Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Thursday, May 9, 2019
Globe and Mail
Dirty money driving up BC home prices as more than $40 billion laundered across Canada in 2018
Buying sprees, obscured ownership: Report reveals red flags of money laundering in BC's property market
John Horgan's position on BC gas prices comes back to haunt him
CBC
Money laundering funded $5.3B in BC Real estate purchases in 2019, report reveals
Proposed development at MEC property to tower above neighbourhood
BC won't regulate gas prices or cap taxes, so what can the premier's demand for an inquiry really achieve
First month free: Landlords offering pretty perks to attract renters
BC Speaker Darryl Plecas heckled during keynote speech to local politicians
Temperatures - and risk of early season wildfires - to spike in BC this weekend
'Winter is finally coming:' AG Eby vows to act on real estate money laundering report
Transit cop back at work after being shot at Sky Train station
Over 13,515 doses of measles vaccine distributed in BC since January
Vancouver Sun
German takes aim at toothless crime watchdog, hoping Ottawa has a fix
Vancouver Park Board looks at honouring Grace McCarthy
BC Speaker Plecas delivers bizarre speech to municipal politicians
$5 billion laundered through BC real estate, inflating home prices: report
Vancouver Province
'The party is over,' declares Eby as more money-laundering bombshells drop
Victoria Times Colonist
Committee urges massive overhaul of commercial fishery on the coast
Real Estate's big reveal today with release of report on money laundering
Victoria News
Nisga'a celebrate 19 years of self-government in BC legislature
BC estimates $7 billion laundered in 2018, $5 billion in real estate
Global BC
BC Speaker Darryl Plecas' speech to civic politicians ends in jeers after criticizing political leadership
Major police crackdown on BC gang violence leads to 59 arrests, weapons and drugs seized
Transit police officer shot in line of duty at Surrey SkyTrain station returns to work
Could drivers trigger new green light cameras 30 km/h above speed limit? ICBC's CEO seems to think so
It's blood money': Calls for inquiry mount as report reveals $7.4B laundered in BC last year
Vancouver Courier
Why is a former Vancouver councillor bringing developers to meet the mayor?
Money laundering drove up BC real estate prices by 5%: reports
Measles vaccinations jump 106% as BC Counters anti-vaxxer fear-mongering
Georgia Straight
City of Vancouver staff recommend fees on tour buses using Canada Place
Here's a problem Education Rob Fleming can fix
BC government advisory panel estimates money laundering boosted home prices by five percent in 2018
B.C.'s LNG tax breaks and subsidies offside with the need for climate action
Rapid transit key to proposed tunnel's lifespan
Vancouver trustees take school closures off the table ... for now
The Tyee
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