Victoria Viewpoints: Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Wednesday, April 14, 2021
   

Coronavirus response in BC

The P.1 variant is spreading in Canada, What do we know about it?

BC reports another 1,168 COVID-19 cases record number in hospital

COVID-19 vaccinations  coming for all school staff in Vancouver Coastal Health region

A million vaccines in freezers: Ontario defends 'buffer' as thousands of appointments cancelled

Why all COVID-19 vaccine side effects matter, not just the serious ones

Over 1,000 new cases again, almost 400 hospitalized

Ottawa drops specific COVID-19 screening for travellers from Brazil as variant spread throughout British Columbia

BC and Alberta hospitals hit by third wave

COVID-19 spike in BC could overwhelm BC hospitals, modelling group says

COVID hospitalizations hit record high, as BC records 1,168 new cases and 6 more deaths

BC's front-line worker vaccination program should resume as AstraZeneca gets nod from Health Canada

Modelling shows more work needed to stop COVID from overwhelming British Columbia hospitals

BC's COVID-19 case count jumps to 1,168 Wednesday, nearly 400 in hospital

Globe and Mail

Political operative steps forward to run for Vancouver mayor

Five years - and more than 7,000 deaths - since BC declared overdose emergency

CBC

BC's COVID-19 spike could overwhelm hospitals, scientists say

Split in First Nation membership over anti-logging blockades at BC old growth forest

Front line workers in Prince George get offie space where they can meet and collaborate

Advocates in BC's Interior call for safe consumption sites on 5th anniversary of overdose emergency

Kelowna Mountie charged with assault in arrest caught on camera

Shut down travel between provinces to control spread of variants, experts say

Surrey wedding host, restaurant owner, Northern BC church fined for breaking COVID-19 orders

Vancouver Mayoral race heats up as backroom organizer and businessman announce intentions

Vancouver Sun

BC extends ban on indoor dinging; critics say it's not enough

BC government wants cash seized from Jaguar rented by rapper's dad

BC NDP won't hit back at Ottawa's vaccine blame game

Vancouver company in fight to identify COVID-19 variant-killing vaccine

Surrey RCMP raid wedding that went against health orders

Victoria Times-Colonist

BC seeks to decriminalize personal possession of drugs

Feds enforcing fishery, distancing rules to protect southern resident orcas

Circuit breaker grant a different tack for BC

Victoria News

Rally calls for decriminalization, safe supply as overdose emergency turns 5

Collwod's Royal Bay could be home to new long-term care facilities

SD61's proposed $7 million cuts threaten equity and inclusion, say parent's, teachers

Global BC

The same sadness anymore lives lost': Frontline workers reflect on 5 years of BC's overdose crisis

Unlicensed Kelowna guys under investigation for anti-mask, anti-vaccine policies

Sand deliveries in Kelowna neighbourhoods 'a precaution': city

BC blockades aimed at protecting old growth forests reveal First Nation split

BC to officially request federal exemption to decriminalize drug possession

Long time political strategist Mark Marissen plans to run for mayor of Vancouver

Georgia Straight

In one week, Surrey RCMP issue 18 COVID-19 violation tickets totalling almost $17,000 in fines

RBC Economics notes Vancouver condo market heated up, prices expected to accelerate

The Tyee

BC marks fifth anniversary of Overdose Emergency with Decriminalization Plan

Time for a Tougher BC Ombudsperson?

BC's Five years of Drug Failure, Visualized

Miscellaneous