By Leah Chiappino East Enders will have the perfect opportunity to escape the winter blues with a refreshing twist of live music at the Cabin Fever Music Festival. The festival is a two-week event that showcases local talent from February 3 to Febr
A civil forfeiture case in British Columbia has hit a snag that could have implications for the controversial provincial legislation, after a judge ruled that part of the act governing civil forfeiture is inconsistent with the Canadian Charter and must be tested to see if it falls within "reasonable limits."
Critics have long claimed that B.C. s civil forfeiture system is problematic, allowing the government to seize property linked to criminal activity, even when the owner hasn t been convicted.
In October 2021, B.C.'s Director of Civil Forfeiture filed a lawsuit to seize the warehouses on Shaughnessy Street in South Vancouver as "proceeds and instruments of unlawful activity."
VANCOUVER - In July 2019, Vancouver police announced they had dismantled a multimillion-dollar drug operation after raiding two warehouse laboratories in South Vancouver allegedly making illegal cannabis extracts.