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Coastal Front is a Vancouver-based media company providing in-depth reporting and opinion, with a strong focus on government accountability at all levels in Canada. As part of our work, the Coastal Front podcast, hosted by Andrew Johns, features conversations on business, politics, and community, exploring the stories shaping our city, province, and country.
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Thursday Dec 18, 2025
Thursday Dec 18, 2025
A small line in Canada’s 2025 budget rekindles the long-dormant debate over airport privatisation and what it could mean for the country’s aviation future.
Monday Dec 15, 2025
Monday Dec 15, 2025
BC farmers are facing a deepening financial crisis, with over $450 million lost in 2024 alone due to rising costs, climate disasters, and policy challenges, raising serious concerns about the future of farming and food security in the province.
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Monday Dec 15, 2025
Monday Dec 15, 2025
A rapid rise in cataract operations is reshuffling BC’s top medical earners, intensifying the debate over physician pay.
Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/cataract-surgeries-cost-bc-26m-a-year-on-average-analysis-finds
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Friday Dec 12, 2025
Friday Dec 12, 2025
A new report breaks down how Canada’s banking system drives home prices, household debt, and rental pressures.
Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/how-canadas-big-banks-shape-the-housing-crisis
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Friday Dec 12, 2025
Friday Dec 12, 2025
BC’s luxury-car tax was designed to make the rich pay more. Yet, the government has no data to show if it works.
Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/bc-cant-say-how-much-it-collects-in-luxury-car-tax-inquiry-reveals
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Thursday Dec 11, 2025
Thursday Dec 11, 2025
On this episode of the Coastal Front podcast, we are joined by Wishpond CEO Ali Tajskandar, who discussed the challenges of launching a tech company in Canada and the rise of conversational AI.
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Monday Dec 08, 2025
Monday Dec 08, 2025
Canada wants more EVs—but its anti-China tariffs may be sabotaging its own climate goals and hurting farmers in the process.
Read the full opinion here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/opinion-why-is-carney-making-canadians-pay-more-for-chinese-evs
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Friday Dec 05, 2025
Friday Dec 05, 2025
BC posted the weakest per-capita economic performance in Canada last year, according to a new BCBC report. Private-sector activity remains sluggish while out-migration hits near-record levels.
Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/bc-ranks-last-in-per-capita-economic-performance-report-finds
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Thursday Dec 04, 2025
Thursday Dec 04, 2025
Carney’s bid to balance Alberta’s demands with coastal protections sparks Indigenous backlash and fresh cracks in Parliament.
Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/chiefs-revolt-against-alberta-pipeline-carney-forced-to-the-table
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Friday Nov 28, 2025
Friday Nov 28, 2025
An in-camera vote quietly added $46 million to Vancouver’s PNE Amphitheatre budget, pushing the project close to $200 million ahead of the World Cup.
Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/pne-amphitheatre-cost-soars-to-184mtriple-original-estimate
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