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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 »

The Liberal government is proposing “draconian penalties” in the Criminal Code as part of its sweeping plan to target online hate, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association warns. 

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Kyla in The Town and Country Today: Online harms: Civil liberty, law critics say stiffer hate crime sentences ‘troubling’Read More »

Quitting without giving proper notice could land you in legal trouble.

That’s what happened in late January, when two B.C. employers attempted to recoup thousands from their recently-departed employees after the workers quit their jobs without proper notice…

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Today on Radio NL News Mornings with Jeff & Bill: Canadians quitting their jobs without proper notice could face legal troubleRead More »

Mo Amir, host of the podcast This is VANCOLOUR, and Kyla Lee, a Vancouver criminal lawyer for Acumen Law Corporation, discuss key highlights from today’s B.C. budget, the fact that millennials now outnumber baby boomers in Canada, and where they’d suggest celebrities should go (including, to eat) when they’re in town.

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Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: Breaking down highlights from today’s B.C. budgetRead More »