-fixing. 
As usual, Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines and the Virtual Nanaimo Bar.
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