Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday-Wednesday, October 4-5, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Tuesday-Wednesday,  October 4-5, 2022

Globe and Mail

Bear expert says BC attack on family was likely a rare 'predaceous' incident  

BC's NDP leadership candidates face a major hurdle: Filling John Horgan's shoes 

BC Premier Horgan heads to California for climate deal with West Coast governors 

BC Premier cites 'multi-faceted crime approach amid debate about arrests 

BC drought leads to thousands of dead salmon 

Sold as green energy, BC's wood pellet industry under fire 

BC Attorney General says increasing arrests to fight violent crime is 'futile'

BC breaking its own law on climate change reporting, Sierra Club tells court 

CBC

New rules coming for mortgage brokers following BC's many laundering probe

Vancouver woman shocked as Air Canada flight leads to shredded bag

Snowbirds aircraft crash following August Air show due to oil filter, investigators find 

This BC woman was enjoying the fall colours. Then a bear attacked. Now she's in the ICU

Vancouver police probe Komagata Maru Memorial vandalism after smashing of Olympic cauldron

Vancouver Police Union breaks with tradition and endorses ABC Vancouver for municipal election 

Salmon struggle to spawn amid record-setting drought, with hundreds dead in BC

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Want to skip long airport security lines in Vancouver? There's an app for that 

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Ken Sim pledges support for North Shore SkyTrain line as Kennedy Stewart releases platform 

Vancouver Sun 

Kits Point Residents Association takes the city to court over Senakw services agreement 

Premier stands by NDP approach to health care and crime crises

Vancouver Police Union backs Ken Sim for mayor

Rankin yields to BC Liberal attacks, hints at tougher line on repeat criminals 

Doug McCallum's proposed Surrey Property tax increase freeze is misleading, critics say 

Fentanyl jail terms a Dickensian error walked back by BC court 

Vancouver's disconnect between densification and school planning 

BC electoral changes could affect odds of another NDP early election call 

Ridiculously long ballots lead to voter paralysis in BC's two largest cities

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Fifty-four newly graduated doctors sign incentive contracts, another 65 in talks: Dix

Vaccines could curb COVID-19 spike predicted for fall: modelling group 

Victoria's mayoral candidates struggle to pull away from the pack

Busy downtown a sign of continued post-pandemic recovery: city study 

Governance report to be tackled by next Victoria council 

BC government challenged in court over 'vague' climate plan 

Rankin takes a harder line on prolific offenders 

Victoria News

Improving the transit system and Victoria's Douglas Street to roll together 

'Flabbergasting' lack of rain has returning salmon dying in droves on BC Central coast 

Victoria touts spring economic figures after events returned to the city 

Overdose advisory issued for Greater Victoria 

MLA Adam Olsen critical of electoral boundaries commission proposal for Central Saanich 

Global

Former BC cop convicted of sexual assault had 2nd alleged victim, watchdog confirms 

COVID-19 symptoms are changing, warns BC Infectious disease expert

BC hockey 'monitoring' situation as more groups cut funds to Hockey Canada amid scandal 

Bear expert says BC attack on family was likely a rare 'predacious' incident 

BC Premier cites 'multi-faceted' crime approach amid debate about arrests 

BC Nurses' Union hold demonstration in downtown Vancouver, Wednesday

Vernon RCMP investigating after physical confrontation at COVID demonstration 

BC weather patterns could hold hazy air conditions for several days, meteorologist says 

BC's Kicking Horse Canyon to reopen for Thanksgiving weekend 

Arrests are 'futile' to curb crime, BC's Attorney General says 

'Strike averted' but bus service in Kelowna suspended for the day 

Direct Crown to fight bail for accused criminals, BC Liberals press NDP

The Tyee                                                                   

Unions are winning protection against spiking inflation 

The Green Party Agenda for Vancouver Council  

How Langford turned into a political battleground 

Ready to cast your civic vote?

Kennedy Stewart wants to return as Mayor of Vancouver 

How 165 workers parked tugboats and froze a shipyard

CHEK TV

Port Hardy ER faces another overnight closure due to staffing shortage 

Government on defensive over prolific offenders and random assaults                             

'We'd normally be standing in water right now': River levels low as drought persists 

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