Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Thursday January 23, 2020
Teacher's talks Dispute
Leaked BCTF memo details potential path towards province-wide teachers' strike
BCTF draws up internal plan for escalating job action
BC teachers to vote on job action plan this month, which could lead to full scale strike
Coastal Gas Link/Wet'suwet'en
Globe and Mail
Cadillac Fairview seeks new hotel tenant to replace 'tired, dated' Four Seasons operation
Uber and Lyft approved to operate in Metro Vancouver
Vancouver police defend street checks
Mud slide prompts evacuation of six homes as rain saturates southern BC
Victoria disappointed by high court's refusal to hear plastic bag bylaw appeal
CBC
Mudslide forces evacuation of 6 homes in Burnaby's Westridge neighbourhood
ReRyde and Kater denied ride-hailing approval, shutting out some BC cities
Uber, Lyft approved to roll out in Lower Mainland, Whistler
Placer miner on Vancouver Island allege forestry company blocking access to claimed land
Masks are flying off shelves in BC, but using them has 'no proven benefit' against coronavirus
BC Transit reduces service in Kitimat due to staffing shortages caused by LNG recruitment
Delta police officer suspended after allegation of 'sexual nature'
Tofino, Uclulet cut off after rock-blasting mishap shuts down highway
Vancouver Sun
Uber and Lyft expect to be carrying passengers in BC within days
BC's real estate industry gathers to set tone for 2020, slams government policies
Highway to to Tofino/Uclulet closed in both directions by rock debris
Vancouver Province
With Uber and Lyft approved, what's next?
Victoria Times Colonist
Highway to Tofino, Uclulet blocked after rock-blasting mishap; no estimate for re-opening
Two ride-hailing companies have Victoria plans rejected
New Hybrid-electric ferries to be floated into local waters on Friday
Hospital paid parking a 'bluff' without real penalties: critics
Victoria News
Occupancy rates remain above capacity in Greater Victoria hospitals
Lisa Helps 'disappointed, not surprised' by Supreme Court decision to not hear plastic bylaw appeal
Uber. Lyft approved for ride-hailing in Lower Mainland
BC still struggling to control non-resident medical care fraud
Global BC
Uber to start picking up passengers in Vancouver Friday morning
Uber and Lyft have arrived in Metro Vancouver , but a region-wide licence will take more time
Revelstoke city workers vote to strike after councillor resigns while trying to stop council pay raise
No immediate reports of injuries after 6 homes evacuated due to North Burnaby landslide
Victoria plastic ban dead as Supreme Court of Canada rejects appeal
'Major road failure' during blasting isolates Tofino, Uclulet from rest of Vancouver Island
Georgia Straight
Should high school start later?
Vancouver mayor says licenses for Lyft and Uber ready to be issued today
Lyft and Uber finally approved to operate in Metro Vancouver
Union of BC Indian Chiefs to Vancouver police: 'We ask that the transcript of the BMO call to the VPD be made public'
Highway 4 rockfall leaves Tofino and Ucluelet cut off from the rest of Vancouver Island
Vancouver Courier
Human rights groups slam Vancouver police 'street check' policy
Panic-buying of face masks in Richmond likely won't work: Health experts
Businesses under pressure from high property tax, triple net leases
The problem with how media has cheered on Uber and Lyft's arrival in Vancouver
Richmond MLA points to Trump's leadership on birth tourism
Lyft and Uber approved for Metro Vancouver
Supreme Court declines to hear Victoria's appeal of bag-ban ruling
New hybrid-electric ferries to be floated in to local waters on Friday
The Tyee
Green Myths Canada's LNG Sales Force tells the world
Many BC Families missing out on free money for Kids' Education
Miscellaneous
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