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Coastal Front — 103 episodes

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Dallas Stars Owner Tom Gaglardi on Winning, Business & Canada

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News Read: Carney brings Canada’s Ukraine funding to $25B with new $270M military commitment

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News Read: DRIPA backlash grows in BC, business confidence sinks

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News Read: BC is handing $6.75 million to manufacturers

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News Read: BC taxpayers are footing the bill for government vehicle leases

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News Read: British Columbia’s finances took another hit

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News Read: BC’s global trade offices cost millions — but key details remain hidden

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News Read: Kamloops Residential School Search Could Take Decades

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News Read: Moody’s downgrades BC’s credit rating as deficits grow, debt surges and fiscal management weakens.

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News Read: The group behind a class-action lawsuit against BC’s COVID-19

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Ottawa storing 21 million expired pandemic PPE items, costing taxpayers millions

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News Read: Reports raise concerns about taxes, waste fees and affordability in BC

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News Read: Proposed amendments to BC’s freedom of information law are drawing criticism from opposition MLAs and transparency advocates.

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BC MLA Elenore Sturko on Land, Power and Politics in BC

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News Read: Canada’s new defence strategy is about more than military spending.

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News Read: The BC government wants a $400-million fund to invest in private-sector projects

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News Read: Opposition slams Eby government over record deficit and rising debt.

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News Read: The Liberals are gaining support as Canadians harden their stance toward the US, according to new data.

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News Read: BC forecasts a record $13.3B deficit as debt climbs to $189B and taxes increase.

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News Read: BC’s 2035 gas-car mandate and luxury vehicle surface.

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News Read: Manufacturing consent: Iran, information warfare, and Canada

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News Read: Liberals open 13-point lead over Conservatives: poll

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News Read: BC Ferries redevelopment $42M over budget, failed redaction shows

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News Read: BC completes $44M elementary school, costs far more reasonable

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News Read: Ottawa signals major federal workforce reductions ahead

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Is Canada Worth Saving? Niels Veldhuis Lays It Out

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News Read: BC ends decriminalization pilot, effectiveness remains unclear

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News Read: Vancouver grants $75k for language revitalization amid cost concerns

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Why Do BC Ophthalmologists Make So Much Money?

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How to Create a Real Estate and Travel Empire with U. Gary Charlwood

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News Read: Federally funded housing project advances amid growing construction costs

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News Read: OPINION: Carney offers a new view of Canadian foreign policy

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News Read: Public money and private interests at the African Descent Society BC

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News Read: Building permits fall nationally as Ottawa pushes housing

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News Read: Canada’s quiet hand in Venezuela

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News Read: Lower Mainland property values see a slide, assessment shows

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News Read: Can AI influence elections? New research says it already is

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News Read: Privatisation of Canadian airports? What would that look like

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Is BC Failing Its Farmers?

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News Read: Cataract surgeries cost BC $26M a year on average, analysis finds

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News Read: How Canada’s big banks shape the housing crisis

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News Read: BC can’t say how much it collects in luxury car tax, inquiry reveals

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Will AI Replace You? SalesCloser AI's Ali Tajskandar Offers His Take

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News Read: OPINION: Why is Carney making Canadians pay more for Chinese EVs?

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News Read: BC ranks last in per-capita economic performance, report finds

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News Read: Chiefs revolt against Alberta pipeline, Carney forced to the table

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News Read: PNE Amphitheatre Cost Soars to $184M—Triple Original Estimate

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News Read: Canada secures billion-dollar defence deal — but control still sits in the US

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News Read: BC approves $65M elementary school, far above past costs

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News Read: Canada issues over 50% fewer study permits to Indians

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News Read: Ottawa’s $450-million question: What are we funding in Haiti?

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News Read: Sim’s 2026 budget cuts arts and climate, increases emergency spending

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News Read: Rents fall across BC, but Vancouver remains Canada’s most expensive city

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Is BC Falling Apart? Mayor Brad West Breaks It Down

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News Read: BC grape farmers report surplus amid influx of US imports

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News Read: Carney unveils the 2026 budget, what does BC get?

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News Read: After Years of Hostility, Carney Opens the Door to Beijing

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News Read: Canadians show steady support for MAID laws, but unease lingers over moral boundaries

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News Read: A King in all but name? An analysis of Canadian prime ministerial power

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News Read: City of Vancouver orders 1,400 employees back amid return to office

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BC's Construction Landscape with Bryan Reid

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News Read: BC pledges $12M for Indigenous language revitalization, lacks plan to measure success

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News Read: BCGEU strike could cost liquor stores $250M, businesses warn

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News Read: OPINION: Ottawa’s $12 million fix for a problem it created

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News Read: TransLink Bus Rapid Transit expansion at impasse, despite approvals

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News Read: BC gained 7,800 jobs, economy still sluggish, survey shows

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News Read: BC legislature opens amid $12B deficit, strike and political turmoil

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News Read: UVic housing project costs $178M, way above peers in Canada

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News Read: Metro Vancouver board payouts reach tens of thousands, analysis shows

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Canada’s Complicated Relationship with Saudi Arabia

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Uncovering Ballet with Chan Hon Goh

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News Read: BC homeless count: communities see rise despite $19B housing push

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News Read: Poll: 62 percent still see Canadian economy as poor, inflation fears persist

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News Read: US greenlights Canadian purchase of HIMARS, undercutting 'Canada First' claims

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News Read: BC awards more funding support for local home building, despite lagging progress

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News Read: BC public sector workforce grew 50 percent since 2016, analysis shows

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News Read: OPINION: Why are we falling behind America?

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News Read: Elections Canada chief admits ‘unacceptable’ failures in April vote

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News Read: Why do ophthalmologists make so much money in BC?

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News Read: Eby defends $450K comedian contract as BC runs record deficit

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News Read: Eby tied for second-least popular premier as approval hits new low

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News Read: BCGEU strike grows as government standoff continues

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News Read: Eby urges end to temporary foreign worker program

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News Read: Canadian immigration on pace to exceed government target, data shows

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News Read: Canada must catch up to US on domestic manufacturing, says Robertson

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News Read: Canadians are avoiding America at an unprecedented rate

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Are Canada's provincial trade offices worth the price tag?

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News Read: Canada Post reports record $407M loss as labour dispute drags on

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News Read: OPINION: Why are we so separated?

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News Read: Mayor Ken Sim accused of breaching City's conduct code

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News Read: Feds invest over a billion into lumber sector as American tariffs loom

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News Read: Festival shutdown in Vancouver tied to questions of government funding

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News Read: BC bills Ottawa for illegal drug lab cleanup

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What's the issue with short-term rentals?

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News Read: BC Conservatives fundraising below expectations, disclosures show

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News Read: New Canadian renters survey has depressing implications

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News Read: BC government debt jumps $10.6B above budget, watchdog warns

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News Read: BC debt grows, Province lacks clear plan to address it

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News Read: REPORT: 16,000 jobs lost in BC last month

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News Read: BC Loses Thousands to Alberta Amid Cost and Wage Strain

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News Read: Private Nursing Agencies Cashed In While BC Hospitals Struggled

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News Read: Vancouver Housing Designated ‘Impossibly Unaffordable,’ Survey Shows

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Big Bad Boo: Canada Spent $6M on Cartoons. Why Can’t We See the Details?