When the City of Vancouver’s budget was released this week, one item that stood out was the expensed cost of councillors’ verified accounts on X, formerly known as Twitter. Kyla Lee, a Vancouver criminal lawyer, and Mo Amir, a Vancouver podcast host, tell Gloria Macarenko that it’s an inappropriate use of taxpayer funds. Kyla Lee, […]
“I wonder how many people have just been paying the protection money” “It can only really happen, I think in a tighter close knit community where there’s some suspicion of the police” “A business owner gets this thing and wonders, what am I going to do, and this is backed up by actual potential for violence”
While sneezing behind the wheel doesn’t count as distracted driving anywhere in Canada, it’s still nothing to sneeze at. If a sneezing fit causes you to lose control of your car, you could face charges for careless driving, a Vancouver lawyer said. “Sneezing [while] driving is not explicitly distracted driving,” said Kyla Lee, a Vancouver-based
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The Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) announced its pilot project to launch a cannabis saliva test for determining impairment in drivers. According to OTS Director Mike Hanson, the test is being designed to determine recent impairment. “We’re not looking to find somebody who used 10 days or 14 days ago. We’re looking for somebody
After the Rolling Stones announced its concert stop in Vancouver, the mayor and city council celebrated with an elaborate video production they later posted on X, formerly Twitter. Kyla Lee, a Vancouver-based lawyer and Mo Amir, host of the podcast This is VANCOLOUR, share their thoughts on the video with Amy Bell. “They’re embarrassing us.
“Can you beat a traffic ticket by claiming you are a sovereign citizen and the law doesn’t apply to you?” “You haven’t provided me the documentation, you do have a driver’s license. You’re driving with no insurance and the wrong number plates, so you are going to be getting a traffic ticket today and the
A traffic stop in Chilliwack, B.C., earlier this month is garnering attention after it was uploaded online. The driver can be heard saying in the video that his rights are being violated. In the video, he calls himself a sovereign citizen, which is a group of people who believe they are immune to the government’s law
Many modern vehicles come equipped with GPS systems that display the speed limit on the screen, either in a head-up display or next to the speedometer. While this feature is convenient for drivers, questions arise regarding who is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of these speed limits and what can be done if the GPS
British Columbia’s minister of housing says he’s shocked and frustrated by an attempt to recruit people to take part in what he calls a fraud to get around new rules about short-term rentals. Ravi Kahlon shared a screenshot on social media showing a Vancouver-based rental management company offering $500 to people willing to change the address on
“I’m concerned as a criminal lawyer about the prevalence of AI and the speed at which people are using it… With AI you can now use it to mimic somebody’s voice, to make a video to look like somebody, and that could be used potentially to defraud innocent people and put people at risk.” “I’m
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The last thing anyone renting their housing in Metro Vancouver wants to do is add another expense to their monthly budgets. But experts caution that there’s at least one extra cost they shouldn’t skip: Renter’s insurance. For over a year, Canada’s top five rental markets have been located in Metro Vancouver. This October, it costs an average
Mo Amir, host of the podcast This is VANCOLOUR, and Kyla Lee, a Vancouver criminal lawyer for Acumen Law Corporation, weigh in on B.C. politicians trying to make their nicknames for opponents stick, a Vancouver councillor’s attempt to make intersections safer with speed and red-light cameras — and how they handle handing out candy on
