Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday/Sunday, September 26/27, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Saturday, September 26/27, 2020 
 

Coronavirus response in BC

Questions arise over booze rules in Kelowna

COVID-19 positivity rate higher for BC First Nations than other communities: health officials

Fraser Health speeding up plans for Tri-Cities COVID-19 test site, as only existing site closes

Staff member at Surrey care home tests positive for COVID-19

Exposure alerts for six more schools in BC

Cool! Victoria firm could play moving role on vaccines

Interior Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at Okanagan church

The BC election 

Greens working overtime to fill tickets with candidates in next month's BC election

Party leaders trade barbs over MSP premiums, health care at BC campaign stops

The 'relentless underdog': Green Leader Sonia Fursteneau ready for uphill battle

Ryan Warawa, son of late veteran MP, to run in Fraser Valley for BC Conservatives

BC Liberals and NDP go tit for tat over health care on the campaign trail

Deadline to register to vote in BC is here

Voting by mail in the BC election, here's how to fill out your ballot

BC Green leader Sonia Furstenau says party aims to run 87 candidates in election

Surrey Police transition may be hot issue in provincial election

Profile: Andrew Wilkinson: BC Liberal leader is a physician and lawyer

Profile: Greens' Sonia Furstenau: Worked as teacher; fought for clean drinking water

Horgan and Fursetnau campaign on Island, talk about new hospital for Cowichan Valley

In BC election, party leaders urged to focus on anti-Black racism policies

Early election call could be a dangerous choice

BC election 2020 promise tracker: What the major parties are pledging

Canadian Taxpayers Federation tabs pension payouts for 15 BC MLAs at more than $20 million

Liberals promise free flu shots, NDP recommits to northern BC hospital

Election voter registration by phone or online closes Saturday

Globe and Mail

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CBC

The birth of a ghost town: Point Roberts has lost 80% of its business, hundreds of residents

Demonstrators in Vancouver march for justice for Breonna Taylor

'Black Lives matter' painted on White Rock's iconic, beachside boulder

Hazmat team called to Stanley Park for mercury spill in public washroom

Members fighting sale of MEC say planned COO hire clashes with Canadian company's values

No sex? No marriage, rules BC judge in rare annulment because husband couldn't maintain an erection

Are there cracks in BC's condo market?

'I'm good to go': West Vancouver teacher ends her life with medical assistance

More than speculation tax needed to address housing affordability, says expert

Vancouver Sun

Trans Mountain expansion workforce tops 5,600, critics question project timeline

Report highlights impact of changing climate on BC interior forests landscape

COVID hammers border towns on both sides of the Canada-US divide

Victoria Times-Colonist

Read my lips, no new promises

Victoria News

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Global BC

Letter calls for BC to freeze Site C dam project while geotechnical risks probed

Rebuilding New Westminster's fire-ravaged Pier Park will take years, says mayor

Fist fight breaks out on Surrey bus after man refuses to put on mask: Police

Netflix inks 'very long-term' deal for Vancouver production hub

Georgia Straight

In BC schools, COVID preys on those cowed into silence

The Tyee

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Vancouver Courier

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Miscellaneous