Have you ever gotten a parking ticket in Vancouver? If you haven’t, and you drive, you might be in the minority. It’s easy to miss dates or misunderstand signage, and many drivers get slapped with hefty fines. But not everyone receives a ticket with grace. In fact, many people do the complete opposite. To prevent […]
On the Coast’s Soapbox Social panelists Mo Amir and Kyla Lee weigh in with CBC’s Gloria Macarenko on Premier David Eby’s calls for an apology from OpenAI after the Tumbler Ridge killer’s ChatGPT activity and what’s next for Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim after apologizing for spreading false drug accusations against Coun. Sean Orr. “I really
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An Impark customer received a parking ticket over a sign that says “All Vehicles Allowed.” When he brought that up to Impark, the company argued the sign and area is meant for electric vehicles only. That’s when he contacted Anne Drewa with Consumer Matters. “…they should have put ‘All Vehicle Charging Allowed’ or something to
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Some Conservative MLAs cautioned that the wording is too vague and could give police too much power to issue reckless-driving bans without the chance for drivers to appeal the decision. The family of a 12-year-old who was struck and killed on a country road this summer went through a full box of tissues on Monday
On Nov. 14, 2025, the top court issued extensive and detailed guidance for the bench and bar and settled conflicting caselaw among the provincial appellate courts, which have been divided over how to interpret the evidentiary requirements for impaired driving prosecutions under Criminal Code amendments that Parliament enacted in 2018: R.v. Rousselle, 2025 SCC35; R.v. Larocque, 2025 SCC 36.
Six weeks into labour action that has seen 22,000 public service workers taking part in a full or partial strike from the jobs that keep provincial services functioning, people across the province are feeling the impact of service delays and disruptions. This toll is being felt across sectors — from social services and the justice system, to university
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A Prince George man was pulled over by police after driving a child-size pink toy Barbie Jeep along one of the main roads in the north-central B.C. city on Sept. 5. And on a day that included a hit-and-run involving an ambulance and a prominent downtown business being destroyed by fire, photos and video of the Barbie Jeep quickly spread
A Lindsay, Ontario homeowner was charged with aggravated assault after injuring a man who allegedly broke into his apartment. “Reasonable force is going to be context dependant… If somebody is threatening you or making acts of violence towards you, the amount of force you’re going to be allowed to use to remove them from your
In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada has found that for trials held during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was acceptable for judges to consent to judge-only trials over the objections of Crown prosecutors to avoid creating delays. The Court’s reasoning, however, split 5-2 over where the line was when it came to the Crown’s prosecutorial
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a woman convicted in the 2011 drowning death of a toddler must be acquitted. The Court clarified one of the routes of when an appeal court can enter such an acquittal and was split 5-4 in its reasons on whether the Court should
An amendment to B.C.’s Motor Vehicle Act means drivers need to give a certain distance if they’re passing but a cyclist says that didn’t happen in his case when an SUV hit him. The Vancouver police said the driver wasn’t fully at fault because the cyclist wasn’t hugging the road enough. “…cyclists can’t occupy a
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