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Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and Police Chief Adam Palmer’s responses to recent high-profile attacks in the city led to calls for more accountability. Kyla Lee, a criminal lawyer with Acumen Law Corp., said there needs to be more accountability from law enforcement. And Mo Amir, podcast host of This is VANCOLOUR, said there needs to be long-term solutions to provide better mental health support and address poverty.

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Kyla on CBC: On the Coast: Recent attacks in the city lead to calls for actionRead More »

After news broke that BC Prosecution will not be approving charges in the case where a Sikh international student was allegedly assaulted by a group of people last year – frustration from his friends and the community grew. As Victoria Femia reports, a Vancouver lawyer says these types of cases can be hard to prove in court – which is why the case may never be taken there.

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Kyla on Global News: Lawyer speaks on alleged group assault caseRead More »

The British Columbia government has introduced proposed legislation to recover health-related costs from alleged “wrongdoers,” including social media giants…

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Today on Radio NL News Mornings with Jeff Andreas: B.C. proposes law targeting social media firms for alleged harmRead More »

The B.C. government is proposing new legislation to sue companies causing harm to the public. It targets the problems social media giants have caused to children – especially with their addictive algorithms. As Aaron McArthur reports, there are many questions about how far this legislation can go.

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Kyla on Global News: B.C. legislation targets social media companies for causing harmRead More »

The pros and cons of using “noise cameras” to tackle loud cars and motorcycles…

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Kyla on The Mike Smyth Show: Trucks hitting overpasses, Stopping loud cars and motorcycles, & Are EVs worth it?!Read More »

In a ruling Friday in two sexual assault cases, the top court declined to recognize a novel rule that has been applied by some courts of appeal.

The new rule was sometimes used when an appeal court determined that a trial judge had relied on a common-sense assumption that was not grounded in the evidence.

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Today on Radio NL News Mornings with Paul & Bill: Supreme Court of Canada affirms appeal review standardsRead More »

The Supreme Court of Canada made a key privacy ruling Friday that means police must now first have a warrant or court order to obtain the numbers making up a person or organization’s IP address. 

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Today on Radio NL News Mornings with Jeff & Bill: Police now need a warrant to get a person’s IP addressRead More »