May 2025

Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Volume 348

This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Heavy Equipment Edition

This week in Bonnyville, Alberta, an individual used a stolen trackhoe to damage RCMP vehicles parked outside the local detachment and dropped boulders in front of the prisoner loading bay. Entertaining? Yes. Startling? No question. But more than anything, it reveals a growing trend: the increased use of construction equipment in crimes—either to “fight the man” or simply to generally cause destruction.

This week’s Weird and Wacky Wednesdays, we look at a few other recent incidents where someone jumped into a piece of heavy machinery, got themselves arrested, and ultimately wound up standing in front of judge.

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Corrections and Releases: 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!”

In this episode, Kyla Lee from Acumen Law Corporation explores whether Correctional Services can be held legally responsible when someone they release commits harm—and why the Supreme Court of Canada missed a crucial opportunity to clarify that issue.

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Episode 402: The Lapu Lapu Tragedy, Mental Health, and the Law

This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko unpack the devastating mass casualty event at Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu Festival, where eleven people were killed and many more injured after a vehicle was driven into the crowd. They explain the legal landscape surrounding the second-degree murder charges, why first-degree murder wasn’t laid (yet), and how additional charges could be added as the investigation evolves.

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The Different Types of Self-Driving Cars Permitted in British Columbia

A woman rides in a self-driving car on a highway, with her hands off the wheel. A tablet mounted on the dashboard displays a navigation map, and the blurred scenery through the windshield suggests the vehicle is in motion."

In British Columbia, the Motor Vehicle Act defines various levels of vehicle automation based on the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) standards. These levels range from no automation (Level 0) to full automation (Level 5). The Act also regulates the use of these automated vehicles on public roads.

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