Our Soapbox Social panel of Mo Amir, host of the podcast This is VANCOLOUR, and Kyla Lee, a Vancouver criminal lawyer for Acumen Law Corporation, weigh in on B.C.’s clean-energy grant controversy, the impact of O.J. Simpson’s murder trial, and this year’s Summer Night Concerts at the PNE.
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A day after a man was acquitted of dangerous driving in a tragic crash that killed a Vancouver child, a legal expert is explaining why prosecutors struggled to secure a conviction.
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Donald Trump’s first criminal trial is scheduled to start next week. When he was elected it seemed the world slipped into a different, disturbing timeline and nothing here on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays seems all that weird anymore. Consider that the Republican nominee is facing nearly 100 criminal charges in multiple venues over the coming months and he is likely to be convicted long before election day. After having been found responsible for defaming a woman he raped and committing fraud in his business dealings in New York, he has been ordered to pay nearly $500 million in damages.
To bring in some cash, Trump is selling bibles. Of course, there is no copyright on the bible and so, beyond the printing and shipping costs, it’s all profit. The Trump version also includes copies of some important US legal documents, such as the Declaration of Independence. One would think it’s some form of blasphemy to include such material in a revered religious book, but few seem concerned. One wonders about the morals of some people who claim to find their morality in religion. This week on Weird and Wacky Wednesdays we’re going to look at some bad things done by religious people.
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Welcome to Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t! This week, lawyer Kyla Lee discusses Interception of Communications… Acumen Law Corporation lawyer Kyla Lee gives her take on a made-in-Canada court case each week and discusses why these cases should have been heard by Canada’s highest court: the Supreme Court of Canada.
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Video of a motorcyclist going four times the speed limit and weaving through traffic on a Vancouver bridge has prompted a police investigation.
Vancouver police confirm they are investigating after a video was uploaded to Instagram on March 24 showing the biker reaching speeds of more than 230 km/h while swerving through traffic over the Lions Gate Bridge.
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Video showing a motorcyclist speeding through traffic on a busy Vancouver bridge is now being investigated by police.
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In a decision destined to dash the dreams of leadfooted armchair lawyers, British Columbia’s top court has thrown cold water on the commonly-held myth a poorly written speeding ticket is an automatic get-out-of-jail-free card.
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Kyla on CBC News: Speeding tickets not always doomed by missing info: B.C. court Read More »
Saskatchewan RCMP will now administer a breathalyzer test at every traffic stop in their jurisdiction.
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While many people in Vancouver laughed at the “bricks” laid out to help pedestrians cross the road safely, one person was certainly not amused. Lawyer Kyla Lee is calling the project a “disaster.”
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On this week our special guest Grant Gottgetreu and Paul, filling in for Kyla as host, look at the flexibility of traffic control devices on tickets and insurance implications for an alleged 13 year old joy rider.
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