January 2024

Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Volume 282

Welcome back to another Weird and Wacky Wednesday! This week, we’re diving into the bizarre world of audacious thefts, where the loot is as unusual as the stories behind them. These stories aren’t just about stolen goods; they make you wonder why someone would go to such efforts to acquire these hot items (well actually, one is pretty cold, one is pretty old and one is pretty sweet). So, get ready as we explore these peculiar pilferings that show that human motivation might be the weirdest and wackiest thing of all.

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Law360: AI in a B.C. courtroom: A modest proposal by Kyla Lee

Artificial Intelligence capabilities have grown fast and furious. It was only a year ago that the founder of DoNotPay, an AI chatbot “lawyer” service, offered to pay someone $100,000 to take its services to court and parrot what the AI told it to say through a bluetooth earpiece.

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Why Unreliable Breathalyzer Tests are Such a Big Concern in British Columbia

In British Columbia, people can be punished on the basis of a single result on a roadside breathalyzer test. The problem with this method of punishment is that it eliminates the need for all of the procedural safeguards that are otherwise followed in a criminal investigation to ensure that breathalyzer test produce a reliable reading.

This means that many breathalyzer tests that are conducted do not produce reliable results, and this is because factors that can affect the reliability of the test are not identified or noticed by police officers.

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Today on Radio NL News Mornings with Jeff & Bill: AI ‘hallucinated’ fake legal cases allegedly filed to B.C. court in Canadian first

“…we’ve been warned that (AI) was going to do this for a very long time… It’s artificial intelligence… It doesn’t understand what law is, it doesn’t understand what a legal system is – it merely knows that lawyers go to court and they rely on cases…”

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Animal Cruelty: Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t!

Welcome to Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t! This week, lawyer Kyla Lee discusses animal cruelty… Acumen Law Corporation lawyer Kyla Lee gives her take on a made-in-Canada court case each week and discusses why these cases should have been heard by Canada’s highest court: the Supreme Court of Canada.

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: how does hockey culture need to change?

The Globe and Mail is reporting that five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team are facing sexual assault charges, Mo Amir and Kyla Lee, our Soapox Social panel, discusses how the culture around the sport needs to change. They also weigh in on Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim taking the next step in dismantling the Park Board. And, do vision boards work?

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New Regulations for Commercial Drivers in BC

2024 is going to be a big year for changes to commercial vehicle safety laws in British Columbia. Not only did we see major changes come into effect at the end of December designed to end the epidemic of overpass strikes, but we are about to see other changes that can have a huge impact.

Here is an overview of the new commercial vehicle safety laws for truck drivers in BC, and the tickets the drivers can get.

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