Victoria Viewpoints: Monday, December 28, 2020

  

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

Coronavirus response in BC

COVID-19 outbreaks declared at 2 private seniors' residences in Metro Vancouver

BC Nurses' Union calls COVID-19 variant first identified in UK 'concerning'

BC Nurses' Union criticizes COVID-19 vaccine rollout for allowing queue jumping

COVID-19 outbreaks declared at senior care homes in 3 BC health regions

Two more COVID-19 vaccines in the works as Moderna jab arrives in BC

First mutant COVID-19 case reported in BC after flight from UK to Vancouver

One outbreak over, two announced at Fraser Health Care Homes

Globe and Mail

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CBC

'My life revolves around going to the washroom': COVID-19 leaves chronically ill begging for access

Saudi women's rights activist Loujain Alhathloul sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison: state-linked media

Vancouver Sun

Vancouver faces both a humanitarian and existential crisis

Gitxsan illustrator inspired to keep dwindling language alive

Some transit employees tighten belts after payroll hit by TransLink ransomwear attack

UBC grad and Saudi women's activist sentenced to six years in prison

Victoria Times-Colonist

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Victoria News

City of Victoria on the road to zero waste

Sidney museum kicks off 50th year with Lego display, by appointment

Global BC

Junior sports teams in BC can practice together following changes to health order

UBC grad sentenced to 6 years in Saudi prison for defying ban on women driving

Who is Logan al-Hathloul? UBC grad, women's rights activist jailed in Saudi Arabia

Kelowna contractor ordered to pay $90K in unpaid wages to temporary foreign workers

Former inmate denied kosher meals at Okanagan jail loses human rights complaint

Georgia Straight

BC to build Canada's first tsunami evacuation tower on Haida Gwaii to protect students

History of British Columbia's Black pioneers spotlighted in online exhibition

Three Supreme Court of Canada rulings in 2020 that defined limits on state power and individual rights

UBC alumna Loujain al-Hathloul and fellow human-rights defender Mia al-Zahrani convicted in Saudi terrorism court

The Tyee

Horgan on COVID-19 Recovery, Old Growth, Site C and Reconciliation

Hope for the Best from Canada's UNDRIP law. But expect more of the same

Vancouver Courier

Miscellaneous