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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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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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Monday Nov 24, 2025
Monday Nov 24, 2025
Canada delivers the tech in a $1 billion deal, yet strategic control still sits south of the border.
Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/canada-secures-billion-dollar-defence-deal-but-control-still-sits-in-the-us
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Friday Nov 21, 2025
Friday Nov 21, 2025
A rising price tag for a New Westminster elementary school underscores growing concerns about escalating construction costs and BC’s mounting fiscal pressures.
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Thursday Nov 20, 2025
Thursday Nov 20, 2025
A steep drop in study permits for Indian students is reshaping Canadian campuses amid scrutiny of the international student system.
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Monday Nov 17, 2025
Monday Nov 17, 2025
Canada has poured more than $450 million into Haiti since 2022 — much of it into foreign-run security missions. Where is the money really going?
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Friday Nov 14, 2025
Friday Nov 14, 2025
Last week, Mayor Ken Sim’s office unveiled the 2026 Vancouver budget, outlining significant shifts across both emergency services and recreational departments.
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Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
A recent report shows that rents in Vancouver are declining, but still high compared to other cities in Canada.
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Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
On this episode of the Coastal Front podcast, we are joined again by Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West, who discussed immigration, city core services, and the merging of municipalities.
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Friday Nov 07, 2025
Friday Nov 07, 2025
BC grape growers are reporting a surplus and financial strain as US imports continue under the province’s watch, undercutting its commitment to “Buy Canadian.”
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Thursday Nov 06, 2025
Thursday Nov 06, 2025
Carney’s long-anticipated first budget delivers a deep deficit, streamlines government operations, shifts Canada’s global relationships, and offers British Columbia a modest boost in resource development and infrastructure investment.
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