Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday/Sunday, May 8 & 9, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for    Saturday/Sunday, May 8 & 9, 2021
   

BC's / Vancouver's Escalating Gang Violence

Man shot dead outside Vancouver airport, suspects at large

More deadly gun violence as 'targeted' shooting leaves 19 year old dead in Burnaby 

RCMP blocked bridges out of Richmond after report of shooting at Vancouver International Airport

Gangster shot dead at Vancouver airport

Gang member shot dead at Vancouver airport, Suspects fired at police after slaying

Police say gang conflict in Metro Vancouver may be behind shooting death at airport

Deadly Shooting at Vancouver airport lined to gangs, police say

Young man murdered in Burnaby on Saturday was 'loving, kind, gentle,' family says

Man killed in brazen daylight shooting at Vancouver airport

Coronavirus response in BC

COVID-19 outbreak declared at poultry processing plant in Surrey BC

Leaked reports show where COVID infections were highest in capital region

Globe and Mail

Injured Vancouver homeless man who spoke out about tent cities has died

Tahltan Nation opposes jade mining in northwestern BC

BC Police watchdog to investigate as woman received multiple gunshots as RCMP called to home

CBC

Electric school buses hit the road in BC

Scientists seek to understand increase in grey whale deaths on West Coast

Online campaign encourages Hong Kongers in Canada to recognize their identity in 2021 census

BC union urges cities to grant free short-term parking permit for food app delivery drivers

BC health researchers call for better data in a post-pandemic world

Young people forced to get creative as COVID-19 disrupts summer job plans yet again

Vancouver Sun

'Hello, I am a BC resident': What it's like to have an Alberta licence plate in BC right now

Burnaby ponders task force as anti-Asian hate crimes spike across Metro

New Richmond private school to 'tread lightly on China concerns'

Métis Nation BC seeks investigation over language by BCIT staffer

'Why we survive': BC boundary towns struggle without Albertans during pandemic 

Betrayal underlines ties in dirty-money debate

Victoria Times-Colonist

Woman seriously injured after police-involved shooting at Ucluelet First Nation

Songhees teaming up with other nations to remove derelict boats

Instrument failure, weather led to 2019 Gabriola plane crash that killed three: coroner 

Province contributes $750,000 to new system to improve water in Elk and Beaver lakes

Victoria News

Nominations now open for Saanich's 21st annual Environmental Awards

Victoria Hospice bereavement counsellors dealing with a tsunami of grief

Woman shot by RCMP officers responding to call near Ucluelet; police watchdog investigating

MP Elizabeth May says public has right to know identity. of Sidney warehouse operator

Global

Man shot dead outside Vancouver airport, suspects at large

More deadly gun violence as 'targeted' shooting leaves 19 year old dead in Burnaby 

BC's South Asian media stars hold benefit for COVID-19 stricken India

BC funds %8.6 million to help curb gang violence

Vancouver  tax payers on the hook for at least $3.5M for Oppenheimer Park Tent city

Calgary mayor says anti-mask rallies are 'thinly veiled white nationalist' protests

Parties gear up for federal election showdown amid COVID-19

2 year study of EI needed to buy time for needed tech upgrades

Georgia Straight

RCMP blocked bridges out of Richmond after report of shooting at Vancouver International Airport

End sweetheart deals for Vancouver developers

Eby-Yan study defended by those who advanced the foreign-money augment in Vancouver housing debates

District of North Vancouver councillor Jim Hanson nominated as NDP candidate in Burnaby North-Seymour

The Tyee

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