Victoria Viewpoints: Friday, October 16, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Friday, October 16, 2020 
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC reports 155 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death

Interior health investigating COVID-19 cluster at coffee shop in Merritt

Four more school exposures, and questions about school issues, case count accuracy and more

Number of BC COVID-19 patients in ICU reaches highest level since April

BC announces 155 new cases of COVID-19 and 1 more death

BC records 155 new cases, one additional death

155 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death  recorded in BC

The BC election 

Chinese Communist Party agreement with BC needs federal 'cues': Wilkinson

I quit the BC Liberals in 2013 over Homophobia. Will they wake up now?

Proud 2 Vote townhall to discuss LGBT issues with BC political parties

Snap election fallout: BC Liberals field an all-male slate in Vancouver

Ousted BC Liberal candidate Laurie Throness to run as an Independent

BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson under fire from within own party

BC Green Party says October fundraising shatters its previous records

Massey Tunnel replacement plans - the election debate that keeps on giving

Horgan says NDP would try to get COVID-19 relief cash out by Christmas

Furstenau can't blame just the NDP for failure of electoral reform

Horgan highlights views of other Liberal candidates after Throness resignation

Ousted BC Liberal says he'll run as an Independent in provincial election

NDP pledges $150,000 for film studio at Camosun college

Public may not know final results on evening of BC election

BC Liberals pledge $750M to build or buy more social housing

Horgan on delayed tourism, small business aid: "It's happening now, dude'

In battleground Surrey, infrastructure and policing take centre stage

'In it to win": Ex BC Liberal candidate to run as Independent in Chilliwack-Kent

BC Liberal candidate faces criticism for voicing support of JK Rowling's anti-trans blog

NDP maintains big lead in the polls following televised debate

Liberals to focus on housing Friday as Wilkinson faces leadership concerns

Globe and Mail

BC's economy turned upside down, with recovery success outside its main cities

CBC

5 arrested after standing in way of TransMountain pipeline construction in BC interior

Ex-wife of BC man who killed 4 in Penticton 'shocked and saddened.' had no idea he would kill 

City of Vancouver shuts down parkade flu clinic for bylaw breach

1 month in, BC's return-to-school plan spurs relief - and anxiety

Vancouver Sun

Doctor concerned Fraser Health not keeping up with routine childhood vaccinations

Victoria Times-Colonist

Family of woman killed by police says use of force reckless, excessive

Sewage spills from Hartland Landfill into Mount Work Regional Park

Island Health rolls out flu shots; vaccinations can be booked online

City Councillors vote to remove anti-police acronym from Bastion Square mural

Victoria News

Victoria votes to remove 'ACAB' from Bastion Square mural

Global BC

BC police watchdog confirms teen shot at Surrey RCMP before fatally shooting himself

Man stabbed inside tent in Strathcona Park but was only found 8 hours later: police

'My husband won't be brought back': Families of Penticton murder victims react to sentencing

Snowfall warning issued for Trans-Canada highway in BC's southern interior

Georgia Straight

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The Tyee

The homelessness crisis is not 'complicated'

Indigenous peoples want action, not more talk from Politicians

Canada Post resumes delivery to some downtown eastside buildings

Vancouver Courier

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Miscellaneous