Regarding this follow-up story.
Yes, it's a follow-up: first story was waaayyy back in Nov. 2016. Vancouver Sun: "The B.C. government will likely have to hire hundreds of teachers and spend between $250 million and $300 million more each year on education, after the dramatic win by B.C. teachers [re: class size] in the Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday." 

What happened: not enough, obviously. Or ...maybe not.

Other stories followed. Van Sun: Aug 25: "As of this week, 171 full-time jobs still need to be filled by September in Vancouver, Surrey, Abbotsford, Osoyoos, Fort St. John, Prince George and other districts, according to ...the recruitment arm of the B.C. Public School Employers Association."  Really?  Just 171?? No problem! Yet, the scare headline is:"B.C. school districts in hiring crunch, face teachers shortage"

Now we learn thousands were hired and "90% of postings are filled."  Yet NDP "vows to do what is necessary." Not much, it would seem.  
Perception is everything.