Coastal Front

A scandal in northern Québec has put Elections Canada into hot water after the federal election.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/elections-canada-scandal-in-qubec   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://linktr.ee/coastalfrontbc 🔹 F...

A Kelowna BC Housing venture will cost taxpayers $120 million. A look at previous housing projects indicate this cost is excessive. Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/kelowna-housing-project-exceeds-prior-bc-developments-with-120m-cost   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3...

An overview and report on the state of BC’s 2025 Budget, as well as the spirited, diverse discussion over what it entails. Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/an-overview-of-bcs-provincial-budget   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://li...

Eleven people were killed and dozens injured when an SUV struck a Vancouver festival crowd. This report details the victims, the timeline, and the questions that remain.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/grief-questions-and-a-city-searching-for-answers-after-the-lapu-lapu-festival-attack   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts:...

Coastal Front breaks down how British Columbia voted—and what it means for the country’s next chapter.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/analysis-how-british-columbia-voted-in-the-federal-election   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https...

South Asians were once a solid Liberal voting bloc, but the 2025 election suggests that may no longer be the case. Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/election-sees-massive-tory-gains-among-south-asians   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: htt...

The BC Budget has a UBC Housing project listed for $560 million, with $300 million coming from the province. Upon further inspection, the price tag becomes more suspect with an estimated cost of over $300,000 per student bed. Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/ubc-housing-venture-will-cost-560m-well-above-previous-housing-projects   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https...

A $312 million investment seems like a stabilizing financial move for TransLink, but the company’s future still seems uncertain as it did at the start of the decade.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/translink-and-the-taxing-tug-of-war   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.f...

A couple weeks ago, BC's credit rating was downgraded by S&P Global, one of the leading American credit agencies, from AA- to A+. While the topic of credit ratings may seem like high-brow finance talk, it costs BC taxpayers millions every year.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/report-how-bcs-credit-rating-impacts-the-taxpayer   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: ht...

ICBC data shows a rise in Tesla vandalism claims as incidents grow more frequent — and more serious. Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/icbc-data-shows-surge-in-tesla-vandalism-claims   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://linktr.ee/coa...

Canada’s federal luxury vehicle tax was meant to target the wealthy—but it’s workers and industries paying the price.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/opinion-canadas-luxury-vehicle-tax-misses-the-mark   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites:...

In its 2025 budget, the BC government allocated $203 million for the construction of a single secondary school in Langley, raising concerns about inflated spending.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/200m-for-a-single-school-bc-budget-gives-the-ok   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: http...

Since 2007, the Canadian government has provided nearly $250 million in international assistance to Mozambique’s Ministry of Education and Culture. However, it appears that Mozambique may not be using the funds as intended.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/bombshell-canada-has-given-millions-to-support-authoritarian-mozambique-government   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast web...

Why Did Canada Quietly Pay a Mysterious Man in Afghanistan $100,000 in 2016?   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/why-did-canada-pay-a-mysterious-man-in-afghanistan-100k-in-2016   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https://linktr.ee/coastalfr...

The federal government has awarded a massive warship contract that directs billions to a politically connected family empire.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/billions-for-canadian-warships-billions-for-a-politically-connected-family-empire   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://s...

After becoming leader of the Liberals last week and Prime Minister on Friday, Mark Carney takes over enviable position in the polls as election call seems imminent.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/a-red-wave-polls-show-momentum-for-carneys-liberals   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify:...

Prime Minister Carney returned to Canada today after his first diplomatic trip abroad to Paris, where he met French President Emmanuel Macron, and to London where he met King Charles III and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/eurotrip-carney-returns-after-first-stint-abroad   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca...

Mark Carney was sworn in on Friday to become Canada’s 24th Prime Minister. While Carney has reduced the number of ministers in his cabinet, the top Trudeau lieutenants remain in eminent roles.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/downsizing-carney-scales-back-cabinet-while-keeping-main-trudeau-team   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple P...

Deep divisions within the BC Conservatives were on display this past weekend as more than 750 members gathered for the party’s annual general meeting.   Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/turmoil-grows-in-bc-conservative-caucus   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC...

BC’s budget ramps up spending without a balance plan, fuelling concerns over soaring debt. Read the full article here: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/bc-budget-2025-record-109b-deficit-raises-concerns-over-debt-and-spending   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LyTOgC 🔹 Other Podcast sites: https...

This week on Coastal Front, we are joined by Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim who discussed the issues affecting Vancouverites such as inflating property taxes, social housing, homelessness, and government waste.    Watch the full interview on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/ggwBqM36r14   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3HhcsH1 🔹 Spotify: ht...

Vancouver City Council has voted 6-3 to pause new supportive housing projects. Critics warn the move could worsen homelessness, while Mayor Ken Sim says the current system is not working.   Article Read: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/vancouver-council-votes-to-pause-new-supportive-housing-developments   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://app...

BC will require renewable fuel content in gasoline and diesel to come from Canadian producers by 2026, which the government says will support local biofuel companies.   Article Read: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/bc-to-require-canadian-biofuels-for-fuel-standards-potentially-impacting-us-imports   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/...

A government travel expense report shows John Murray, President & CEO of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants, incurred nearly $50,000 in lodging costs for a two-night stay in Toronto.   Article Read: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/government-expense-report-shows-nearly-50k-spent-on-lodging-for-two-night-stay   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website: https://www.coastalfront.ca...

The City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Police Department have launched a new initiative aimed at dismantling organized crime networks and addressing public safety concerns in the Downtown Eastside and other areas. Article Read: https://www.coastalfront.ca/read/mayor-vancouver-police-announce-task-force-targeting-organized-crime   PODCAST INFO: 🔹 Podcast website:  https://www.coastalfront.ca 🔹 A...