Victoria Viewpoints: Monday, September 28, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Monday, September 28, 2020 
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC reports 267 new COVID-19 cases over three days, as active cases continue to drop

Kelowna church outbreak, bus assault over mark dispute, school exposure clarification, and more

Three deaths, 268 new COVID-19 cases in BC since Friday

BC parents shouldn't worry about COVID-19 exposure at school, Dr. Henry says

COVID-19 claims 3 more lives in BC, as 267 new cases confirmed over the weekend

5 cases of COVID-19 linked to outbreak at Kelowna church

2 First Nations in northern BC see spike in COVID-19 cases

Outbreak at Kelowna church as three deaths reported over past three days

New COVID-19 death reported in Island Health, brining total to date to 6

Weekend sees 267 cases, 3 deaths in BC; Dr. Henry says events leading to COVID spread

The BC election 

BC Liberals pledge to temporarily eliminate provincial sales tax

Eliminating the PST an election risk the BC Liberals need to take

Derelict buildings in Kamloops shopping district frustrate business association

BC Liberals say they would eliminate PST for a year if elected

BC NDP campaign on previously announced health care promises

Who benefits from eliminating PST and who doesn't

460,000 mail-in ballots have been requested for October 24 BC election

BC Liberals promise to eliminate the PST for one year

Horgan touts BC NDP gains in health care during event in Victoria

Echoes of HST in BC debate over Sales Tax

BC Liberals vow to eliminate sales tax for a year

BC Liberal candidate apologizes for 2012 comments about drug users being 'criminals'

BC Liberals promise to eliminate provincial sales tax for a year

In BC's election of duelling blackguards, Andrew Wilkinson is the worst

How Horgan made the BC Green's central case - no one should be trusted with absolute power

Fixing Long Term Care

Horgan promises four new MRIs for Lower Mainland hospitals

Pandemic the overriding wild care for all parties in election 2020

Globe and Mail

Red flags in the forest, but there is still time to save BC's giant trees

School custodians shoulder critical work in keeping schools clean and safe in BC

CBC

Grizzly bear relocated after roaming through streets of Squamish

Sperm bank misled families about donor's genetic disorder, $20M lawsuit claims

Officer struck and injured during traffic stop in Penticton

Vancouver Fire Chief leavers role to spend time with family after leading city's COVID-19 task force

Health care worker files human right complaint over long-term care resident's access to wheelchairs

Controversial Discovery Islands fish farms pose 'minimal risk' to wild salmon, DFO says

Vancouver Sun

Horgan dives for cover on Site C woes

Amazon looks to fill 3000 jobs at newest Vancouver tech hub

Victoria Times-Colonist

Victoria Councillors to vote on December 12 byelection date on Thursday

Group of prominent people demand immediate halt to Site C over stability concerns

Minimal risk to wild salmon from viruses on farmed BC salmon: Fisheries Department

Victoria News

Global BC

Man caught on video walking near Strathcona Park with a chainsaw

'This is money that could be better spent': $450,000 to restore Vancouver's Oppenheimer Park

Georgia Straight

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The Tyee

Alberta's oilsands Owe Canadians Far More than they can pay

She warned her son about toxic drugs. Then he was dead

Where They Stand: Fixing Long-Term Care

Vancouver Courier

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Miscellaneous