Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday-Monday, March 18-20, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Saturday-Monday,  March 18-20, 2023

Globe and Mail

Critics question BC's approach to homeless count  

B C approves Indigenous-led Cedar LNG project announces new 'energy action framework'

UBC program opens the door for former Afghan judges to study law

BC anesthesiologist facing second sexual assault charge after moving his practice 

CBC

Sikh community calls for hate-crime investigation after group assault of international student in Kelowna

Vancouver police officer hospitalized after crash with teen who was 'doing doughnuts' in parking lot 

Nordstrom Canada will launch sales at its closing stores starting Tuesday  

IHIT appeals for information into Kellen McElwee's 2008 disappearance 

BC storage space renter files proposed class action lawsuit against company over flood damage 

'Public can claim a win': Burnaby councillors vote to cancel organic waste facility in park

Vancouver Sun 

Residents want Vanier Park back for themselves, but the squatters won't go

'A risk to everybody': Exploding propane tanks prompt calls for action in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

BC parent launches class-action lawsuit against makers of Fortnite

Premier Eby's campaign style ads fuel BC election speculation

Nisga'a LNG project faces major hurdles

Foreign interference in Canadian elections needs to be dragged into the open

Is Broadway corridor development too fast, too slow or just right?

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Fisheries and Oceans Canada faces deluge of calls to improve 'suspect' science

Major Parksville development proposal fails at council table

Green dye in Bowker Creek used to test drain connections: Saanich

Langford assistant fire chief loses battle with cancer 

New staircase, parking lot improvements coming for Sooke Potholes 

Man suffers facial injuries in Nanaimo shooting; second shooting in a week

Police release photos of suspected shoplifters in Nanaimo

Victoria News

UVic researchers help bring First Nation back to Nootka Island with wave power 

Anger grips BC courtroom after man found not responsible in 2016 slashing death

Global

'Confusing feeling': Iranian Canadian activist shares anguish, hope on Persian New Year 

Journalist allegedly assaulted as Punjab tensions spill over into BC

'A piece of it is saving our youth': Jr All Native Tournament kicks off in Nanaimo

Watchdog clears police in off-duty officers suicide at Langley gun range 

Strike halts bus service in BC's Fraser Valley

Burnaby city council sends organics plant proposed for plant back to drawing board

Hundreds sign petition against Vernon cemetery rules 

'A hate crime committed by cowards': Okanagan MP condemns attack on Sikh student

Vancouver officer seriously injured after joy-riding teens crash into patrol car: Police

Tent fire on the Downtown East side spread sto propane tanks, former event space

Concerns raised over bid to demolish heritage building for Downtown Eastside street market 

'Our new reality' : BC Paramedics Union outlines dangers within the job

The Tyee                                                                   

China's Big Canadian Mistake 

Widen access to these HIV drugs, say advocates

Trudeau's pipeline scandal

CHEK TV

Second Nanaimo shooting in less than a week fuels safety concerns as mayor weighs in  

Grass may not be greener after all as Langford councillors vote on whether to turf. the turf 

BC Supreme Court rules man not criminally responsible in 2016 Chemainus murder 

Arsonist sought after car explodes and catches fire at Nanaimo auto shop: RCMP

New Operator named for Our Home on 8th supportive housing in Port Alberni  

Indigenous ways take the lead in VIU's new psychedelic research centre 

Miscellaneous

BC parent launches class-action lawsuit against makers of Fortnite video game

CUPE workers begin full-scale strike, halting bus service across BC's Fraser Valley

Shooting in Nanaimo sends mand to hospital with facial injuries 

BC officers use spike belt to arrest 'prolific offender' in alleged stolen vehicle 

BC anesthesiologist facing second sexual assault charge after moving his practice

International student scandal: Outrage amid reports that hundreds of Indian students in Canada could face deportation over bogus administration letters