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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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Dec 12, 2025
Dec 12, 2025
4 min
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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Dec 11, 2025
Dec 11, 2025
58 min
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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Dec 8, 2025
Dec 8, 2025
6 min
Canada wants more EVs—but its anti-China tariffs may be sabotaging its own climate goals and hurting farmers in the process.
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Dec 5, 2025
Dec 5, 2025
3 min
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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Dec 4, 2025
Dec 4, 2025
2 min
Carney’s bid to balance Alberta’s demands with coastal protections sparks Indigenous backlash and fresh cracks in Parliament.
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Nov 28, 2025
Nov 28, 2025
3 min
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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Nov 24, 2025
Nov 24, 2025
3 min
Canada delivers the tech in a $1 billion deal, yet strategic control still sits south of the border.
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Nov 21, 2025
Nov 21, 2025
1 min
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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Nov 20, 2025
Nov 20, 2025
2 min
A steep drop in study permits for Indian students is reshaping Canadian campuses amid scrutiny of the international student system.
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Nov 17, 2025
Nov 17, 2025
10 min
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?
Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/ottawas-450-million-question-what-are-we-funding-in-haiti
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