Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Globe and Mail
B.C. court reduces sale price of blueberry farm after former owners poison crop
B.C. Finance Minister welcomes cooling Vancouver housing market despite hit on provincial coffers
CBC
Man who stabbed and killed Belgian hitchiker sentenced to life in prison
Workers, contractors gather at B.C. Legislature to protest 'unfair deals'
B.C. eyes law to ensure drivers, not government benefit from ICBC profits
Next phase of transit job action to be announced Wednesday
3 suspects deported from Canada after series of Surrey assaults
B.C. to advocate for 'frustrated, confused' cellphone users, says premier
TransMountain received $320M in government subsidies in 2019, report finds
Academic freedom breached at Thompson Rivers University, investigation finds
CN Rail strike and bad weather causing 'toughest year ever' for BC grain farmers
Toronto Star shutting down StarMetro newspapers
Rental activists rallying at Burnaby City Hall to protest rezoning plan in Metrotown area
Vancouver Sun
SkyTrain workers take strike vote, bus drivers look to escalate job action
Three people deported as Mounties work to stop youth violence, reassure Surrey residents
BC man who murdered hitchiking Belgian tourist gets life sentence
BC university breached whistle-blowing prof's academic freedom, says report
Surrey police transition from RCMP will mean belt-tightening in other areas
CN strike puts trade roadblock up in Pacific Gateway
With Canada's largest proportion of immigrants, Richmond unveils 'cultural harmony' strategy
BC stokes public outrage on cellphone bills, but must defer to Ottawa
Project overruns, not protests, might shake BC NDP faith in community benefits agreements
Vancouver Province
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Victoria Times Colonist
Victoria police non-emergency calls hit by 'major, major delays'
Eby wants law to ban government from taking ICBC profits
Farnworth scolds Victoria in police budget dispute
Pulling back the curtain on gas prices
Victoria News
Victoria PD officer answers the call fro Canada Revenue Agency phone scammer
Bids down, costs up on Highway 1, BC Independent contractors say
B.C. to more than double sales tax on vaping products
Global BC
BC government appoints MLA to work with Ottawa on reducing cell phone bills
BC handing out more than 2K licence prohibitions for excessive speeding per year
BC government looking into fines for people who engage in racist behaviour
SkyTrain workers' union calls strike vote amid stalled contract negotiations
IPE, City of Armstrong face lawsuit over alleged amusement ride injury
Probe finds BC University breached critical professor's academic freedom
Construction workers call on BC government to scrap Community Benefits Agreement
Vancouver Courier
Three deportations follow 'mob violence' in Surrey's Newton area
City of North Van pursues 'living wage' guarantee
Hastings-Sunrise property owner sues city over ownership of $17.7 million parking lot
TorStar to cease printing StarMetro daily papers across Canada
Bus drivers to escalate job action
Rail strike could have significant economic impacts
Pulling back the curtain on gas prices
Georgia Straight
Vancouver transit-strikers' union says "next phase of job action" will be revealed Wednesday
StarMetro to shut down all daily print publications in Canada
Starting today, youths receive free monthly transit passes in Victoria
Busted for the climate
Why don't B.C. school buses come equipped with seat belts? LiberalMLA asks
Canadian Association of University Teachers probe finds academic freedom breached at Thompson Rivers University
NDP says Fuel Prince Transparency Act will 'produce a common set of facts" on southern BC's higher gas prices
City of Vancouver still far short of achieving 2020 greenhouse gas reduction target
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