Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday, August 27, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Thursday, August 27, 2020 


Coronavirus response in BC

BC releases map showing regions with highest concentrations of COVID-19 cases

BC reports 68 new coronavirus cases and one new death

Dr. Bonnie Henry on back-to-school concerns, inflammatory syndrome in children, and more

Number of people being actively monitored for COVID-19 in BC at all-time high

BC sheds new light on where an dhow COVID-19 is spreading, as health officials announce 68 new cases

Eight children hospitalized in BC with rare disorder linked to coronavirus

Three more COVID-19 cases reported in Island Health

BC reports 68 new COVID-19 cases, one death as it releases city-level data

Nearly half of Interior Health region cases located in Central Okanagan

Globe and Mail

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CBC

Robson Street business owner fears wave of closures without rent relief

No mask, no reservation, no skiing: Whistler Blackcomb unveils COVID-19 protocols for new season

BC moving ahead with massive reform of system for regulating health care workers

BC Prosecution Service to review case in alleged sex assault of 16 year old at UBC frat house

Alaska politician urges reopening of Hyder-Stewart border

BC First Nations schools take a gradual approach to in-class learning

Anxiety and confusion for some BC teachers heading back to the classroom

Vancouver Sun

'Birth tourism' jumps 22 per cent in BC

BC looked to Denmark and New Zealand for back to school guidance

Victoria Times-Colonist

Victoria Mayor says quick action likely on Centennial Square encampment

Artists defend anti-police slogan funded by city grant

Victoria News

City of Victoria asks for removal of acronym 'A.C.A.B' from BIPOC mural

South Island Prosperity Partnership releases 40 point plan

Large party with DJ in Gyro Park shut down after call to Saanich police

Province buys downtown Vancouver lots for supportive housing

BC combining medical colleges, increasing public oversight

Global BC

BC moves towards overhaul of how health professionals are regulated

'Record-breaking visitation': Kelowna sees a jump in the number of overnight visitors

Georgia Straight

Canadian newspaper company posts sharp increase in net income, thanks in part to federal wage subsidy

Is it safe to go back to school?

So-called playboy priest's abuse in Kamloops in 1970's results in court award of more than $800,000

The Tyee

Cannabis offers a path away from Opioids, BC Studies find

Evicted in a Pandemic

The Positive Power of Emergencies

'Build Back Better' - but for the Rich, or the Rest?

Vancouver Courier 

BC to overhaul 20 health regulators into six big colleges

Record setting year for birth tourism in BC prior to pandemic

What's good for the goose (students) is not good for the gander (politicians)

Canadians' views on residential schools 'significantly different' than when they were students

Miscellaneous