Three charges have been approved against a Vancouver Police Department (VPD) officer who allegedly struck a pedestrian with his vehicle in the Downtown Eastside last year. A man was sent to hospital in serious condition following the collision that took place on September 20, 2022, and earlier this year, we learned that the cop involved could face charges for […]
Kyla Lee and Mo Amir weigh in on the significance of carbon tax as the unaffordability and intensity of wildfires rises, the city of Vancouver staffs’ recommendations to hike up prices for a few things to level of 2024 residential tax hike, and the flavours of fall. “I think we need to look at the
“This guy told police that his Tesla had been carjacked, the computer in this Tesla though told a very, very different story” “With cars being so high-tech right now, bristling with computer software, is your car spying on you? Watching what you do? Recording your movements?” “It’s monitoring your movements, there’s always these people who
“Cases like this are going before the Residential Tenancy Branch all the time where people are saying ‘my family member is moving in’ and then they’ll drive by and see that the house has been torn down and renovated or they’ll see that the suite is for rent or they’ll see that minor improvements were
A Surrey Police Service officer could face more serious penalties after being caught driving impaired while off-duty and then trying to use his position to avoid the consequences. The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner has asked a retired B.C. Supreme Court judge to review that case, saying the penalty imposed by the police force did
“A new driver driving at speeds that are like aircraft speeds on a road that you can reasonably expect people to be driving the speed limit on – you would come up on them awfully fast… Way too fast to stop. At speeds like that, the police could certainly investigate it and charge a dangerous
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Minister of Emergency Management Bowinn Ma was straightforward earlier this week when discussing raging wildfires in B.C.’s Southern Interior. However, Ma’s statement suggests that those who intentionally ignore evacuation orders and stay home to protect their properties are breaking the law. One lawyer that Global News spoke to said, unequivocally, yes. “Under the B.C. Emergency Act, either
If you have a rear-mounted bike rack on your car, you could potentially rack up fines. That’s because – in British Columbia and every other province – it’s against the law to have anything covering your licence plates, whether you realize it or not. “Police vehicles are all equipped with automatic licence plate readers, so they
Were you one of the hopefuls that bought tickets to the cirque-style dinner and show? The show that was originally scheduled for October 2022 disappeared like a circus magic act. Their website landing page changed to an announcement explaining the temporary suspension of ticket sales because of ‘corporate restructuring’. Since then, their Instagram account states:
Many of us know the sinking feeling. We return to our cars only to find a slip of paper on the dash — spelling out a pricey fine for overstaying our parking. In Vancouver, it happens to folks who’ve paid for parking, too. Back in June Daily Hive first reported the story of a local
There’s two sides to every parking ticket from private lots. On the one hand, there’s the law. On the other is the reality the private companies can’t actually make you pay. “You should pay them, because you shouldn’t steal,” Kyla Lee, a lawyer with Acumen Law Corporation in Vancouver told iNFOnews.ca. “For private parking lot
Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke has not yet revealed her next course of action after the recent announcement that the city will proceed with the establishment of the Surrey Police Service (SPS). Solicitor General and Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth directed the city to continue the transition from the Surrey RCMP to the SPS, in accordance
