Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday-Wednesday, January 3 & 4, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Tuesday-Wednesday, January 3 & 4, 2023

Globe and Mail

Wastewater testing to start at Vancouver, Toronto airports for flights arriving from China

BC boosts funding for Human Rights Tribunal to help tackle increased caseload

Vancouver's December home sales down 52% from year ago: BC real Estate Board 

BC reports five cases of new Omicron subvariant  

About 1,500 checked bas remain unclaimed in Vancouver after holiday travel chaos

BC becomes first province to require three-day contract warrant period for homebuyers 

BC real estate assessments show smaller increases after last summer's cooling market 

CBC

Man files lawsuit alleging police used excessive force during arrest outside rock concert  

Conservatives, NDP call for urgent committee meeting on holiday travel mess 

Fine issued to Trans Mountain pipeline for harming birds reduced from $88K to $4K

Metro Vancouver market takes 'wait and see' approach as December sales fall 52% from year ago

More than 2 weeks after winter storm hit Vancouver, some passengers are still waiting for their bags 

BC boosts funding for Human Rights Tribunal

18 year old trying to get home for Christmas among those killed in BC Bus crash 

BC nurse accused of trafficking drugs to inmates at maximum security prison

Advocate reiterates importance of wearing seatbelts on highway buses following Christmas Eve crash in BC

New Pathfinders program aims to help Indigenous people file complaints with BC ombudsperson 

Father of alleged bear attack victim sues Greater Vancouver Zoo

Vancouver Sun 

BC Assessment: the ten most expensive homes in the 2023 valuations 

Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond departure from UBC shines spotlight on vetting of Indigenous identities 

Gang murders down in 2022, but still a busy year for Lower Mainland homicide squads 

Man sues Abbotsford police over 'gratuitous' assault outside rock concert 

Special weather statement: Windstorm arriving on BC south coast Thursday

Early birds get the campsites as updated BC reservation system opens 

Frequent alarms in SROs create havoc for residents, Vancouver fire department 

Victoria Times-Colonist 

High winds set to sweep across Island Thursday afternoon

Fountains back on as water supply at Mount Washington improves 

RCMP look for arsonist after vehicles torched in View Royal

Campbell River RCMP nail seven impaired drivers on New Year's Eve

City of Victoria issues call out for summer -banner artists 

Island property assessments rise up to 20%: Colwood, highlands see biggest jump in Capital region

University of Victoria denies liability in 2019 bus crash that killed two students 

Advocacy group calls for cap on rent hikes for new residential tenants 

Victoria News

Bomb cyclone triggers wind warning for Vancouver Island, Sunshine Coast  

Seven projects among active transportation priorities in Central Saanich for 2023

Unregistered social workers should not be allowed, says governing body

Sooke home values rise by 11 per cent  

Victoria named 10th friendliest city in world by travel magazine 

Global

At least 12 cases of XBB 1.5 COVID-19 sub variant now confirmed in BC

'Cleaner on the street': Inside an SRO hotel in Vancouevr's Downtown East side

'Significant' number of prosecutions in question over evidence mishandling concerns: BC Premier

Powerful winds forecast to hit BC's South Coast Thursday

Lane closures planned on Ironworkers Memorial Bridge as 'pothole' repairs begin

Travellers at YVR feel lucky after flight out of Hong Kong before COVID test rules begin 

Family of toddler bitten at Greater Vancouver Zoo bear enclosure sues

BC boosts funding for Human Rights Tribunal to help tackle increased caseload

BC Housing Minister calls on Ottawa to tie housing funding to immigrant arrivals 

MP vows hearing on SunWing, VIA Rail travel chaos: 'Canadians deserve answers'

The Tyee                                                                   

The 'Kraken' virus is here. What's the Threat level?

The 'Freedoms' Lawyer shared with obstruction of justice

Why I left the Victoria Police Board

Community engaged archaeology as a pathway to reconciliation 

Jason Kenney's final bungle was quitting too fast 

Democratic Socialists gathered to compare notes. Listen in

Why 2023 could be the year of the Union 

CHEK TV

Wind Warnings issued for parts of Vancouver Island, Southern Gulf Islands

Port Alberni Fire Department strained by record-breaking demand, with medical calls way up in 2022

BC boosts funding for Human Rights Tribunal to help tackle increased caseload 

'I know this isn't an emergency, but ...': Gas Station nozzle not working tops E-Comms nuisance calls list

Goodbye late fees: Vancouver Island Regional Library officially eliminates overdue book fines 

A city by city breakdown of Greater Victoria property assessment increases 

New Omicron sub variant of concern detected in BC

BC homeowners grant limit increased as property values rise by 12 per cent 

Miscellaneous

Lawsuit says British Columbia zoo negligent in black bear moulin of toddler's arm

Funding increase for BC Human Rights Tribunal 'momentous' says chair

Travellers at YVR feel lucky after flight out of Hong Kong before COVID test rules 

Canfor extending temporary sawmill curtailments in BC

911 call taker in BC releases 2022 list of frivolous complaints to emergency lines

Why are so many places in Canada talking about ditching the RCMP?

US Family on ski trip finds lost bag at Vancouver's airport on their way home

BC becomes first province to require three-day cooling off period for homebuyers

Here's what you need to know about Canada's expansion of medically assisted dying