Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday/Friday, October 6 & 7

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Thursday/Friday,  October 6-7, 2022

Globe and Mail

Supreme Court of Canada restores conviction of BC man in Japanese students murder 

Ballot confusion ahead for Vancouver voters in upcoming municipal election

Police arrest bank robbery suspect who barricaded himself in taxi cab

Court bid to quash services deal for Squamish Nation's Senakw project in Vancouver  

BC pharmacists welcome new prescription powers, but eye administrative burden

BC ombudsperson posts questionnaire for residents affected by 2021 fires, floods

Cannabis industry's downturn slows supply of drug for scientists 

CBC

BC ordered to hand over documents around mink ban as court fight continues 

BC wildfire risk lingers as drought conditions continue into autumn  

Vancouver Island Paper mill curtails operations infinitely

UBC president Santa Ono, wife embark on 'new opportunities' at University of Michigan

Suspect in Surrey RCMP swarming incident could face immigration consequences 

International students in BC welcome decision to lift 20 hour work cap

BC Greens turn down BC NDP's request to share membership lists amid leadership race 

How anonymous social media groups are changing small town elections in BC

Vancouver Sun 

Two 1,000-tonne boring machines set to start tunnelling Vancouver's Broadway subway

BC NDP has plenty of grounds to worry as Horgan slides into caretaker mode

New bivalent jab OK'd, but experts advise taking first available booster when your turn comes 

Dozens of RV dwellers at Vancouver beach threatened with being towed 

Vancouver Election: 12 hot topics and where nine different parties stand 

BC Liberals' catch and release slogan simplistic, but it works

Victoria Times-Colonist 

IIO called in after driver rolls vehicle while attempting to avoid spike belt

Spate of fires in Port Alberni may have been deliberately set, chief says

Greater Victoria's unemployment rate tightened in September 

Province places permanent cap on food-delivery fees 

Two ferry cancellations Friday morning due to crew shortage 

New Premier must honour promises to our seniors 

Fight gerrymandering in local elections 

Appadurai ousting just business as usual for the NDP

Victoria News

BC Ferries cancels sailings between Victoria, Vancouver ahead of Thanksgiving weekend 

'System collapsing' BC's Health Minister under fire after 'horrifying' story from Penticton 

Paper excellence announces indefinite curtailment of Catalyst Crofton Paper Mill operations

Sooke council seeks $500,000 in grants to improve Charters Road

Global

'Help. Bear': How a desperate whisper helped RCMP officers save women from a black bear attack

No injuries after metal piece flies off truck, hits car windshield on Ironworkers Bridge 

'No leadership' from BC Hockey on Hockey Canada scandal, past president says

New party targeting BC school boards raises eyebrows 

Meet 'Elsie' and 'Phyllis': Tunnel-boring machines for Broadway Subway set to launch 

BC to get second bivalent vaccine next week

21 more daily heat records fall: BC cities brush up against 30c

Expect congestion: TransLink launches Burred Station escalator replacement

BC Ferries schedules 85 extra sailings for Thanksgiving weekend 

Video shows hundreds of thousands of fish dead in dry BC Creek bed

BC pharmacists welcome new prescription powers, but eye administrative burden

Opposition BC Liberals seek MLA Pay freeze ahead of possible 10% increase

Court bid to quash services deal for Squamish Nation's Seńákw project in Vancouver

BC signs new climate agreement with California, Oregon and Washington 

Murder conviction of BC man who killed exchange student restored; Supreme Court of Canada

The Tyee                                                                   

How one mayor is reinventing the forestry town

Former Green 'Rising Star' angry at NDP membership vetting

Danielle Smith will lead the United Conservatives the helped divide

The Islamic Republic's brand is in trouble

Youth reimagine solutions for Housing Water and More

Eby's Housing plan gets mixed grades from BC Municipalities 

The OneCity Agenda for Vancouver Council 

What If Bike lanes worked better for the disability community 

Why did no one act to stop a known SRO Predator?

CHEK TV

Malahat First Nation clears the air regarding Bamberton site  

Truck Driver injured after allegedly attempting to evade spike belt, IIO investigating 

Almost 4 km of wiring stolen in Nanaimo this year: RCMP 

Port Alberni fire crews respond to nearly 12 human-caused fires over two weeks 

BC Ferries cancels sailings on Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay route

Opposition  BC Liberals seek MLA Pay freeze ahead of possible 10 per cent increase 

BC COVID-19 modelling group says numbers show new COVID-19 wave starting 

Miscellaneous

BC to get 1.7 million doses of new Pfizer bivalent vaccine from next week

Police arrest bank robbery suspect who barricaded himself in taxi cab

Opposition BC Liberals seek MLA Pay freeze ahead of possible 10 percent increase  

BC ombudsperson posts questionnaire for residents affected by 2021 fires, floods

Daily heat records tumble again in BC as drought conditions worsen

BC pharmacists welcome new prescription powers, by eye administrative burden