April 25, 2024

Judgment reserved on appeal by anti-abortion activist in Vancouver

BC's highest court has reserved judgment on the appeal of an anti-abortionist convicted of violating a so-called bubble zone outside a Vancouver health clinic. Cecelia von Dehn was arrested for breaching the Access to Abortion Services Act in June of 2009. At the time, she was demonstrating outside the Everywoman's Health clinic at Commercial and … [Read more...]

Judgment day looms for street vendors

They came, they served, they wait. Twenty-five hopefuls arrived at Vancouver Community College on Friday with one goal in mind: seduce a panel of judges with succulent tastes that will earn them one of 12 precious permits to be the downtown core’s newest street food vendor. “There are so many great vendors, there’s so much competition,” said … [Read more...]