Around the world, people have been stockpiling supplies and caused a shortage of everyday essentials, from toilet paper and hand sanitizer to bread and baking powder. The idea of quarantining oneself evokes panic and desperation. For example, the Forbidden Spirits Distilling Co. in Kelowna, British Columbia hosted their first “Sanitary Saturday” this past weekend in [...]
In many places around Canada, it is now the third week of social distancing and self-quarantining. And it’s getting to people. Luckily, most of us are not in solitary confinement. We are in our homes with many distractions, there’s natural light, and we may have a few people in the house with us. We even [...]
Have you noticed that Youtube commercial right before clicking Skip Ad? It shows a group of teens sitting around, with one boy tempting another to start vaping. It’s a message from the Government of Canada, reminding us that we aren’t fully aware of the risks that come with vaping. With the coronavirus pandemic, we are [...]
In these times, many individuals are unable to work, leaving them with lots of free time. For some, time spent with family has seen a significant uptick. For others, COVID has provided the freedom to finally work on projects that were put on the back-burner long ago. Others are finding new ways to enjoy the [...]
For the past few years, have you seen e-scooters on sidewalks, roads, or bike lanes in British Columbia? Did you know that e-scooters are banned from public terrain? But they won’t be for long. In an effort to embrace new technologies, some communities within British Columbia have been asking the provincial government to start pilot [...]
With the invention of the internet, the definition of the term “sex crimes” has broadened to include many online activities, and identifying it isn’t always necessarily obvious. For example, one might not think that paying a consenting adult for sexual services over the internet is illegal in Canada. But it is. In fact, sex crimes [...]
