Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Globe and Mail
Environmentalists' next opponent? First Nations
BC to launch support plan for drug users modelled after HIV/AIDS strategy
NEB rejects Burnaby's bid to stop work at Trans Mountain pipeline terminal
CBC
Homeowners must apply for exemption for BC speculation tax - or they'll pay it by default
From Vancouver to Hong Kong and back again; why some HongKongers are eyeing a return to BC
BC vows to curb raw log exports, wood waste with sweeping policy reforms
Project that kept more addicted patients in treatment expands across B.C.
Vancouver Sun
BC civil forfeiture case alleges drug money laundered in real estate
Horgan pledges forestry revitalization, but it's easier said than done
Vancouver council supports free transit for youth
Meng Wanzhou's quiet life of luxury under house arrest in Vancouver
Vancouver Province
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Victoria Times Colonist
Backlash builds over homeowner speculation tax form
Political drama strains Canada-China tourism, worrying Victoria hotelier
City of Victoria urged to keep casino vision on the table
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Asking for trouble
Victoria News
Overworked an understaffed: More than 300 vacancies in Vancouver Island nursing
Victoria city council seeks authority to tax empty homes
Saanich Mayor Fred Haynes says municipality will re-group after Rowing Canada decision
CRD committee proposes ending livestock payouts to farmers
BC government extends coastal log export rules for six months
Former welfare clients still owed money, B.C. ombudsperson says
Global BC
Supreme Court of Canada rejects appeal of Marpole modular housing project
Coquitlam mayor demands FortisBC cover city costs left by gas line upgrade
BC antiquated liquor laws under fire by Canada's Commissioner of Competition
B.C. government unveils plan to reform the province's forestry industry
'Negative billing option' unfair to B.C. homeowners: Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Pilot project to combat opioid crisis using HIV reduction strategies expands across BC
BC government looking at restricting the coast of expert reports in ICBC cases
BC government unveils plan to reform province's forestry industry
Surrey needs more post-secondary schools in southern part of the city: Superintendent
Georgia Strait
The NDP's Rental Housing Task Force offers little to renters in crisis
These media stakeouts of Meng Wanzhou's home are getting a little tiresome
West Vancouver residents report suspicious calls about water contamination and testing
VSB's Hamber Secondary rebuild plan alarms parents and alum
Vancouver Courier
Most British Columbians back proposed ban on smoking in apartments
Competition commissioner urges BC to change liquor policy, lowering prices
New agreements could mean more destinations from YVR
Washrooms for Richmond SkyTrain considered
James on speculation tax: 'I think a bit of politics is going on' ahead of Nanaimo byelection
Backlash builds over homeowner speculation tax form
B.C. Premier announces policy reforms to rebuild coastal forest sector
Ombudsperson says BC still owes almost 1,000 people on social assistance
Vancouver councillors unanimously approve motion declaring climate emergency
NEB rejects Burnaby's bid to stop work at TransMountain pipeline terminal
The Tyee
Meet the Economist Advising BC on whether to go ahead with a Basic Income
When Indigenous Assert rights, Canada sends Militarized Police
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