Good morning and welcome to your edition of Sunrise. |
|
|
Lieutenant governor asks David Eby to form government
The NDP have won a single-seat majority in B.C.’s 2024 provincial election after Surrey-Guildford flipped during the counting of absentee, telephone-assisted and mail-in ballots on Monday.
By the numbers: This leaves the NDP with 47 seats, while the Conservatives have slipped to 44 and the Greens are still in the same position with two seats.
• As a result, Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin has asked NDP Premier David Eby to form the next government, Eby’s office announced late Monday.
You should know: Experts say the final outcome is far from settled, however, with Surrey-Guildford and Kelowna Centre subject to judicial recounts in the coming days.
READ THE FULL STORY |
|
|
Immigration changes a 'black eye' for businesses, families, students, warns B.C. lawyer
The federal government's promise last week to reduce immigration numbers was "politically motivated" and will hurt local businesses, international students and families trying to bring loved ones to Canada, warns a local immigration lawyer.
Context: There will be a 20 per cent cut in 2025 in the number of newcomers granted permanent residency. This move was made, in part, to address the country's lack of affordable housing by limiting the amount of people competing for lower-market rentals and homes.
• The new changes will be very difficult for some newcomers waiting to bring relatives to Canada, said Jonathan Oldman, CEO of the Immigrant Services Society of B.C.
What they're saying: "Businesses are going to suffer. The people on the ground right now — the workers here, the people on temporary status — are suffering. The students (are) totally gutted," said Victoria immigration lawyer David Aujla. "We had a really pro-refugee, pro-humanitarian outlook, accepting people who were in crises. I think that's going to take a big hit. I think Canada's now got a black eye."
READ THE FULL STORY |
|
|
• Visits to B.C. food banks nearly doubled in the past five years, according to a new report from Food Banks Canada. Food banks in the province recorded over 225,000 visits in March this year — about the population of Richmond. Seventy thousand of those visits included families with children under the age of 18. At the Surrey Food Bank, which served nearly 170,000 people last year, demand has increased by about 50 per cent since 2022, according to Kim Savage, the food bank’s executive director.
• A minor earthquake struck off the B.C. coast early Monday. The 4.1-magnitude quake hit at 6:24 a.m. PDT about 228 kilometres west-south-west of Bella Bella between Vancouver Island and Haida Gwaii, said Earthquakes Canada. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km under the Pacific Ocean and no one has reported feeling it, said the federal agency.
|
|
|
(Rachel Pick / Science World) |
“The deep sea is allowing us to source new pharmaceuticals, and particularly new antibiotics, that help solve issues that we’re having in our medical field.” |
|
|
Vaughn Palmer: Conservative leader John Rustad joins chorus rebutting attacks on Elections B.C.
VICTORIA — While many of us were clicking — and clicking — and clicking — for an update on election night, a student journalist was interviewing the Conservative candidate in one of the tightest races in the province.
Her professor had dispatched his class to work in the field with instruction in the basics.
“Ask the question and wait,” Stephen Hume told them. “Politicians can’t stand dead air.”
For student Alyona Latsinnik, the opportunity paid off in journalism gold. Ensconced at Conservative headquarters in Juan de Fuca-Malahat, she asked candidate Marina Sapozhnikov a range of questions until talk turned to the reporter’s own area of academic study: Indigenous studies.
READ MORE |
|
|
The world's largest EV-parking facility is in this Burnaby condo project
A Burnaby highrise project in the fast-densifying Brentwood neighbourhood is home to the largest electric-vehicle parking facility in the world, says developer Concord Pacific.
By the numbers: Concord Pacific’s Concord Brentwood has a record-setting 1,974 parking stalls is equipped with an EV quick-charge station.
• The parkade is shared by four towers in the project’s Hillside phase. Its electrical infrastructure system has the capacity to supply power to all the Level 2 chargers at the same time, should that ever occur.
You should know: This isn’t Concord Pacific’s first project with EV-charging devices at every parking stall. The ARC condo building in downtown Vancouver has about 500 spots with charging stations, while Avenue One in Vancouver’s Olympic Village has 249 such stalls.
READ THE FULL STORY |
|
|
THE NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD |
| |
|
