Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Coronavirus response in BC
Canada must take immediate steps to prepare itself for potential COVID-19 pandemic, experts say
Homegrown problems make Canada's economy more prone to rising coronavirus fears
Group pushes for third plane to be sent to Wuhan to gather Canadians and family members
Several European countries report their first coronavirus cases as outbreak in Italy intensifies
Airlines slash costs as coronavirus crisis deepens
Health officials confirm new case of coronavirus in Ontario
Canada preparing a Plan B pandemic response in case coronavirus containment fails
Toronto woman who visited Iran is Canada's latest coronavirus patient
The Best way to protect against COVID-19 is to wash your hands. Why is that so much to ask?
What to expect if COVID-19 evolves from scattered outbreaks into a global pandemic
Stockpile food and meds in case of infection Canada's health minister says
COVID-19: Canada raises travel health risk level for South Korea, Iran and Northern Italy
You could eventually be exposed to COVID-19, but panic can be scarier than the virus, say experts
Coronavirus in BC? Life with COVID-19 is going to look very different
Coastal Gas Link/Wet'suwet'en
Planned meeting between BC, Ottawa and Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs falls apart
Rail service will take 'many, many weeks' to get back on track, Garneau says
Proposed meeting between Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs, federal, provincial governments falls through
Trudeau says tire fire on CN Rail line near Tyendinaga 'extremely concerning'
A who's who of the Wet'suwet'en pipeline conflict
By seeking injunction to end rail blockades, Quebec premier accepts it's not just Ottawa's problem
Wet'suwet'en chiefs and federal government neared breakthrough, but talks broke down after chiefs refused to call for calm
The ugly side of the blockades
Uphold the rights of all Indigenous Canadians, not just anti-pipeliners
Government says backlog from rail blockades is tremendous, will take weeks or months to address
The Wet'suwet'en blockades: Does everyone know what they'r fighting for?
Fires lit, pallets thrown during Ontario rail protests, as Legault warns of AK-47s in Kahnawake
Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs say potential Thursday meeting with feds may be back on
Legilsature protesters demand that pipeline permits be revoked
Coastal GasLink dispute casts spotlight on tensions between elected councils and hereditary system
Meeting of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs, federal, provincial governments set for Thursday
Indigenous youth camped at BC Legislature call for RCMP, pipeline workers to leave Wet'suwet'en territory
Pat Bay Highway in Central Saanich hit by blockade
BC residents in Wet'suwet'en have right to police presence: Blair
Protesters block Pat Bay Highway for three hours at Mt. Newton Cross Road
Pat Bay Highway blockade ends three hours later
Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs say potential Thursday meeting with Feds may be back on
A closer look at some of the key players in the Lower Mainland's Wet'suwet'en protests
Pat Bay highway shut down by supporters of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs
Small blockade returns to Port of Vancouver in defiance of court injunction
Globe and Mail
Downtown crowding and empty chairs: Fixing Vancouver's school imbalance will take radical change
Push to let doctors accept public and private pay is not comparable to major constitutional cases: federal lawyer
CBC
BC Fisherman charged after throwing explosive into crowd of sea lions
'They killed him for entertainment': Carson Crimeni's grandfather speaks out against bullying
Months after sex crimes arrest, Grand Chief Ed John has yet to appear in court
BC hospice looking at legal and other options after funding cut by province
'I felt really stranded': BC woman says she struggled to access care after miscarriage
Vancouver Sun
Oppal says new Surrey Police Force would be more accountable to locals
Horgan's 'inclusion process' in BC caribou rescue plan made fur fly
Scrutiny intensifies over care of vulnerable seniors by BC's largest chain of for-profit homes
Vancouver Province
Former Haisla chief, now a Liberal MLA, is key voice in pipeline fight
Victoria Times Colonist
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Victoria News
City of Langford rebrands, announces several projects
BC Liberals call for ban on foreign funds to pipeline protesters
Global BC
Vancouver journalist says he was threatened by Hindu nationalist at UBC event
Cutbacks at Vernon pool causes political squabble over funding
Charges laid in controversial BC 'Seal bomb' incident caught on camera
Georgia Straight
Andy "CAPP" Wilkinson selectively beats the drum about foreign funding
BC Hydro cancels transmission line project that riled up residents in Anmore
Goats, sheep, cows to be let loose agains invasive plants in Metro Vancouver
Vancouver Courier
Vancouver Mayor wants property tax rate set at five per cent in 2021
Legislature protesters demand that pipeline permits be revoked
Vancouver's Expo Line tunnel gets wireless service upgrade
West Point Grey businesses struggle amid continued rent hikes, taxes and uncertainty
Scrambling for a fix as costs go sky-high for condo insurance
The Tyee
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