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I don’t know how many Canadian drivers are aware of the fact that the introduction of legal cannabis about a year ago, the government also amended order laws giving themselves and their police departments permission to do things they couldn’t up until a year ago. Let’s delve into that. What have the big changes been? […]

B.C.’s Ombudsperson is monitoring the way the province is handling a “tabulation anomaly” which left some graduating students with the wrong grades on their provincial exam. Ombudsperson Jay Chalke issued a statement Wednesday, saying he’s “concerned” about the error and the impact it could have on students. … Vancouver lawyer Kyla Lee says if the

Talking about cannabis, we have been in a legal framework for the better part of the year. In Alberta, They have only laid eight charges under the new laws, none at all in British Columbia. Ontario and Quebec though, there seems to be a bit of a different pattern there. Ontario lays about a hundred

The Lower Mainland’s bicycle safety lobby is calling for law reforms, following charges in the “dooring” death of a North Vancouver man and a fatal hit-and-run involving a cyclist on Burnaby Mountain. HUB Cycling says the maximum $81 fine the driver accused in the death of Mike McIntosh could face if found guilty is “outrageous,” and a sign

In the case of British Columbian guys that are on the run still, we can find them, we don’t know really where they are right now, we think they might be in Northern Manitoba. But a lot of listeners are asking how can someone be charged of second-degree murder when they are not around. How

Opinion: $81 fine for man involved in cyclist’s death involving dooring was reasonable. … “I get where people are flabbergasted saying someone died and the punishment is this $81 fine and it doesn’t seem to match. But you go through several points in the piece that you wrote saying ‘actually, this is the correct punishment…’”.

A woman whose SUV ended up on a stairwell outside a hotel in downtown Vancouver late last week should fight the fine and points on her record. That’s according to a lawyer who says there is more than one possible defence. While that video has been the butt of jokes online, Kyla Lee with Acumen

A Vancouver lawyer says fines for panhandling like the one now in effect in Salmon Arm is essentially a tax on the poor. Acumen Law’s Kyla Lee says it is “backward thinking” from municipalities, while also deterring people in need who are trying to earn a living by panhandling. … “If you have these people

Ryan Jespersen filling in for Charles. Criminal lawyer Kyla Lee joins us to talk about a new drug-testing device recently approved by the justice minister. Kyla: “Both the government and the manufacturer have kept a lot of information about the device under wraps. What we can tell is that there are essentially cartridges that are

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Changes at ICBC meant to punish unsafe drivers may end up targeting the wrong people. A Vancouver lawyer says any traffic ticket you get has the potential to increase your insurance rates. Kyla Lee says last month’s changes mean tickets are broken down into two different categories: high risk and minor.

Vancouver is looking to lower the residential speed limits from 50 km/h to just 30. Now there is a push to make the plan provincewide. … Kyla Lee “It is very selfish. Small towns in British Columbia don’t have the resources to be spending the fix something that Vancouver has thrust upon them. To watch

A security expert has raised concerns that retailers such as Costco are illegally checking people’s bags. What’s the law around retailers and their right to search customers’ bags? … Kyla Lee: “One of the problems is unless there is a sort of some consent in place, security guards don’t really have much power to stop