Our Soapbox Social panel, Mo Amir and Kyla Lee, discuss what the shifting political landscape means for the B.C. Conservatives, B.C. United, B.C. Greens, and B.C. NDP.
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Drivers in British Columbia now have to meet minimum distances between their vehicle and people walking or riding on provincial roads. The new rules start Monday and require drivers to stay at least a metre away from vulnerable road users if the speed limit is up to 50 kilometres an hour, and a metre-and-a-half at speeds over that.
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After two days of deliberation, the 12-member jury pronounced Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts he faced…
“…Once you get one ‘guilty’, the expectation is that there are going to be another 33 following it unless the defence had been able to successfully poke holes in some of the evidence of some of the witnesses – which it was very clear throughout the course of the trial, they were not able to do.”
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The Supreme Court of Canada has unanimously upheld that a trial judge properly dismissed a request to introduce evidence of prior sexual activity in a sexual assault trial. In a 7-2 split, however, the Court differed on whether that evidence could be revisited over the course of a trial.
The Court also unanimously agreed that a Crown motion on a sealing order and in camera hearings were not necessarily binding at the appellate level, affirming that trials should be as open as possible while still protecting complainants’ privacy and dignity.
…The truck driver who caused the horrific bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team was ordered Friday to be deported to India.
An Immigration and Refugee Board hearing for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu announced its decision in a 15-minute virtual hearing…
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Podcast host Mo Amir and Vancouver criminal lawyer Kyla Lee weigh in on a B.C. Supreme Court decision that forces the City of Surrey to transition to a municipal police force, saying most people in Surrey would like to move on from the saga.
“It is a short decision. Interestingly, when you are appealing a decision of a judge sitting on judicial review, essentially the court of appeal kind of does a brand new hearing… They use alol the same evidence but it’s kind of like another kick at the can at the appellate level…”
…Kyla on Star Local Media: B.C. Supreme Court rules Surrey police transition must go aheadRead More »
Mo and Kyla break down the decision from the Supreme Court about moving forward with the Surrey police transition and Mayor George Harvie’s trip to Amsterdam.
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Months after B.C.’s Pay Transparency Act came into effect, some B.C. companies are still dragging their heels when it comes to compliance.
The new legislation requires that, as of Nov. 1, all provincially regulated employers in B.C. must include the expected salary range in publicly advertised positions.
However, nearly a quarter of job posts for positions in the province missed the salary information, according to a recently released report from job site Indeed, which examined job posts on its site in February…
…Our Soapbox Social panel, Mo Amir and Kyla Lee, weigh in on speculation about the B.C. Conservatives working with B.C. United to beat the B.C. NDP, the emotional roller coaster Vancouver Canucks fans are on, and the opening of Canada’s first Hello Kitty Cafe in Vancouver on Friday.
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Susan Dennison recently had an unsettling experience at her local grocery store, a Loblaw-owned Fortinos in Burlington, Ont.
Just as she was leaving, the wheels on her shopping cart locked up — making it immobile.
She said a store employee rushed over and demanded to see her receipt.
“I felt like I was ambushed,” said Dennison, who scrambled to find her bill. “She’s badgering me, like, ‘Is it in your wallet? Is it in your pocket?'”
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