Jerome Deluca, who lives with his wife in Coquitlam, said they’re willing to make the master bedroom of their home available for two fans who wouldn’t otherwise be able to go because of the cost of accommodation. “My wife just wanted to do something nice for somebody,” he said. “I hold the basic philosophy that […]
ICBC is being called out for some cellphone misinformation in a distracted driving safety video. Global News Morning speaks with lawyer Kyla Lee about the error and she explains what is, and isn’t allowed, when it comes to cellphones in vehicles. “Are you or are you not allowed to have your phone on your passenger
British Columbia’s updated policy on bail, aimed at keeping dangerous offenders off the street, is raising the concern of legal and civil liberties experts who say it upends the Charter-protected presumption of innocence and can lead to wrongful convictions. Premier David Eby announced the new directive, from Attorney-General Murray Rankin to prosecutors, as part of
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A B.C. Provincial Court judge found former Surrey mayor Doug McCallum not guilty of public mischief Monday. Doug McCallum became visibly emotional as Judge Reginald Harris delivered his verdict in the case, which hinged on whether the former mayor had intentionally misled police to trigger an investigation of a political opponent. McCallum alleged Debi Johnstone, a member of the
Orange shirts flooded the University of British Columbia’s Main Mall. It was a gathering of unprecedented scale. Side by side, strangers marched together to commemorate the residential school experience and to commit to the ongoing process of reconciliation. This was the 2021 Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day hosted by STEM faculties. What an auspicious way
Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI), electronic documents and video-conferencing technology have reduced lawyers’ billable hours, making their services more affordable for clients. Some lawyers, however, believe inefficiencies remain. … “It is incredibly inefficient,” Acumen Law Corp. lawyer Kyla Lee told BIV. “It ends up costing clients money because they have to pay for the lawyer to come to court.
Less than a third of fines issued for violations of public health orders in British Columbia have been paid, according to ICBC, which processes the tickets. As of Feb. 12, only 736 of the 2,724 provincial tickets on file had been paid. The paid tickets are worth about $387,761.…“The need to pay the fine essentially
Vancouver police are defending the actions they took during rallies against pandemic mandates and counter-protests on Saturday amid criticism from those who believe they favoured one side over the other. Five people were arrested Saturday as police said they responded to rocks and eggs being thrown, cars being kicked, and nails being strewn on roadways.
The president of the Vancouver Jewish Federation says Holocaust education is critical amid Nazi symbols at the Ottawa vaccine mandate protest. After social media feeds were flooded with images of people displaying swastika flags and symbols at the Ottawa protest, many are outraged. Ezra Shanken, the president of the Vancouver Jewish Federation says the misuse
People who paid vulnerable individuals on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside to get vaccinated using their identification could face jail time, according to a criminal lawyer. Vancouver Coastal Health confirmed with Vancouver Is Awesome Friday (Jan. 14) that it is aware of instances of people attempting to obtain BC vaccine cards fraudulently by paying vulnerable individuals in the DTES to be vaccinated while falsely using
B.C. tenants often try to convince the Residential Tenancy Branch that they were unaware of certain issues to avoid being evicted or paying for repairs—and landlords are also guilty of this behaviour. But some individuals try to wriggle out of truly bizarre circumstances. According to the Canadian Criminal Code section 174, no one can be nude, without
The marathon Covid-19 pandemic has seen no shortage of government orders intruding on the liberties of normal life. The vast majority of these are lawful and within the power of government. That said governments can go too far and recent arbitrary rules for which athletes can and cannot go to the gym in Ontario may
