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Kyla in Vancouver is Awesome: You can get a $250 fine for smoking cannabis in Vancouver. Here is what to know

Marijuana isn’t an illegal substance in Vancouver (or anywhere in Canada), but some specific locations don’t have the green light for consumption from the government.

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: Provincial candidates make their promises

Our panel with Mo Amir and Kyla Lee discuss the discuss the promises made by the two major parties on promises made by the two major parties on housing.

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Kyla Lee in The Canadian Bar Association National: Lawyers are not their clients

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew’s decision to boot a backbencher from caucus because of his association with a criminal defence lawyer in a high-profile case is “deeply troubling and irresponsible.”

Canadian Bar Association President Lynne Vicars says criminal defence lawyers play a crucial role in the justice system, as the right to legal representation for every individual facing criminal charges is a fundamental principle within a democratic society.

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Kyla on City News: Questions remain over what happens to donors’ money now that BC United has pulled out of election

When a political party decides to pull out of an election, what happens to the funds already raised from donors?

This is the question being asked in B.C. now after BC United announced in August that it was suspending its campaign ahead of the upcoming election, with some donors wondering what comes next.

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Kyla in The Delta Optimist: ‘Causing chaos’: Delivery cyclists in Vancouver called out for sidewalk use

A Vancouver man is fed up with what he says is reckless behaviour of delivery workers illegally using bicycles on sidewalks and wants it to stop.

Todd Clarke lives in Vancouver’s West End and says he’s been hit three times this year while walking in a section of the city popular for pedestrians. 

“It’s causing a lot of chaos on the streets,” says Clarke. “It’s been getting noticeably worse with cyclists on the sidewalk.”

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Today on Radio NL News Mornings with Jeff Andreas: Woman nearly shut out of mother’s estate sues brother in B.C. Supreme Court – and wins

A B.C. woman successfully challenged a will that left over 80 per cent of her mother’s wealth to her brother, saying he received preferential treatment as the only son…

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: The tone of Canadian federal politics

Our Soapbox Social panel, podcast host Mo Amir and Vancouver criminal lawyer Kyla Lee, speak with Gloria Macarenko about the week’s top stories.

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Kyla’s Court: Can BC United donors get their money back?

This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir asks Kyla Lee (Acumen Law) to delve into the various potential and real lawsuits surrounding British Columbia’s election, including independent MLA candidate (Kelowna-Mission) Alexandra Wright’s lawsuit against her former party, the BC Conservatives.

“…there is no power in the elections act for a party to solicit donations for that party and then transfer them to another party… and there is also requirements to return donations if they were improperly solicited…”

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Kyla on Fairchild Television: 保釋制度改不了?

“…reform is going to be a very difficult thing for governments to achieve if the government tries to go too far with amending the criminal code to create more situations of a reverse onus or more situations where there’s like a presumption that somebody should be detained then in all likelihood what’s going to happen is that those laws are going to be constitutionally challenged…”

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Kyla on Global News: B.C. man receives ticket after parking in free spot

A B.C. man says he’s been cheated after receiving a ticket while parking in a free spot.

“It makes me feel like I got scammed. Like they cheated me. If it’s not free parking say it’s not free parking,” Dan McGillivray told Consumer Matters.

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