Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday/Sunday, October 24 & 25, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Saturday/Sunday October 25 & 26, 2020 
   

Coronavirus response in BC

Kelowna school closes until November 4 due to COVID-19 outbreak

BC case count lower than in school learning threshold for Washington State

Coronavirus outbreak forces closure of entire school in Kelowna

COVID-19 case at Kelowna Secondary School confirmed

The BC election 

Horgan delivered a historic majority NDP government

Big shift brings fresh faces, including NDP stars

Horgan's top priority is managing the COVID-19 pandemic

Where do the Liberals go from here?

BC Liberals praying for mail in vote

John Horgan pledges to work across party lines after historic NDP victory

BC NDP win historic majority

What lessons does John Horgan's big BC election victory hold for Justin Trudeau?

Liberals handed Horgan victory with a badly run, slow-off-the-mark campaign

NDP flips False Creek, takes nine of 11 Vancouver seats

Provincial snap election 'one of the worst losses' for Liberals, say UVic political expert

Horgan celebrates projected majority government, but no deadline for $1,000 deposit

New Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA Murray Rankin says he will use his federal connections

Trudeau congratulates Horgan on NDP's election victory in British Columbia

Horgan, NDP head for majority in BC election results

NDP claims six out of seven Greater Victoria ridings after preliminary results

NDP John Horgan wins Langford-Juan de Fuca

Horgan pledges to repair relationships with other leaders, bridge rural-urban divide

Wilkinson faces criticism from within ranks; BC Liberals could lose 12 seats

NDP wins majority government

Mayor, professor and former MP are expected to be new NDP MLAs for Island

Greens hang onto three seats, but 'time in the sun' over

Gamble pays off, Horgan becomes first NDP premier to serve two terms

A very different election night for Island candidates

Mail-in deluge allows voting at stations to go without a hitch

Until final results are in, machinery of government continues in caretaker mode

We have a better political system than America's

BC NDP flips 8-14 seats, some unprecedented, in majority government win

Tough questions for BC Liberals, Wilkinson after election loss

BC's 2020 election is (sort of) over. What happens now?

By the numbers: BC's 2020 election

BC Greens poised to make history with their first seat off Vancouver island

BC Green leader Sonia Furstenau reelected in Cowichan Valley

10 reasons why the BC NDP had its most successful election ever

BC NDP will form decisive majority government

Premier John Horgan promises inclusive legislation, despite overwhelming majority

Meet the first BC Green Party MLA projected to win a seat on the mainland

BC Liberal Party faces leadership quesitons after worst night in a generation

BC Liberal's stranglehold on many Lower Mainland suburbs appears to be broken

BC Greens prove they're here to stay, winning a projected three seats

John Horgan and the NDP returned to power with a majority in BC election

BC NDP's pandemic election gamble pays off

Unprecedented embrace of mail-in ballots belies miserable voter turnout in BC election

Even with a majority, BC NDP faces vast challenges ahead

So what does BC's Election Outcome really mean?

Did God Smite the Liberals?

These Key Numbers tell the story of BC's election

Their 'Big Tent' Just Collapsed. Can BC Liberals make a new one?

5 factors underlying the BC Liberal debacle in this provincial election

BC NDP extends footprint over Vancouver, racking up huge gains since Gordon Campbell led BC Liberals

BC NDP under John Horgan appears poised to win majority government

Where do we go from here: The day after BC's 2020 election

Wilkinson concedes in BC provincial election

Infrastructure promises underscored NDP wins in Surrey

Horgan calls lieutenant governor, says he'll wait for the final count

Pandemic made 2020 election unprecedented, yet it echoed elements of 1953 and 1996

Green incumbents Sonia, Furstenau, Adam Olsen declared elected

Globe and Mail

BC film production accounted for record spending in 2019, but bleaker numbers likely after coronavirus shutdown

Urban exodus: Pandemic drives chefs out of cities in search of greener pastures

CBC

BC's police watchdog investigating after man dies during highway incident

Crisis helpline in BC struggling to keep up with surge in calls as funding dries up

Vancouver Sun

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Victoria Times-Colonist

Victoria News

North Quadra project raises concerns over loss of Garry oaks

Global BC

Georgia Straight

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The Tyee

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Miscellaneous

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