Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Wednesday, January 22, 2020
BC Government Cabinet Shuffle
BC Premier announces minor cabinet shuffle
Burnaby-Deer Lake MLA Anne Kang becomes BC's newest cabinet minister
BC Premier fills Jinny Sims vacancy, swaps jobs in cabinet tweak
Premier's cabinet shuffle dampens election expectations
Underperformers stay in place in blah cabinet shuffle
Horgan unveils BC cabinet shuffle changes
Coastal Gas Link/Wet'suwet'en
After Horgan declined invitation, minister to meet Wet'suwet'en chiefs about pipeline
BC human rights commissioner defends her support of hereditary chiefs who oppose LNG pipeline
12 arrested in Victoria during occupation of provincial government offices over Coastal GasLink pipeline
12 pipeline protesters arrested at BC ministry office: Victoria Police
Nearly a dozen people arrested after overnight protest in Energy Ministry building
12 Wet'suwet'en supporters arrested by VicPD
Globe and Mail
BC teachers' demands for pay increase don't square with balanced budget, finance minister says
BC Privacy Commissioner suggests media civility for Prince Harry and Meghan
BC government looking at long term solutions to skyrocketing property taxes for small businesses in cities
CBC
Fort St. John gives $75K in forestry aid to the Salvation Army
Baby it's cold inside: Seniors centre struggles to heat building, stay open
Revelstoke councillor resigns over mayor and council pay raises
Mounties in Manitoba, BC estimate their share of summer manhunt cost $1.5 million
Vancouver Sun
Money laundering inquiry is a big ask legally, plus deadline is costly
Vancouver the world's second least-affordable housing market
BC prepares for outbreak of coronavirus, as Chinese authorities shut down travel out of Wuhan
BC privacy commissioner suggests media civility for Prince Harry and Meghan
City moves forward with creation of an independent auditor's office
Former Vancouver mayoral candidate Mr. Peanut dead at 104
Vancouver Province
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Victoria Times Colonist
Newcomers to Canada share shock of learning about Indigenous realities
Oak Bay resists affordable housing: its population is shrinking and aging
If you write to an elected official, don't expect a reply
Victoria News
Victoria council keeps its catered lunches at more than $10,000 per year
BC RCMP spent roughly $750K on massive manhunt for Port Alberni men
Global BC
Coronavirus scare has BC residents frightened, but officials say no cases yet in province
Vancouver mayor says he has plan for Oppenheimer Park campers. He's just waiting for housing
West Vancouver land titles bar African and Asian residents. This councillor wants to change that
Environmental group urging Vernon not to discharge treated effluent into Okanagan Lake
Revelstoke city councillor resigns in protest over pay raises
'The future is now': BC firefighters scope out world's first electric fire truck
Georgia Straight
British Columbia and Quebec testing and monitoring suspected coronavirus cases
Tribunal rejects complaint alleging South Asian cab driver said: "Nobody is going to pick your fucking white ass up'
New West Councillor Chuck Puchmayr kickstarts fifth annual campaign against racism
Vancouver Courier
Vancouver Council gives thumbs up to five-storey moderate-income building
Vancouver ranked second least affordable housing market in the world
Will Vancouver see improvements in housing, transit and opioid crisis by year's end?
Richmond Hospital set to deliver over 500 possible 'anchor babies' in one year
Patullo Bridge to be closed in both directions for testing
Coronavirus risk considered low for BC as Seattle reports first case
The Tyee
RCMP won't say if it's using massive facial recognition database
Miscellaneous
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