I was surprised to see it, because it’s very rare for Health Canada to grant these types of exemptions. But the ability of Health Canada to give medical or research companies or scientific companies exemptions to rules around production, distribution, even sale and possession of controlled substances has always existed. That’s actually in use in […]
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An opportunity to bring in more diversity to the Supreme Court of British Columbia is coming as B.C.’s current chief justice, Christopher E. Hinkson, is retiring from the position come October, after serving in the role since 2013. It is a chance to implement change to a position that has been historically held by white
The Vancouver Police Department is under scrutiny after Elijah Barnett, an innocent man, was wrongfully arrested and shot with rubber bullets while walking his friend’s dog in Yaletown last week. The police were responding to reports of a suspect in a violent home invasion in Calgary, and believed that Barnett was the suspect. However, they
The province’s three-year experiment on decriminalization of illicit drugs for personal use is under way. For it to succeed, governments, and possibly the courts, will have to tackle the issue of safe supply. “Nobody wanted to do it. Nobody still really wants to do it, but yet it’s happening.” That’s how Kennedy Stewart, former mayor
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A new banner in West Kelowna, questioning what children are being taught in school has been sparking outrage due to its message and the graphics on it. The billboard, stationed along Highway 97 in West Kelowna, shows a cartoon woman, who appears to be a teacher, wearing a mask in front of a rainbow flag
Dozens of people filled a Kelowna, B.C., courtroom on Friday morning to support local freedom rally organizer David Lindsay. Lindsay headed to trial after he was charged with assault during a protest at the Interior Health building in downtown Kelowna in August 2021. “They are saying I assaulted them, and that is essentially what it
The Transit Police teamed up with the RCMP in Richmond to do sobriety checks around skytrain stations and issued 3 Impaired charges, they caught 9 drivers without a licence, and 21 drivers with no insurance. “…It may be time for ICBC to add points associated with driving without insurance… but right now there’s not much
“20 years ago, you’d go to a lot and there would be somebody sitting there in a booth, and you’d drive out, you would pay on your exit. And of course they eliminated that. Basically they were able to get rid of paying that person’s wage – eliminated a job, and the way they eliminated it
A B.C. councillor is proposing a new way for cities to assess traffic fines. Saanich councillor Teale Phelps Bondaroff is proposing that fines should be based on how much money a person makes rather than just a flat rate. “So if you fail to yield for a pedestrian, you get a $121 ticket,” Bondaroff told Focus
So-called freedom rallies have been an almost weekly occurrence at Kelowna’s Stuart Park since the onset of the pandemic with public health restrictions, including vaccine mandates, at the forefront. While the protest size has dwindled, the rallies continue without any permits from the city – a permit is required for any event being held in a public space.
This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir sits down with Acumen Law Corp’s Kyla Lee to discuss what British Columbians can do if they feel harassed or unfairly treated by police. “If the police are repeatedly pulling somebody over without any grounds to do so, handcuffing them and not stopping, it is police harassment. The question
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Kyla Lee and Mo Amir debate health warning on alcohol and changes at BC Ferries. “Nicolas Jimenez, the ICBC executive in charge of putting out the ”so-called financial dumpster fire’ at ICBC – he was appointed to president and Chief Executive of BC Ferries.” “It’s not working and it’s not working for British Columbians. So,
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