Our final Soapbox Social panel of 2024. Podcast host Mo Amir and Vancouver criminal lawyer Kyla Lee speak with host Gloria Macarenko about the week’s biggest stories: Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s plans to make the city bitcoin-friendly, cracks at the seams of the B.C. Conservative Party, and what Kyla and Mo learned from each other this year.
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As the holiday season approaches, so does the time of year known locally as Counterattack Season. This is when police across British Columbia ramp up their efforts to curb impaired driving through roadblocks and mandatory breath tests. While the aim is to make our roads safer, drivers should be aware of their legal rights and responsibilities when encountering a roadblock.
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Counterattack Season is Here: What You Need to Know About Roadblocks and Breath Tests Read More »
This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays, we explore some peculiar lawsuits involving churches, or at least entities that borrow the name. December may be a season of joy and generosity for many, but these legal battles show that faith and lawsuits often make for strange bedfellows. From questionable donations to a soggy ark and fried chicken drama, here’s the holy mess.
Dive into more bizarre lawsuits in our previous exploration of absurd legal cases in “Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Volume 326.“
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British Columbia has strict impaired driving laws with severe consequences for drivers found to be over the legal limit, refusing to provide a breath sample, or otherwise violating impaired driving laws. Drivers face Immediate Roadside Prohibitions (IRPs), 90-day Administrative Driving Prohibitions (ADPs), or even criminal charges, depending on the circumstances. Here’s what you need to know about these penalties, their differences, and the potential consequences of a criminal conviction.
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Today, Kyla Lee from Acumen Law Corporation discusses Duc Tung Hoang v. His Majesty the King, a case that raises critical questions about camera surveillance and its implications for privacy under Canadian law.
…Our Soapbox Social panel, podcast host Mo Amir and Vancouver criminal lawyer Kyla Lee speak with Gloria Macarenko about the week’s biggest stories.
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Breath tests are a cornerstone of impaired driving enforcement, particularly during Counterattack Season. While these devices are often portrayed as infallible, the reality is that a range of factors can lead to false readings or prevent the device from properly accepting a sample. Understanding these potential issues can help drivers better navigate roadside interactions and protect themselves against unfair penalties.
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Understanding Breath Tests: How Errors and Issues Can Lead to False Readings Read More »
As the holiday season approaches, the annual campaigns about the dangers of impaired driving are soon to be everywhere. They remind us of the risks, but there is always an ironic twist when the very people tasked with enforcing these laws end up breaking them. This week, we’re highlighting three cases of police officers caught DUI driving.
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With accommodation costs in Vancouver reaching into the thousands of dollars and the recent ticket drop of $17 tickets for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concerts, some fans are looking for cheap places to sleep in Vancouver.
While it may seem like a bad idea to sleep in a car in Canada in December, it’s not illegal to do so in Vancouver.
It’s actually the parking that might land you in hot water.
“It is not City policy to ticket people sleeping in their vehicles, however, illegally parked vehicles of any kind are subject to the same street and traffic bylaws that govern all parking,” the City of Vancouver tells V.I.A.
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Okanagan drivers aren’t scared to put the pedal to the metal on highways, a risk that comes with a hefty consequence.
The statement comes as the Kelowna B.C. Highway Patrol releases that they have impounded hundreds of cars already this year in response to excessive speeding and aggressive driving.
“The number of vehicle compounds is quite staggering in the Kelowna area,” said Cpl. Michael McLaughlin.
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