Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday-Friday, May 5 & 6, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Thursday-Friday, May 5-6, 2022

Coronavirus response in BC

Judge rejects BC government's bid to drop case against COVID-19 vaccine orders 

Court rejects bid by BC government to throw out case agains vaccination orders 

Globe and Mail

BC's beneficial ownership registry being used in tax cases, visa applications

Avian flu outbreak forces British Columbians to take down their bird feeders 

New plans map out a towering future for Vancouver along Broadway corridor 

Indigenous BC man, granddaughter settle with BMO over arrest while opening account

RCMP Sgt; Elenore Sturzo named as BC Liberal candidate in Surrey South by-election  

CBC

BC bid for 2030 Olympics, Paralympics unofficially launches following site visit

Enbridge reports $1.93B first-quarter profit as energy demand and prices grow

BC First Nation rollin out province's first farm-to-table pot shop 

Man dead after police-involved shooting at hotel in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

Surrey police transition plan calls for new officers to gradually replace Mounties 

BC Green Party leader calls on province to scrap fee-for-service model, fix family doctor crisis 

Vancouver Sun 

We're not prepared when extreme wildfires, flooding hitting BC, Here's why

After promising solutions to prolific criminals in BC, Eby kicks the can down the road

Differing definitions of heritage define Indigenous-led real estate project

Cone of silence continues to surround 2030 Olympic bid

Falcon picks star power for must win Surrey riding

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Victoria looks at new neighbourhood plans to tackle housing crunch 

BCGEU to hold strike vote for 33,000 public sector employees 

Greater Victoria's unemployment rate inched up in April from March

Family medicine reform comes in many ways 

Victoria's 'missing middle' plan won't bring affordable houses

Province to announce 'creative' approach to reining in repeat street criminals 

Victoria News

BC funds concept plan of new urban Indigenous education centre

Indigenous housing group renews call for more investment during Langford event

BC rolls out emergency preparedness funds for First Nations and municipalities 

Opposition probes rising costs, union raids for BC construction

BC Liberals say 4 month study too long for downtown crime

BC appoints experts to deal with chronic offenders 

Global

Peer-based North Shore team aims to divert police from mental health calls 

BC money laundering report granted extension until June 3 after COVID-19 delays

BCGEU to hold strike vote for 33,000 public sector employees amid wage impasse

Whistler area bus drivers go back to bargaining table as transit strike continues

Major concerns with flooding, landslides after wildfire on Westside Road

BC government give $2.5 million for new Indigenous centre in Vancouver 

Bear advocates raise concerns after documents show 77 cubs killed inBC last year

Significant loss, Midwives, mothers concerned by midwife shortage in Abbotsford 

Man in his 40s dies in police-involved shooting in Vancouver 

BC anti-gang initiative leads to seizure of guns, drugs, cash and cars 

BC, mayors launch probe to crack down on repeat offenders, random attacks 

Landslide threat prompts evacuation alert for mobile park in BC Interior

BC First Nations man, granddaughter reach settlement with Bank of Montreal for wrongful arrest 

Georgia Straight

Family doctor crisis - Let's use Family Doctor Day to advocate for primary healthcare in BC

Militant Mothers of Raymur celebrate historic victory this Mother's Day weekend in Vancouver's East End

Canada's four biggest housing markets shoe 'early sins of softening demand': RBC Economics

Now is the time for Canada's feminist foreign policy

Indigenous man and granddaughter settle with Bank of Montreal over 2019 handcuffing and detention

Through the roof: Canadian home construction costs shoot up 22.6 per cent

The Tyee

BC's Abortion Problem is access, not laws

What to you say to a thinking forest?

How Sky Train derails affordable housing 

Degrowth: A New Economic Hope

Some Canadian Tough Love for Yanks?

Goodbye, Apples of Metrotown

Why Doug Ford will once again win the Ontario Election 

Shh! Don't ask Canadian Conservatives about Abortion 

Just How Conservative is Kevin Falcon?

He escaped an SRO Fire. Two weeks later, he died

Miscellaneous

BC money laundering report granted extension until June 3 after COVID-19 delays

He went to a bank and ended up in handcuffs. How this Indigenous Artist's work will hang on its walls

Reporter whose work sparked political scandal in BC sentenced to seven month sin jail in China for online comment 

BC government gives $2.5M for Indigenous centre after concept plan is approved

BC aims to support repeat offenders while protecting communities