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B.C. judge calls lawyer's use of fake AI cases 'alarming'

B.C. judge calls lawyer's use of fake AI cases 'alarming'

Vancouver family lawyer Chong Ke has been ordered to pay court costs after submitting fake AI-generated court cases to opposing counsel; Ke was spared from more serious punitive 'special costs.'
B.C. strata must identify off-leash dog complainant

B.C. strata must identify off-leash dog complainant

Sidney, B.C. strata argued residents would be unwilling to file complaints if their identities were to be disclosed.
Judge rebukes police officers, throws out evidence in Burnaby drug case

Judge rebukes police officers, throws out evidence in Burnaby drug case

Police applied for a warrant to search the whole house where a suspected drug dealer lived instead of just his basement suite. Judge Ellen Gordon ruled that left 'significant potential for the residences of non-involved parties to be violated.'
Crane accidents 'a huge concern' after fourth incident in Metro Vancouver

Crane accidents 'a huge concern' after fourth incident in Metro Vancouver

WorkSafeBC has said there were 22 incidents involving tower cranes from 2019 to 2023, including the Kelowna collapse.
'We started to panic’: Lost Whistler skiers share survival story

'We started to panic’: Lost Whistler skiers share survival story

A group of lost skiers had to decide to spend the night on the mountain or hike for nine hours in deep snow. 
B.C. lawyers slam Alberta's transgender policies

B.C. lawyers slam Alberta's transgender policies

"Discrimination used to be against the law," lawyers said. "But the Alberta government doesn't care."
Canadian court partially allows appeal from extradited Thai banker

Canadian court partially allows appeal from extradited Thai banker

Rakesh Saxena siphoned off tens of millions of dollars from the now-defunct Bangkok Bank of Commerce, helping precipitate the 1997 Asian financial crisis.
B.C. home insurance prices surge 7.63% in one year, says report

B.C. home insurance prices surge 7.63% in one year, says report

Climate change, severe weather events putting pressure on home insurance prices, according to My Choice Financial Inc.
Eight years in prison for man involved in B.C. home invasion

Eight years in prison for man involved in B.C. home invasion

Fred Doe is one of three people convicted in the invasion of an East Vancouver home in the middle of the night where the occupants received life-changing injuries.
Report: Canucks could flip Lindholm to Bruins to enable Guentzel trade

Report: Canucks could flip Lindholm to Bruins to enable Guentzel trade

Could the Canucks trade Elias Lindholm to the Boston Bruins just over a month after acquiring him from the Calgary Flames?