Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday-Monday, November 19-21, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Saturday-Monday,  November 19-21, 2022

Globe and Mail

One dead, one critically injured in Prince Rupert mall shooting: RCMP

Proposed BC law would end age restrictions, rental bans in strata housing

Vancouver City Council debated antisemitism - and it was traumatizing

Seven commercial poultry flocks in BC's Fraser Valley have bird flu: Ministry

Ex Mayor of Surrey Doug McCallum not guilty of mischief

BC scientists and First Nation create decomposing 'biofoam' packaging from wood 

BC reveals public safety plan addressing concerns about violent, repeat offenders 

How will Canada build major energy projects again? The key is Indigenous ownership  

As BC government touts reconstruction of flood damaged Highway 8, many who live along it are still struggling to rebuild

CBC

Man who fatally shot woman in Prince Rupert office mall dies, say police

Kelowna Mounties investigate toddler's sudden death inside home 

Premier proposes giving cities building targets in bid to tackle BC's housing crisis 

7 commercial poultry flocks in Fraser Valley quarantined for highly infectious bird flu

Vancouver naturopath suspended after patient says he failed to notice tumour during repeat visits 

Former Surrey mayor Doug McCallum found not guilty of public mischief 

Gun wielding thieves stage brazen daytime robbery at popular Commercial Drive café

Mounties arrest 3 men after kidnapping and series of shootings in Merritt 

Birth certificate contradicts Mary Ellen Tuprel-Lafond's account of her father's parentage and ancestry 

Why 'stay home when sick' matters so much right now 

Vancouver Sun 

Prince Rupert mall shooting was murder, suicide attempt: RCMP 

Eby seeks to end renter restrictions by some starts, set housing targets for municipalities 

Squamish strongly objects to West Vancouver council dropping reading of land acknowledgement at meetings 

David Eby faced pushback from prosecutors on pushing harder against bail 

Vancouver police investigate armed raid on busy east Vancouver restaurant  

Former Surrey mayor Doug McCallum not guilty of mischief 

Why compassion is failing Vancouver's most distressed neighbourhood

Vancouver daycare operator convicted in death of Baby Mac gets 20 months 

Vast majority of parents of children with autism reject BC governments new service model: survey

Victoria Times-Colonist 

New BC laws would set housing targets for municipalities, lift strata rental restrictions 

BC government lawyers fight for right to unionize on their own terms

Port Hardy Hospital ER will be closed Monday starting at 5AM

Flag raised at legislature to mark Transgender Day of Remembrance

BC premier's new plan aims to crack down on violent, repeat offenders 

CRD chair hopes new blood and ideas will fuel transportation authority discussion 

A year later, experts warn deadly BC mudslide just the start 

Heavy construction loads adding weight to BC Ferries trips to Gulf Islands

New Premier David Ey comes bearing gifts 

Victoria News

Victoria police board member steps down over information, mental health response concerns 

BC Ferries engineers told to provide more detail on sexual harassment claims 

Global

1 person dead, 1 injured in at Prince Rupert mall

Some stolen phones bumped after gunpoint robbery at Vancouver cafe, police believe 

Court rules former Surrey mayor Doug McCallum not guilty of public mischief

'Preparing for disfigurement': Wait for BC Cancer surgery leaves time for nurse's tumour to grow

BC government introduces Housing Supply Act and removes strata rental restrictions 

Only 4 percent of surveyed caregivers support BC's change to autism funding model: report 

Daycare operator sentenced to 20 months in jail after Baby Mac Died in her care

Heavy police presence witnessed in Merritt win wake of shootings 

Avian flu detected at seven Fraser Valley commercial poultry farms 

BC scientists and First Nation create decomposing 'biofoam' packaging from wood

The Tyee                                                                   

A fired health leaders's open letter blasting Danielle Smith 

More reasons to take fracking Quakes seriously 

'Back to Normal' is bringing a COVID crisis for children

CHEK TV

Hornby Island residents demand larger ferry year-round as issues mount 

Salvation Army cuts its afternoon meal program in Nanaimo by an hour 

Island officials cautiously optimistic about BC's new public safety measures 

Ready for takeoff: UVic satellite launches from Kennedy Space Centre this Tuesday

Mayor calls mall shooting in Prince Rupert that killed one 'truly tragic'

Miscellaneous

Deadly shooting in Prince Rupert mall was an isolated incident: RCMP

Ex Mayor Doug McCallum cleared of mischief, in case behind political storm in Surrey

BC scientist and First Nation create decomposing 'biofoam' packaging from wood

BC Public Safety plan includes focus on repeat offenders, more mental health teams

Seven commercial poultry flocks in BC's Fraser Valley have bird flu: ministry

BC Government to bring in rental changes, supply laws to boost housing

1 dead, 1 critically injured in Prince Rupert mall shooting: RCMP