Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Thursday, April 23, 2020
Coronavirus response in BC
BC reports coronavirus outbreak at second poultry plant, 4 new deaths
BC families voice frustrations as Ottawa pledges to bring Canadians home from India
Trudeau says Canada 'failing; elders; military a short-term solution
Vancouver researchers lead international study to predict novel coronavirus presence
Second food facility outbreak, collecting racial data, and restarting BC, 'without rebooting he virus"
André Picard on Health reporting, what we can learn from the Pandemic, and why we probably Won't
Second Metro Vancouver poultry processor has COVID-19 outbreak
Scientists get $1.1B boost from Ottawa in COVID-19 fight
WorkSafeBC says 237 people have filed claims about contracting COVID-19 at work
Workers at second BC poultry plant test positive for COVID-19
COVID-19 outbreak confirmed at 2nd Poultry processing plant
Margaret Shea died from COVID-19. This is why her family wants you to know her story
UBC students compete to create low-cost ventilator - all while physical distancing
Men with COVID-19 in BC, about twice as likely to end up in hospital as women, says Henry
BC actively discussing collecting race-based data on COVID-19
BC poultry processing outbreak spreads to new facility
Changes, camaraderie and quiet at Surrey Memorial ICU
29 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in BC, four additional deaths
BC has 29 new COVID-19 cases, second poultry plant affected
Globe and Mail
Community reels after newborn found in portable toilet in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
Vancouver police investigating after infant found dead in portable public toilet
Cities seek at least $10-billion from Ottawa as revenues evaporate
CBC
Union launches legal challenge against TransLink layoffs
Thousands of child-care spaces still available in BC for children of essential workers
Vancouver's Muslim communities expecting a very different Ramadan during pandemic
Residents ordered to evacuate homes west of Prince George as flood risk rises
Vancouver police investigating after body of newborn found inside portable toilet
Vancouver Police ID suspect in allegedly racially motivated attack against elderly Asian man with dementia
Rising BC rivers may have peaked but others still show flood threat
Vancouver Sun
Horgan sees light at end of tunnel, but won't offer hope for reopening
BC school districts brace for cash hit from international student decline
Vancouver Police identify a suspect in hate crime assault on elderly man
Hundreds of millions in COVID-19 losses on the horizon for TransLink
Vancouver Province
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Victoria Times Colonist
Tent city deaths illustrate how crises are taking toll on Victoria's homeless
Premier resists limiting trips to Vancouver Island on May Long weekend
Applications for BC's $1,000 pandemic benefit open May 1
BC's hair and beauty sector must dramatically improve to reopen: minister
Reopen parks, the sooner the better
Victoria News
Online petition launched against Sooke homeless shelter
Work wraps up on extension at Victoria Cruise Terminal
ICBC's cancellation fee waivers approved by regulator
Virtual route hearings set for Trans Mountain pipeline
Global
Union launches legal challenge to TransLink layoffs amid COVID-19 crisis
Applications to open for BC employment relief on May 1
As provinces mull reopening, experts say borders remain a challenge
Georgia Straight
Metro Vancouver freezes rent increases in regional public housing properties
COVID crisis is an opportunity to change schools for the better
City of Vancouver announces Downtown Eastside measures for banking food and water and information
$70M social housing offered to City of Vancouver in curvy West End tower project
The Tyee
Canada's Housing System is cracking under the crisis
Big Oil Leaders should stop trying to push back Indigenous rights
Vancouver Courier
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