Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday, November 26, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for    Thursday, November 26, 2020 
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC reports record 887 new COVID-19 cases, another 13 deaths

Hospitalized teacher from shuttered, COVID stricken Surrey school speaks out

Pressure grows for Alberta and BC to join COVID Alert App as cases surge

BC 'by far the worst' on releasing COVID-18 data, expert says

Trudeau unable to answer premiers' questions on coronavirus vaccine rollout: sources

Coronavirus cases surge across Canada as vaccine still months away

UK to assess AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine as questions swirl over data

Dr. Deena Hinshaw calls leaded public health meeting recordings a 'personal betrayal'

34 BC schools with new exposures in all five health authorities

Over 800 new cases and 13 deaths, anti mask incident and more

Putting the Vaccine Buzz into perspective

New deaths from COVID-19 in BC stay at all time high

BC's contact tracing 'on the edge' as COVID cases overwhelm

COVID-19 claims 13 more lives, as BC confirms 887 new cases

BC Health officials prepare to begin COVID-19 vaccinations as early as January

BC health officials confirm a record-high 887 cases, 13 deaths

BC records 887 more cases of COVID-19, with death toll now at 384

BC sets another COVID-19 record with 887 new cases

BC adjusts COVID-19 tracing to keep up with surging cases

Mr. Horgan names a cabinet

Premier John Horgan unveils BC's 20 member cabinet

BC's new cabinet: Rob Fleming out as education minister, Selina Robinson finance

John Horgan's cabinet picks send a signal that loyalty is critically important to the premier's office

New faces join BC's new cabinet, while stalwarts stay on in key roles

Premier Horgan's new cabinet focused on pandemic recovery

Horgan's new cabinet facing unparalleled challenges on to-do lists

Horgan taps six Island MLA's for cabinet positions in NDP government

Horgan takes on retired MLA Carole James as special adviser

Greater Victoria MLAs claim key roles in new cabinet

Horgan names 20 member cabinet with same pandemic team

Globe and Mail

The Trans Mountain pipeline could soon be Canada's white elephant

Vancouver pushes a radical idea for the overdose epidemic: Decriminalization

CBC

Man arrested after assault of Walmart employee who asked him to wear face mask, BC RCMP says

Soy it ain't so! Scarcity of beloved sauce in northern BC leads to bland meals and bidding wars

ABC series Big Sky criticized for insensitivity to MMIWG

Interior Health accused of 'aggressively recruiting' staff from private seniors home

Vancouver Sun

BC small businesses fight to get noticed on Black Friday amid COVID-19 restrictions

Prominent Vancouver lawyer gets Law Society of BC Award

Victoria Times-Colonist

'Sick Out' aims to pressure BC schools over masks, class sizes

At odds over whether doctor's note needed to not wear mask

Victoria News

Central Saanich postpone weekend Winter Market, organizers upset

Peninsula Panthers owner questions process behind suspension of Junior B hockey action

Global BC

Penticton doctor spreads message about treating alchohol use disorder with medication

RCMP arrest man accused of threatening Surrey city councillor, prime minister

British Columbia was warned about its looming hydro disaster

Georgia Straight

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The Tyee

Horgan opts for Stability, keeps Veterans in Key Cabinet posts

How one school District is teaching settlers to "Walk in Two Worlds'

Canada's Big Chances to address environmental racism

City workers took his tent in a rainstorm. It happens all the time

Vancouver Courier

Canadians, Americans open to allowing permanent residents to vote: poll

Miscellaneous

Human remains found on Vancouver Island have opened a door into a lost world