Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday-Monday, January 27-29, 2024

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for    Saturday-Monday, January 27-29, 2024

Globe and Mail 

BC seeks leniency as Ottawa reins in International student numbers 

BC freezes approvals on new postsecondary institution specializing in international students 

BC freezes approvals on new postsecondary institutions specializing in International students 

BC River Forecast Centre issues flood warning for Squamish River and tributaries  

Helicopter pilot and skiing guide identified among four dead in BC chopper crash  

BC's drug decriminalization trial faces challenges after first year 

CBC

Atmospheric river floods fields in BC's Fraser Valley, farmers brace for more rain 

How single stair apartment buildings could be cooler, friendlier and more affordable 

Burnaby residents demand transparency over refinery fumes 

BC places 2 year bam on new colleges enrolling international students 

Trans Mountain expansion hits 'technical issues' possible delaying completion 

Suspect charged in Vancouver's 1st homicide of 2024,  police say

BC Supreme court considers $14.4 million iPhone class action suit

Judge overturns landmark $150K human rights award for mother who claimed discrimination 

Act now in force in BC to help remove intimate images posted online without consent 

BC again leads Canada with highest number of deceased organ donor, province says 

Vancouver Sun 

Changes to Land Act are huge despite BC minister's claims 

Guide describes harrowing rescue of helm-ski crash survivors in northern BC

BC Hells Angel charges in International murder conspiracy 

BC to crack down on private colleges after international student cap 

BC River Forecast Centre issues flood warning for Squamish River and tributaries 

Vancouver Greens want legal challenge of ABC Vancouver push to kill park board 

Beloved downtown Vancouver mural of 17th century goldsmiths is gone 

Canada's cities are struggling under 'outdate' funding model, expert says 

Victoria Times-Colonist                              

Mechanical issues sideline some buses Monday and possibly Tuesday 

Victoria residents face 7.93 per cent tax hike; police budget passes 

Heavy rainfall hits Island but capital spared the brunt; flooding closes roads along Cowichan River 

SO-HIGH: ICBC rejected 27% of personalized licence plate requests in 2023

BC premier apologizes after social media mistake on Holocaust Remembrance Day 

Team that aims to keep vulnerable clubgoers safe set to expand to Victoria  

Tribunal rejects $3K claim against BC Ferries for motorcycle that fell over

Saanich tweaks tax policy, affects new construction 

Victoria News

Victoria cyclist permanently banned for code of conduct violations  

Royal BC Museum announces 2024 exhibitions 

Evening transit trips across Greater Victoria may not operate 

BC society celebrate 30 years with Black History Month events 

BC Premier Eby signals 'better co-operation' with Ottawa on heat pumps 

BC pushing for exemptions to Ottawa's cap on foreign students   

       

Global          

10K students. over next decade a lowball estimate, Surrey councillor says

Vancouver Park Board eyes judicial review of mayor's plan to disband elected body

Supportive housing announcement gets pushback from some Nanaimo residents 

Attempt to recall BC education minister Rachna Singh fails 

BC Premier invokes Taylor Swift as province launches crackdown on intimate images  

BC Premier apologizes after social media mistake 

Kelowna councillor seeking review of local construction hours 

After weekend flooding, Abbotsford presses for quick approval of mitigation funds 

Highway 1 closed due to flooding near Lytton as latest Pacific storm rolls in

BC court overturns human rights ruling awarding Indigenous mother $150K for discrimination  

Vancouver SRO razed in deadly fire had a history of code violations, inquest hears 

BC pauses new international student applications at new colleges for two years 

4th person dies, bodies recovered after fatal helicopter crash in Terrace 

BC seniors face poverty in 'dramatic reversal' 

The Tyee              

Get ready for Prime Minister Pierre Poilievre 

How the Alberta NDP lost out in 2023

New rules target. BC's deadliest workplace killer 

Invasive Strep A infections are on the rise 

                            

CHEK TV     

New Roads to open Vancouver Island's fires long-term recovery centre for women. 

'Everyone's on edge': North Cowichan residents watch for flooding as river levels rise 

'A part of who I am': Lisa Lapointe reflects on time as BC Chief coroner 

Nanaimo signs agreement with province to expedite supportive housing projects 

BC blocks new colleges seeking to enrol international  students, adds language rules  

Miscellaneous