Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday-Friday, December 14-15, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Thursday-Friday, December 14-15, 2023

Globe and Mail 

Assault charge for RCMP sergeant over alleged incident t Coquitlam detachment 

Assault charge over car swerving incident at Gaza protest near BC Legislature

Death toll among BC's homeless rising, hit 342 people last year: Coroner's report 

52 commercial and backyard flocks in BC have been infected with bird flu 

British Columbia set tougher penalties for trucks that hit overpasses

BC approves health research centre construction at new St. Paul's Hospital 

Vancouver passes motion ot ask BC to amend charter, remove elected Park Board 

CBC

Man charged after allegedly driving toward demonstrator at pro-Palestinian rally in Victoria: Police

Rogers Sugar strike negotiations hit impasse over company's demand for 24/7 operations 

Burnt out SUV owned by Kamloops mayor recovered while he is in Mexico

Fire breaks out at abandoned apartment building in Kamloops, days after mayor warned of risks 

BC family marks sombre anniversary of fatal overdose 

Transit strike begins in Comox Valley, Campbell River 

LifeLabs customers can now apply for up to $150 in compensation for data breach

CBC Vancouver celebrates 70th anniversary 

Arson closes outpatient facility near Vancouver General Hospital: Fire chief 

Vancouver city councillors are charing taxpayers for verification on social media 

Vancouver Sun 

David Eby lobs Vancouver Park Board's future back into Ken Sim's lap

Ousted by NDP, MLA says he's now free to advocate for his constituents 

It's been four years since $10 daycare arrived. Why doesn't BC have more spaces?

Neither a hospital nor a home: Surrey patient hotel is something new for BC

Apartment buildings with only one stairwell: The answer to BC housing woes?

Those electric vehicles on the road can help power homes and businesses, too. Here's how

Scientists find new fault line tuning under the Greater Victoria area  

Victim in critical condition after shooting in Delta 

Victoria Times-Colonist                              

'Tone it down': Sooke woman gets nasty letter over Christmas decorations 

Driver who nearly hit protester charged with assault, dangerous driving

Bus service in Comox Valley, Campbell River curbed after drivers strike for higher pay

Doctors say north Island physician numbers still too low 

Woolly dog was unique breed integral to First Nations life: Smithsonian study

Victoria Council pares back list of budget questions to find savings 

'He is in my mind,' says  BC's child advocate of boy killed in Port Alberni 

Where's my bus? BC Transit says upgraded tacking technology on its way 

Potholes should be the least of our grump worries 

Victoria News

Man charged for accelerating car at Palestine demonstrator in Victoria 

Victoria council reverse planned fee hike on short-term rental operators 

Neighbours rally after a Grinch calls Sooke display a 'Christmas abortion'

'I'm screwed': Victoria patients irate as doctor announces clinic is closing 

Victoria has some of the highest numbers of unhoused deaths in BC: report 

Woman accuses Victoria police officer of sextortion, grooming

Victoria gets permanent indoor inhalation overdose prevention to 'save lives'

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital 

Nanaimo's drug-poisoning death rate double Vancouver Island's average  

Toxic drugs blamed as BC homeless deaths more than double 

    

       

Global          

Drone drops drugs, weapons, cellphones, 'like Amazon deliveries' at BC Prisons: Union

'Tone it down': Nasty letter won't deter BC woman from huge holiday display

New Westminster orders evacuation of apartment building with long history of neglect 

BC watchmaker faces $40K bill, deemed ineligible for pandemic loan

'Race to the top': Surprise raise vaults Delta Police among highest-paid in Canada 

UBC team probing tire chemical linked to salmon death wins $1.8M in funding 

Rogers Sugar strike in Vancouver at impasse, negotiations paused 

One in hospital after gang shooting in Delta 

'Didn't even put her in the ring': BC family says health care system failed their mom 

Vancouver must craft 'transition' plan for park board elimination, province says

The Tyee 

   

Want your family doctor back? Transform the future of GPs

Too many non profits, too many problems?

COP 28: "Landmark' or surrender?

UCP fumble over federal cow methane plan 

A rainforest showdown over Green Energy Metals mining 

Six questions to ask Vancouver Police about Body Worn cameras  

Her husband was locked out. She was forced to cross his picket line 

             

CHEK TV

Victoria woman chooses Medical Assistance in Dying after waiting 10 weeks to see oncologist 

While Vancouver Mayor touts new liquor licence rules, Victoria businesses have show little interest

'The place is leaning': Courtenay residents warned their apartments could slide into river below 

Man who drove towards protestor at legislature charged: Vic PD

'A complete 180': Donations surge for Vancouver Island group that feeds Ukrainian refugees after support plummeted 

'It's been wonderful': Sooke woman receives  outpouring of support after anonymous letter criticizes  Christmas decorations 

Miscellaneous