Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Thursday, April 30, 2020
Coronavirus response in BC
BC to set its own COVID-19 workplace safety rules after outbreaks
Canada's early COVID-19 cases came from the US not China, provincial data shows
COVID-19 casino closure costing BC cities, community groups millions in gaming grants
BC marks 100 days since first coronavirus warning with 25 new cases, 2 deaths
1,500 COVID-19 test kits seized in BC after being illegally sold online
Prof urges BC to collect data on race, ethnicity to better understand COVID-19 impacts
'Thanks for doing your part': Bonnie Henry records special message for teachers
United Front groups in Canada helped Beijing stockpile coronavirus safety supplies
Medical mask facility to soon open in Okanagan, will produce 20 million a month to start
Calls about exposure to household cleaners up 60 percent in BC
Province has no plans to issue deadline for vacating Kelowna homeless camp
Health care workers at longterm care facilities; expanding social circles, and reopening casinos
Former BCIT students make thousands of PPE items at home for local health-care workers
Vancouver man becomes first plasma donor for Canadian COVID-19 treatment trial
Race matters in a pandemic, but we're not gathering basic data
COVID-19 hospitalizations keep falling in BC
100 days after BC's first warning on COVID-19, 111 people have died
'Please, go outside': COVID-19 much less likely to spread outdoors, Dr. Bonnie Henry says
Filipino advocacy group asks province to look at race in COVID-19 cases to find out who's most at risk
Surrey man dies after surgery cancelled amid COVID-19 concerns
COVID-19 complicates already wicked problem of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
100 days since first warning, plenty left to do, says health officer
BC feels feds let guard down on COVID-19 outbreak in Mission prison
BC records 25 new COVID-19 positive tests on Day 100 of pandemic
Globe and Mail
Shaw lays off field technicians in BC based on COVID-19 customer self-installations
Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs enforse deal for expedited talks on rights, title in traditional BC territory
Police say there are no more leads to pursue in fire that destroyed BC heritage hotel
CBC
Top judge takes rare shot at BC government over COVID-19 court closures
CN lawsuit alleges $270 million in freight was hit by rail blockade in northern BC
Vancouver Island pilot among 5 crew missing in fatal military helicopter crash near Greece
BC defers stumpage fees for 3 months to aid forest industry during pandemic
Elected, hereditary Wet'suwet'en chiefs at odds over rights and title agreement
Green space vs golf: Locals demand Fraserview remain closed to golfers
Vancouver Sun
BC Parks to remain closed even with risk 'infinitesimally small'
'There was this weird, wacky woman': Barry Sonnenfeld talks ChristyClark on Marc Maron's podcast
Pomp, circumstance and video conferencing for Class of 2020 during pandemic
Vancouver Province
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Victoria Times Colonist
Island man among the missing after fatal military helicopter crash
Article defamed Andrew Weaver, BC Court of Appeal finds
Butchart Gardens reopens with restrictions, limited food service, no seating
Easing of BC restrictions will be slow and methodical
Victoria News
Estimated $552M to restore Island rail leaves some scratching their heads
Symphony Slash another victim of COVID-19
Coast Guard to follow COVID-19 protocols when seasonal operations in Nootka Sound commence
BC's backroad bridges being built better, forest watchdog says
BC defers forest stumpage fees for three months
Global
Wet'suwet'en chiefs to sign proposed agreement with governments over land rights, title
Georgia Straight
Where's the help for students with special needs?
Glimpses of the 'New Normal
The Tyee
Glimpses of the 'New Normal
No, Air pollution isn't much better
We're in for a Bad Wildfire season. The Virus will make it worse
Vancouver Courier
BC Green Party Leader wins defamation case appeal
B C's road to recovery: Governments peer anxiously at post COVID-19 horizon
Canadian NATO helicopter crash: "Heartbreak and loss for so many'
BC courts technologically lacking: Chief Justice
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